Grants awarded
Who does Walden Charitable Foundation fund?
Walden Charitable Foundation has awarded $629,000 across 124 grants to 86 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $2,500, with most between $1,500 and $10,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $5,000 versus $2,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$629K
Typical grant
$2K
Grantees
86
Grants
124
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Lutheran Lakeside Camp | $52K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Tri County Food Pantry | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| S Spencer Regional Healthcare Foundation | $35K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| R River's Edge Methodist Church | $32K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Creston Area Food Shelf DBA Creston Food Pantry INC | $30K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Atlas of Spencer | $24K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Atlas of the Lakes Area
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$22K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
Love Takes Root INC
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| K Kings and Queens Local INC | $20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| C Creston Area Food Shelf DBA Creston Food Pantry | $17K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Morningside Scholarshipcary Conover Scholarship | $16K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Family Crisis Centers INC
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| S Spencer Chamber Foundation Flood Recovery Fund | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Creston Area Food Pantry INC | $15K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| S Spencer Regional Healthcare Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Orient Umc Mobile Food Pantry | $15K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Crosswinds Church-Efca | $14K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Atlas of Lakes Area | $13K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Atlas of Spencer | $13K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Morningside University | $12K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Creston Area Food Pantry | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Crosswinds Church Efca | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Tri County Food Pantry | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Love Takes Root | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dickinson County Hunger Coalition | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| D Dickinson County Hunger Coalition | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Clay County Pals INC | $6K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| S Sigourney Ministerial Alliancechap | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| K Keokuk County Hospitals and Clinics | $5K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Outreach | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pals Incorporated | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | FL | |
| M McKinley Park Aquatic Center-City of Creston | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kings and Queens of Okoboji | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Orient United Methodist Church | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Family Crisis Centers INC | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Feed Our Children Co Living World Outreach Ministries | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Clay County Food for Life | $4K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Clay County Heritage Center | $3K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Clay County Pals | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kings & Queens Local | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F First United Methodist Church-Creston | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Ida County 4-H Foundation INC | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| 5 51025 Zip Code Celebration | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lemars Fire & Rescue | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Floyd Valley Healthcare Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Dickinson County Community Gardens | $2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| S Sioux Center Snack Pack | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Des Moines Area Religious Council (dmarc) | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Meals on Wheels | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Midlands Community Foundation
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | |
| O Okoboji Foundation- Youth in Philanthropy | $2K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Opportunities Unlimited | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| P Promise Community Health Center | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Ida County 4-H Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kiddie Cats Child Care | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Club | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Upper Des Moines Opportunity - Udmo | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Lutheran Lakeside Camp Association | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| L Lemars Ambulance | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Riverviewterrace Assisted Living | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Upper Des Moines Opportunity INC
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| C Center for Financial Education | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Special Olympics Iowa | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| G Grace United Methodist Church-Open Table | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Youth Philanthropy-Okoboji Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| G Girls INC | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Hope Ministries | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F First United Methodist Church Youth Group | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Sigourney United Methodist Church Youth | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Endow Urbandale | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Sing Omaha INC | $750 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Spencer Family YMCA | $550 | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Youth in Philanthropy | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Omaha Home for Boys
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$500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | |
Chariots for Hope INC
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$500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| C Clay County Food for Life-Clay County Outreach | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
J-Hawk Soccer Club
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$500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| G Grace United Methodist Church | $450 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Hope Reformed Church of Spencer | $250 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F First Congregational Church | $250 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$250 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
Puppy Jake Foundation
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$250 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA |
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