The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation supports a broad range of community-serving work, including youth development, education and career preparation, family services, food assistance, legal aid, health care, housing and homelessness support, and community development, so charities in these areas may find a fit.
- Most grants fall between $5,000 and $160,000, with a median of $57,500, so a modest request in that range is realistic, even though the largest grant recorded was about $1,000,000.
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and operates by invitation only, so a cold application should not be sent; instead, look for an introduction or existing connection.
- In its latest filing, 60% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in prior filings, suggesting it tends to renew relationships with known grantees rather than seek out new ones, so new applicants should expect this to be a relationship-led process.
- No geographic focus is stated, though the filings show grants going mainly to organisations in Missouri, Iowa and Texas.
Overview
The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Cedar Rapids, IA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grant record shows support for organisations serving children and young people, including youth development, education and career preparation. It also records grants for family services, food assistance, legal aid, health care, housing and homelessness support, as well as community development. Recipients include youth and family-service organisations, food banks, legal-aid providers, schools and universities, health providers, shelters and community organisations. Grants have supported both general operations and named programmes, capital campaigns, facilities and expansion projects. Most recorded grant dollars went to organisations in Missouri, Iowa and Texas. The filings show a broad range of community-serving work.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Missouri, Iowa and Texas.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 60% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 355 grants to organisations were $57,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 60% of grant dollars went to organisations The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 7% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 141 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $45,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Boys and Girls Club of Springfield · The risdal family teen center for great futures$1,020,0002024 tax year
- Foster Care Coalition of Greater Saint Louis · Foster & adoptive care coalition capital campaign$515,0002024 tax year
- Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine · 3d technology: the key to addressing rural housing instability$515,0002024 tax year
- Gateway Global American Youth and Business Alliance Academies · Gateway global geospatial & it workforce and apprenticeship campus (giwac)$460,4662024 tax year
- Iowa Legal Aid · 2024 general operating$315,0002024 tax year
- Washington University · Seed for oklahoma kids: research to inform large-scale, asset-based policy$261,3882024 tax year
- Project ARRIBA · Equitable opportunities through postsecondary access 2024-2025$215,0002024 tax year
- Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement · 2024-2026 higher education and workforce development support services$215,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Monica Fischer — Secretary (Joined 3/1/24)
- Kate Pedlow — Treasurer (Joined 3/1/24)
- Darren Stark — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,357,482 | $7,340,798 | $8,297,214 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $12,235,269 | $11,156,759 | $7,357,823 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $11,272,695 | $10,614,699 | $5,975,357 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Cedar Rapids, IA