Grants awarded
Who does W D Ley Foundation fund?
W D Ley Foundation has awarded $150,000 across 165 grants to 54 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $750, with most between $500 and $1,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $750 versus $500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$150K
Typical grant
$750
Grantees
54
Grants
165
Years
2020–2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Lakota Fire Deptambulance | $10K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Bricelyn | $9K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Lake Mills | $9K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Lakota | $8K | 8 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Britt Fire Dept | $5K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lake Mills Comm School | $5K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Little Bison Daycare Center | $5K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N North Iowa Food for Families | $5K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| C City of Buffalo Center | $4K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Paul Lutheran Church | $4K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Britt Group | $3K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| C City of Britt | $3K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Lakotaledyard American Legion Auxil | $3K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bison Senior Center | $3K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lake Mills Comm Preschool Daycare | $3K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bricelyn American Legion Auxillary | $3K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hancock Co Agricultural Society | $3K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Britt American Legion VFW | $3K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bricelyn Area Historical Society | $3K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| B Britt Hobo Museum | $3K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Lake Mills Entertainment INC
|
$3K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| H Hancock Co Learning Center | $2K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Hancock Co Ag Museum Pioneer Villag | $2K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N North Iowa Ministerial Assn | $2K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Lakota Historical Museum | $2K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Buffalo Center Fire Dept Winnebago | $2K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Buffalo Center Fire Dept | $2K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W West Hancock Ambulance Service | $2K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Buffalo Center Historical S | $2K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N North Iowa Community School | $2K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F First Presbyterian Church | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N North Iowaq Food for Families | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Buff Center - Amer Legion Auxiliary | $1K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Local Boy Scouts of America - Brice | $1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Hancock Co Econ Develoment | $1K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Truman Helgeson Civic Center | $1K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lake Mills Public Library | $1K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bricelyn Food Pantry | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lake Mills Fire Department | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Walters Fire Dept | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bricelyn Public Library | $750 | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Buffalo Center Volunteer Ambulance | $660 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Asbury United Methodist Chuch | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bison Senoir Center | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Britt Group | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hancock Co Historical Society | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Faribault Co Sheriff | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Patrick's Knights of Columbus | $500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bethlehem Lutheran Church | $250 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Smile Single Moms in Loving Environ | $250 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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