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Private foundation (trust)EIN 421209825Est. 1984-01

THE SEIDLER FOUNDATION

DES MOINES, IA 503051297

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$81.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.9M

FY 2023

Grants Made

140

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$21K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$250–$625K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$33.1M

Total Expenses

$3.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.9M

Distributable Amount

$2.5M

Min. Investment Return

$2.5M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

140 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $5K to maximum $625K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.9M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

484 grants

CORNELL COLLEGE - GENERAL FUND
$1.1M
4 grants
JEWISH FEDERATION OF DES MOINES
$420K
4 grants
FOOD BANK OF IOWA
$318K
4 grants
DES MOINES METRO OPERA
$305K
4 grants
ZACH JOHNSON FOUNDATION
$302K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT
$300K
1 grant
KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE
$241K
4 grants
HARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK
$200K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

484 grants

<$10K
416
grants
$10–50K
43
grants
$50–250K
22
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

24 states

Iowa
$4.0M
62% of total
Wyoming
$1.3M
20% of total
Missouri
$630K
10% of total
Kansas
$145K
2% of total
Arizona
$91K
1% of total
Illinois
$69K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$35K
1% of total
Nebraska
$25K
0% of total
Texas
$20K
0% of total
California
$17K
0% of total

+14 more states

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