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Ankeny Community Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Ankeny, IA EIN: 20-3850596 Website

The Ankeny Community Foundation is committed to be responsible and to provide our community an opportunity to create a legacy.

Ankeny Community Foundation at a glance

In short: Ankeny Community Foundation gave $24K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$23,579
+65.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,860
+10.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,117
Total assets
$94,827
+8.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Ankeny Community Foundation

Who Ankeny Community Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Amadora Legacy Project: $8KAmadora Legacy Project$8KChildServe: $8KChildServe$8KWildwood Hills: $7KWildwood Hills$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Amadora Legacy Project ($8K). Together the top 3 received $24K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

AnkenyDes MoinesJohnstonSaint Charles

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $73K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $24K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Amadora Legacy Project Ankeny, IASupport$8,154
ChildServe Johnston, IASupport$8,117
Wildwood Hills Saint Charles, IASupport$7,308
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$94,827$47,967$40,095$23,5793$4,148
2024$87,055$32,626$35,363$14,2852$3,493
2023$89,692$77,476$66,467$20,7081$446
2022$79,083$112,346$104,880$72,546Total only$219
2021$71,217$14,317$12,672$8,051Total only$1,028
2020$69,572$1,536$16,654$14,250Total only$1

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Ankeny Community Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Ankeny Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Ankeny, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $95K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $24K. Net investment income was $4K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ankeny Community Foundation is led by Steve Van Oort, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steve Van Oort

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Beech

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Ripley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Rooney

    Vice Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Walter-Ashby

    Board Member

    Chair → Past Chair, 2024

    Past Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Schaaf

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Mitch Van Kley

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Mindi Dayton

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Cross

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Pagel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Jennifer Sease (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Julie Todtz (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Ankeny Community Foundation

How much does Ankeny Community Foundation give each year?

Ankeny Community Foundation gave $24K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14K across 2 grants.

What is Ankeny Community Foundation's typical grant size?

Ankeny Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,117, and its average grant was $7,860, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Ankeny Community Foundation give grants?

Ankeny Community Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Ankeny Community Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Ankeny Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (3 grants).

How large is Ankeny Community Foundation?

Ankeny Community Foundation reported $95K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $48K.

What is Ankeny Community Foundation's EIN?

Ankeny Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3850596. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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