Grants awarded
Who does Athene Charitable Foundation fund?
Athene Charitable Foundation has awarded $11 million across 368 grants to 182 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $1,100, with most between $500 and $5,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $1,300 versus $1,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$10.7M
Typical grant
$1K
Grantees
182
Grants
368
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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$4.5M | 23 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$2.1M | 4 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| G Great Outdoors Foudation | $1.2M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
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$336K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$333K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| G Great Outdoors Fdn | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$240K | 8 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DE | |
| S Scholarship America | $228K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A American Online Giving Association | $144K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Easter Seals of Iowa | $120K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Scholarship America | $120K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Easter Seals of Iowa | $115K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| G Greenwich United Way | $74K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Urban Dreams
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$72K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
Food Bank of Iowa
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$67K | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters | $40K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$37K | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | |
| U Uja Federation of New York | $36K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The New Canaan Country School Incorporated
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$25K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| C Catholic Charities | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dmarc Food Pantry | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Ia Asian Alliance | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Hip-Hope INC
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$18K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Sleep in Heavenly Peace INC
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$16K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ID | |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| P Peer Support Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| J Jewels Academy | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dmarc | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Lutheran Services in Iowa INC
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$15K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
Iwlc
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$14K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
American Heart Association INC
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$12K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| L Latino Resources INC | $12K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| J Jewels Academy | $11K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Tech Journey INC | $11K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Entertainment Industry Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| O One Voice Dsm | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Iowa Asian Alliance | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Capital City Pride | $10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Proteus INC | $9K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Iowa Remembers INC | $9K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| O One Iowa | $8K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Des Moines Council of St Vincent De Paul Society | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Des Moines Refugee Support
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$8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| A American Red Cross | $7K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Investing in My Future INC
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$7K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Ia Juneteenth Observance | $6K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Back 2 School Iowa | $6K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| B Best Buddies International-Iowa | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Everystep Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of Greater Des Moines | $5K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Oakridge Neighborhood Services | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Everystep Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Gigi's Playhouse-Des Moines | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Fort Des Moines Black Officers Memorial INC | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| O Oakridge Neighborhood Services | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Ia Healthiest State Initiative | $5K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Pursuit of Innovation Pi515 | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W West Des Moines Human Services Friends Foundation | $5K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N NAMI Iowa | $5K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Catholic Charities Diocese of Des Moines | $4K | 6 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Young Womens Resource Center
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$4K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| A Aheinz 57 Pet Rescue & Transport | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Luke the Evangelist School | $4K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| D Dmacc Foundation | $4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Crocker Elementary PTO
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$4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IA | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa INC
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$4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
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$4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| I Isha Foundation INC | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$4K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| D Dsm Youth Hockey Assoc | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Wdsm Girls Softball Assoc | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Des Moines Arts Festival INC
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$4K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| I Ia Juneteenth Observance | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$3K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| O One Iowa | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Meals from the Heartland
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$3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| W Wdm Historical Society | $3K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J James B Morris PTA | $3K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Capital City Pride | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Ia Healthiest State Initiative | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y Young Women's Resource Center | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N NAMI Iowa | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wdm Community Schools Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of Yji | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
Grace Fitness
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| I Iowa Central Bmx INC | $2K | 3 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| P Proteus INC | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Ia Asian Alliance Fdn | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A American Lung Association in Iowa | $2K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Roosevelt High School PTA | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Caritas | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Isha Fdn INC | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Riders Club | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Bondurant Soccer Club | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IA |
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