Samuel B O'brien Foundation

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 81-4616804

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$417K

+34.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$42K

+8.3% YoY

Grant Count

16

+45.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-25.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$41K$82K$122K$163K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$417,073$311,256$332,379
Revenue$148,253$19,186$17,769
Expenses$42,436$40,309$37,498
Qualifying Distributions$42,436$39,166$34,700
Net Investment Income$75,193$19,186$17,769
Distributable Amount$40,949$31,855$33,868

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$11K$21K$32K$42K16 grants202013 grants202117 grants202211 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

HISTORIC ARNOLDS PARK$37KSHATTUCK ST MARY'S SCHOOL$1KDES MOINES METRO OPERA$1KSIMPSON COLLEGE - IOWA H…$1KMILL REEF FUND$500FRIENDS OF THE DES MOINE…$500BRENTON ARBORETUM$256ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE$250BLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATION$250DING DARLING WILDLIFE SO…$250

Grant Size Distribution

73 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SAMUEL B O'BRIENPRESIDENT, VP, SECRETARY,0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

Arnolds ParkDallas CenterDes MoinesDetroitFaribaultIndianolaOkobojiPortlandSacramentoSanibel

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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