The Charles R and Nancy L von Maur Charitable Foundation concentrates its support on local Quad Cities–area civic institutions, with an emphasis on faith-based Episcopal congregations, community recreation for youth, and arts and cultural organizations. Grants are typically general operating support and recur with a small set of familiar recipients, indicating long-term relationships with neighborhood anchors and regionally prominent nonprofits. The foundation also funds disability-focused recreation and neighborhood social services, suggesting a preference for organizations that serve broad community needs in eastern Iowa.
A defining feature of the Charles R and Nancy L Von Maur Charitable Foundation is its steady support for a small circle of Quad Cities–area institutions, especially Episcopal congregations, local arts groups, and youth recreation providers. Recent grants show repeated support for Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, the YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley, and Figge Art Museum, alongside funding for Camp Courageous of Iowa and Friendly House. That pattern points to a foundation that favors community anchors rather than a wide, diffuse portfolio. The giving profile also includes faith-based work beyond eastern Iowa, such as St Mary's Episcopal Church in Bonita Springs and Samaritan's Purse in Boone, North Carolina. Across the recent grants list, the foundation uses a mix of general fund support and purpose-specific awards, including camp programming, visual art, and operatic music. Recipients range from neighborhood social service agencies to museums and disability-focused recreation providers, suggesting an emphasis on institutions that serve broad local needs and civic life. The foundation’s annual grants total $555,385, with a most recent filing year of 2025 on file.
In faith-based giving, the foundation supported St Mary's Episcopal Church with two large general-fund grants, including $45,000 in 2023 and $35,000 in 2025, and also funded Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport. Those awards show an ongoing relationship with Episcopal congregations. Arts and culture are another clear theme. The foundation gave Figge Art Museum $30,000 in 2023 for general fund support and $20,000 in 2025 to promote appreciation and creation of visual art. It also backed Opera Quad Cities with grants for operatic music and supported the Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association for symphonic music, music education, and cultural leadership. For disability-related recreation and respite, Camp Courageous of Iowa received $20,000 in 2025 for year-round recreational and respite care, following earlier support in 2023 and 2024. Community social services also appear through Friendly House in Davenport and The Friendly House of Davenport Iowa.
Typical grants cluster around a modest mid-six-figure foundation: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. Recent awards include both one-time and repeated support, with several recipients appearing in multiple years such as St Mary's Episcopal Church, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, the YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley, Figge Art Museum, Camp Courageous of Iowa, and Samaritan's Purse. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals and is not identified as making program-related investments. Grants often appear as general fund awards, with some purpose-restricted support for specific programs or activities.
$257K
$4.7M
$1.7M
$317K
Most grants fall between $2K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Concentrated, local grantmaking: a small number of mid-to-large general operating grants, often repeated to the same grantees rather than many one-off awards; funds appear targeted to established community institutions rather than startups or national organizations.
Notable grantees: YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Figge Art Museum, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Camp Courageous of Iowa
Giving is heavily centered in Iowa, which accounts for 54% of grants and is also the top state by grant count. Davenport appears repeatedly, including grants to the YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley, Figge Art Museum, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Friendly House, Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association, Quad City Symphony Orchestra, and Handicapped Development Center. Other Iowa recipients include Camp Courageous of Iowa in Monticello. Outside Iowa, grants also went to Bonita Springs and Naples, Florida; Moline, Illinois; Boone, North Carolina; and Saxton's River, Vermont. All recent grants listed were to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to Episcopal congregations, the YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley, arts and cultural institutions like Figge Art Museum and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association, and disability-related recreation providers such as Camp Courageous of Iowa. Social service organizations in Davenport also appear in the recent list.
Its grant-size profile is modest and concentrated in the middle range: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. Recent grants also include larger awards, such as $45,000 and $40,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including St Mary's Episcopal Church, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, the YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley, Figge Art Museum, Camp Courageous of Iowa, and Samaritan's Purse. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only.
Iowa is the top state by grant count, and 54% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Davenport is a recurring city in the recent grant list, while other U.S. recipients are in Monticello, Moline, Bonita Springs, Naples, Boone, Fort Myers, and Saxton's River.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENESIS HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION | DAVENPORT, IA | $40,000 | 2026 | CLARISSA COOK HOSPICE |
| THE FRIENDLY HOUSE OF DAVENPORT IOWA | DAVENPORT, IA | $35,000 | 2026 | RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS THROUGH QUALITY, AFFORABLE SERVICES. |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL | DAVENPORT, IA | $28,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| YMCA OF THE IOWA MISSISSIPPI VALLEY | DAVENPORT, IA | $25,000 | 2026 | YMCA CAMP ABE LINCOLN |
| FIGGE ART MUSEUM | DAVENPORT, IA | $25,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE APPRECIATION AND CREATION OF VISUAL ART. |
| TURNING POINT USA | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HANDICAP DEVELOPMENT CENTER | DAVENPORT, IA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SCOTT COUNTY | DAVENPORT, IA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BETTENDORF | BETTENDORF, IA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| VERA FRENCH FOUNDATION | DAVENPORT, IA | $10,000 | 2026 | FOSTER COMPASSIONATE AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. |
| THE DEANERY SCHOOL OF MUSIC | DAVENPORT, IA | $5,000 | 2026 | CREATE A SAFE, EMPOWERING, AND INSPIRING SPACE TO FLOURISH AS PEOPLE AND MUSICIANS. |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID TO HURTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. |
| OPERA QUAD CITIES | MOLINE, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE OPERATIC MUSIC. |
| HAND IN HAND | BETTENDORF, IA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CAMP COURAGEOUS OF IOWA | MONTICELLO, IA | $5,000 | 2026 | YEAR-ROUND RECREATIONAL AND RESPITE CARE FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. |
| CHAMBER MUSIC QUAD CITIES INC | LECLAIRE, IA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MORNING STAR ACADEMY | BETTERNDORF, IA | $3,000 | 2026 | BUILDING FUND |
| BETTENDORF FINE ARTS BOOSTERS | BETTERNDORF, IA | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CAMP COURAGEOUS OF IOWA | MONTICELLO, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | YEAR-ROUND RECREATIONAL AND RESPITE CARE FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. |
| YMCA OF THE IOWA MISSISSIPPI VALLEY | DAVENPORT, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | YMCA CAMP ABE LINCOLN |
| FIGGE ART MUSEUM | DAVENPORT, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE APPRECIATION AND CREATION OF VISUAL ART. |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL | DAVENPORT, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE FRIENDLY HOUSE OF DAVENPORT IOWA | DAVENPORT, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS THROUGH QUALITY, AFFORABLE SERVICES. |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID TO HURTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. |
| OPERA QUAD CITIES | MOLINE, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE OPERATIC MUSIC. |
| VERA FRENCH FOUNDATION | DAVENPORT, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOSTER COMPASSIONATE AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. |
| THE DEANERY SCHOOL OF MUSIC | DAVENPORT, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | CREATE A SAFE, EMPOWERING, AND INSPIRING SPACE TO FLOURISH AS PEOPLE AND MUSICIANS. |
| BONITA WONDER GARDENS INC | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | INSPIRE AND PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES OF WONDER IN THE NATURAL WORLD. |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | DAVENPORT, IA | $2,000 | 2025 | WORK TO ELIMINATE POVERTY HOUSING. |
| NEW HORIZONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | NAPLES, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | EMPOWER AT-RISK CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO ARE GROWING UP IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF POVERTY, ACADEMIC FAILURE, AND HOPELESSNESS. |
| AUGUSTANA COLLEGE | ROCK ISLAND, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | WVIK, QUAD CITIES NPR |
| QUAD CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION | DAVENPORT, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND ENGAGE THE QUAD CITY COMMUNITY THROUGH SYMPHONIC MUSIC, MUSIC EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL LEADERSHIP. |
| IOWA PBS FOUNDATION | JOHNSTON, IA | $335 | 2025 | FOSTER GIVING TO IOWA PBS. |
| QUAD CITIES GOLF CLASSIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | EAST MOLINE, IL | $300 | 2025 | RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL CHARITIES DURING PGA TOUR SANCTIONED PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT. |
| YMCA OF THE IOWA MISSISSIPPI VALLEY | DAVENPORT, IA | $40,000 | 2024 | YMCA CAMP ABE LINCOLN |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL | DAVENPORT, IA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| OPERA QUAD CITIES | MOLINE, IL | $15,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE OPERATIC MUSIC. |
| QUAD CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION | DAVENPORT, IA | $11,500 | 2024 | INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND ENGAGE THE QUAD CITY COMMUNITY THROUGH SYMPHONIC MUSIC, MUSIC EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL LEADERSHIP. |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID TO HURTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. |
| Y2 BELIEVE INC | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | PREPARE STUDENTS TO ARTICULATE A RATIONAL BASIS FOR THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. |
| VERMONT ACADEMY | SAXTONS RIVER, VT | $7,000 | 2024 | CREATING CONFIDENT AND INDEPENDENT LEARNERS. |
| NEW HORIZONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | NAPLES, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | EMPOWER AT-RISK CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO ARE GROWING UP IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF POVERTY, ACADEMIC FAILURE, AND HOPELESSNESS. |
| THE DEANERY SCHOOL OF MUSIC | DAVENPORT, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | CREATE A SAFE, EMPOWERING, AND INSPIRING SPACE TO FLOURISH AS PEOPLE AND MUSICIANS. |
| CENTER FOR THE ARTS OF BONITA SPRINGS INC | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | ENRICH THE CULTURE OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. |
| CAMP COURAGEOUS OF IOWA | MONTICELLO, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | YEAR-ROUND RECREATIONAL AND RESPITE CARE FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. |
| FIGGE ART MUSEUM | DAVENPORT, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE APPRECIATION AND CREATION OF VISUAL ART. |
| ST ALBAN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | DAVENPORT, IA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | DAVENPORT, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | WORK TO ELIMINATE POVERTY HOUSING. |
THE FRIENDLY HOUSE OF DAVENPORT IOWA
$35,000RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS THROUGH QUALITY, AFFORABLE SERVICES.
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
$28,000GENERAL FUND
GENERAL FUND
HANDICAP DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$15,000GENERAL FUND
HUMANE SOCIETY OF SCOTT COUNTY
$15,000GENERAL FUND
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BETTENDORF
$10,000GENERAL FUND
THE DEANERY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$5,000CREATE A SAFE, EMPOWERING, AND INSPIRING SPACE TO FLOURISH AS PEOPLE AND MUSICIANS.
PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID TO HURTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
OPERA QUAD CITIES
$5,000PROMOTE OPERATIC MUSIC.
YEAR-ROUND RECREATIONAL AND RESPITE CARE FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
CHAMBER MUSIC QUAD CITIES INC
$5,000GENERAL FUND
MORNING STAR ACADEMY
$3,000BUILDING FUND
BETTENDORF FINE ARTS BOOSTERS
$500GENERAL FUND
ST MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$35,000GENERAL FUND
YEAR-ROUND RECREATIONAL AND RESPITE CARE FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
$20,000GENERAL FUND
THE FRIENDLY HOUSE OF DAVENPORT IOWA
$10,000RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS THROUGH QUALITY, AFFORABLE SERVICES.
PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID TO HURTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
OPERA QUAD CITIES
$6,000PROMOTE OPERATIC MUSIC.
THE DEANERY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$5,000CREATE A SAFE, EMPOWERING, AND INSPIRING SPACE TO FLOURISH AS PEOPLE AND MUSICIANS.
INSPIRE AND PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES OF WONDER IN THE NATURAL WORLD.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$2,000WORK TO ELIMINATE POVERTY HOUSING.
EMPOWER AT-RISK CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO ARE GROWING UP IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF POVERTY, ACADEMIC FAILURE, AND HOPELESSNESS.
INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND ENGAGE THE QUAD CITY COMMUNITY THROUGH SYMPHONIC MUSIC, MUSIC EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL LEADERSHIP.
RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL CHARITIES DURING PGA TOUR SANCTIONED PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
$25,000GENERAL FUND
OPERA QUAD CITIES
$15,000PROMOTE OPERATIC MUSIC.
INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND ENGAGE THE QUAD CITY COMMUNITY THROUGH SYMPHONIC MUSIC, MUSIC EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL LEADERSHIP.
PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID TO HURTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
Y2 BELIEVE INC
$10,000PREPARE STUDENTS TO ARTICULATE A RATIONAL BASIS FOR THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
VERMONT ACADEMY
$7,000CREATING CONFIDENT AND INDEPENDENT LEARNERS.
EMPOWER AT-RISK CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO ARE GROWING UP IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF POVERTY, ACADEMIC FAILURE, AND HOPELESSNESS.
THE DEANERY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$5,000CREATE A SAFE, EMPOWERING, AND INSPIRING SPACE TO FLOURISH AS PEOPLE AND MUSICIANS.
CENTER FOR THE ARTS OF BONITA SPRINGS INC
$5,000ENRICH THE CULTURE OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
YEAR-ROUND RECREATIONAL AND RESPITE CARE FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
ST ALBAN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$2,000GENERAL FUND
ST MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$2,000GENERAL FUND