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Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation: 23 grants to organizations, $5.4 million (tax year ended November 2025)
Thomas & Linda Koehn Foundation, a private foundation in Des Moines, IA, paid 23 grants to organizations totaling $5,390,000 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 8, 2026. The largest was $1,400,000 to Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines in Des Moines, IA for new horizons fund. community betterment project grants.
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- EIN
- 421293625
- Based in
- Des Moines, IA
- Assets
- $192,469,591
- Grants paid
- $5,390,000
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202600989349100530. It reported $5,390,000 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | New horizons fund. community betterment project grants | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vanguard Chartiable | Warwick, RI | Educational programs | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | Leadership grant fund, opportunity activation fund, avenue scholars | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $602,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dental Connections | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | Health care | $575,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| By Degrees Foundation | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Symphony Association Foundation | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $278,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naples Children & Education Foundation | Naples, FL | General operating fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Primary Healthcare | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | Johansen student center | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Metro Opera Foundation | Indianola, IA | General operating fund | $84,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wesley Life Meals On Wheels | Johnston, IA | General operating fund | $78,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | General operating fund | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heritage Carousel of Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Variety Childrens Charity of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citizens for Community Betterment | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitney Museum National Commit | New York, NY | General operating fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Art Center | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Symphony Association | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feeding Dreams | Naples, FL | General operating fund | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women' Foundation of Collier County | Naples, FL | General operating fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iowa Poetry Foundation | Earlham, IA | General operating fund | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Network Foundation | Chagrin Falls, OH | General operating fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202510999349100316. It reported $4,727,279 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Des Moines Parks | Des Moines, IA | Gray's lake capital campaign - new playground construction | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens | Des Moines, IA | Capital campaign - infrastructure improvements | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Science Center of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | Capital campaign for new and refreshed exhibits | Arts, culture and humanities | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Des Moines Art Center Edmundson Art Foundation | Des Moines, IA | Support acquisition of artwork | $311,411 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Public Art Foundation | Des Moines, IA | Campaign to support acquisition of public art for des moines airport terminal | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Symphony Association Foundation | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naples Children & Education Foundation | Naples, FL | General operating fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Avenue Scholars | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $147,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Primary Healthcare | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bravo | Des Moines, IA | Transportation for school field trips to cultural institutions | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ellipsis | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dental Connections | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | Health care | $67,278 | apps.irs.gov |
| Variety Childrens Charity of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Metro Opera Foundation | Indianola, IA | General operating fund | $51,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Naples, FL | General operating fund | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell College | Mount Vernon, IA | General operating fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Des Moines Art Center | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitney Museum National Commit | New York, NY | General operating fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ballet Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Symphony Association | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naples Botanical Garden | Naples, FL | General operating fund | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artis - Naples | Naples, FL | General operating fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Alliance On Mental Illness | Des Moines, IA | General operating fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | General operating fund | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Poetry Foundation | Earlham, IA | General operating fund | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baker Senior Center | Naples, FL | General operating fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Okoboji Protective Association | Okoboji, IA | General operating fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wgcu | Fort Myers, FL | General operating fund | $240 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,002,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $775,000 |
| Health care | $642,278 |
| Education | $160,000 |
| Environment | $60,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Iowa | $8,294,039 |
| Rhode Island | $1,150,000 |
| Florida | $627,240 |
| New York | $45,000 |
| Ohio | $1,000 |
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Updated April 8, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.