Minnesota · Private foundation
The Ankeny Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $179k
- Granted FY2020
- 6
- Grants FY2020
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
83% of The Ankeny Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year The Ankeny Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $179k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2019 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Total assets, FY2020
- $3.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 100% of the organizations The Ankeny Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 5 | $129k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $100k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challenged Athletes Inc | $130,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Curebound | $110,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Blake School | $57,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Minnesota Orchestral Association | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc | $14,150 | 2 | n/a |
| Washington and Lee University | $13,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Summit Academy Oic | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Humane Society | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Hennepin Theatre Trust | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challenged Athletes Inc | $130,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Curebound | $110,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Blake School | $57,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Minnesota Orchestral Association | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc | $14,150 | 2 | n/a |
| Washington and Lee University | $13,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Summit Academy Oic | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Humane Society | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Hennepin Theatre Trust | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New York Road Runners Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Park Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mighty Moose Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Global Minnesota | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Wake Forest University | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($83k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Ankeny Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About The Ankeny Foundation
- How much does The Ankeny Foundation give?
- The Ankeny Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $179,150 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2020.
- What does The Ankeny Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (42%), Philanthropy (36%), Recreation & Sports (11%).
- Who are The Ankeny Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Challenged Athletes Inc ($130k), Curebound ($110k), The Blake School ($58k).
- Does The Ankeny Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Ankeny Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Ankeny Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Ankeny Foundation based?
- The Ankeny Foundation is based in MN.
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