The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation
Private foundation · West Des Moines, IA · EIN 26-3035459 · reported 2025
186grants reported
$500median award
$250lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$469Ktotal paid
33states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 186 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,575 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Cancer Connection | Des Moines, IA | $102,805 |
| Great Outdoors Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $30,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation | Urbandale, IA | $30,000 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $25,000 |
| Variety - the Childrens Charity | Des Moines, IA | $15,400 |
| Everystep Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $12,750 |
| Gigi's Playhouse Des Moines | Windsor Heights, IA | $10,750 |
| Dorothy's House | Des Moines, IA | $10,250 |
| Blank Children's Hospital | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Childserve Foundation | Johnston, IA | $10,000 |
| Des Moines Carousel Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Genesis Youth Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| United Way OF Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| West Des Moines Chamber OF Commerce Foundation | West Des Moines, IA | $7,500 |
| Moberg Gallery | Des Moines, IA | $6,707 |
| Hoyt Sherman Place | Des Moines, IA | $5,900 |
| Blank Park Zoo | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Community Foundation OF Greater Dsm | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Des Moines Performing Arts | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Horizon Science Academy Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Pinky Swear Foundation | Edina, MN | $5,000 |
| Wesley Life | Johnston, IA | $5,000 |
| Iowa College Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $4,500 |
| Above Beyond Cancer | West Des Moines, IA | $2,500 |
| American Heart Association | Des Moines, IA | $2,500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs OF Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $2,500 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Arlington, MA | $2,500 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | $2,500 |
| Des Moines University | West Des Moines, IA | $2,500 |
| Dmps Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $2,500 |
| Easter Seals Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $2,500 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | West Des Moines, IA | $2,500 |
| Orchard Place | Des Moines, IA | $2,500 |
| Surety Foundation the | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Children's Cancer Association | Portland, OR | $2,476 |
| Heritage Ranch | Eastsound, WA | $2,000 |
| ST Jude's Children Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,630 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $1,500 |
| Hope Ministries | Des Moines, IA | $1,450 |
| First Tee - Central Iowa | Clive, IA | $1,250 |
| West Des Moines Human Services Friends Foundation | West Des Moines, IA | $1,200 |
| Habitat for Humanity OF Seminole CO & Greater Apopka Florida INC | Casselberry, FL | $1,100 |
| New Mexico Special Olympics | Albuquerque, NM | $1,100 |
| Best Buddies Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $1,050 |
| After School Arts Program | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Agape | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| Arizon Center for Youth | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 |
| Building Bridges Across the River | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Central Florida Council | Apopka, FL | $1,000 |
| Chase Richards Foundation | Encino, CA | $1,000 |
| Construction Workforce Foundation OF Colorado | Centennial, CO | $1,000 |
| Des Moines Childrens Museum | West Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network | Stillwater, MN | $1,000 |
| Elli's House | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,000 |
| Families Forward | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Family Promise OF Montgomery County | Conroe, TX | $1,000 |
| Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 |
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