The Aalfs Family Foundation concentrates its giving locally in Sioux City-area institutions, favoring community infrastructure and faith-based endowments. Grants are sizable and targeted — directing nearly half the year's support to the local community foundation, backing a community/recreational camp, and funding an Episcopal church endowment — indicating a preference for local impact and long-term stability. The foundation appears to prioritize organizations that serve broad community needs or sustain local religious and civic capacity.
Concentrated, small portfolio of relatively large gifts to a few local organizations; mix of unrestricted/endowment funding and program support rather than many small grants. Funding is place-based and oriented toward sustaining community institutions.
Aalfs Family Foundation’s largest recent gift went to Siouxland Community Foundation, a $124,000 award in 2023 for its Friends of the Foundation Fund and Rag Fund. That grant sets the tone for a donor that favors local institutions with durable community impact rather than one-time, project-specific bets. In the recent grant record, the foundation backs Sioux City organizations that support community infrastructure, youth services, arts, health advocacy, and faith-based endowments. The pattern is especially clear in Sioux City, where Camp High Hopes received $100,000 in 2024 for community support and St Thomas Episcopal Church Endowment received repeated endowment support in 2023 and 2024. The foundation also made sustained operating and annual-campaign gifts to organizations such as United Way of Siouxland, Sioux City Library Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs, and the Sioux City Art Center Association. Across those grants, Aalfs Family Foundation appears to favor organizations that can use unrestricted or semi-restricted funding to strengthen long-term stability, sustain recurring campaigns, or build endowed support for local services.
Community infrastructure is a central theme in Aalfs Family Foundation’s giving. Siouxland Community Foundation received $124,000 in 2023 for the Friends of the Foundation Fund and Rag Fund, showing support for local philanthropic capacity rather than a single program. Youth and family services also appear in the record. Camp High Hopes received $100,000 in 2024 for community support, while Boys and Girls Home and Family Services received $20,000 in 2024 for support for community. The foundation also funds cultural and civic institutions. Sioux City Library Foundation received $10,000 in 2023 and another $10,000 in 2024 for its annual campaign, and Sioux City Art Center Association received $10,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for its endowment fund. Religious and community-care organizations are part of the mix as well, including a $10,000 2024 grant to Mercyone Siouxland Advocacy Center for support for community.
Aalfs Family Foundation’s typical grant size clusters tightly around modest-to-mid five-figure awards: the 25th percentile is $4,250, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent record shows a small number of much larger gifts at the top end, including $124,000 and $100,000 awards. The foundation repeats support to the same recipients across years, especially for operating funds, annual campaigns, and endowment-building. Examples include recurring grants to Sioux City Library Foundation, United Way of Siouxland, Sioux City Art Center Association, and St Thomas Episcopal Church Endowment. It is a private family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$468K
$2M
$104K
$244K
Most grants fall between $4K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IA.
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Notable grantees: Siouxland Community Foundation, Camp High Hopes, St. Thomas Episcopal Church Endowment
Aalfs Family Foundation gives locally and all recorded grants go to recipients in Iowa. The grant list is concentrated in Sioux City, which appears repeatedly across community, cultural, and faith-based organizations. One recipient outside Sioux City is Make-a-wish Foundation in Urbandale, Iowa. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 34 grants to U.S. recipients. The foundation’s giving footprint is therefore narrow and place-based, with Iowa accounting for all recorded grant recipients.
The foundation supports Sioux City-area community institutions, including community foundations, youth and family services, arts and culture groups, public-facing civic organizations, and faith-based endowments. Recent grants include support for community, operating funds, annual campaigns, and endowment funds.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Siouxland Community Foundation, St Thomas Episcopal Church Endowment, United Way of Siouxland, Sioux City Library Foundation, Sioux City Art Center Association, Boys and Girls Clubs, Sanford Community Center, Sioux City Public Museum, and Sioux City Symphony.
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster around $5,000. The 25th percentile is $4,250, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000.
Its giving is local and fully Iowa-based in the recent grant record. Sioux City is the main recipient city, and every recorded grant recipient is in the United States.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP HIGH HOPES | SIOUX CITY, IA | $100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY |
| UNITED WAY OF SIOUXLAND | SIOUX CITY, IA | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND |
| ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH ENDOWMENT | SIOUX CITY, IA | $20,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT FUND |
| BOYS AND GIRLS HOME AND FAMILY SERVICES | SIOUX CITY, IA | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY |
| SIOUX CITY ART CENTER ASSOCIATION | SIOUX CITY, IA | $10,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT FUND |
| MERCYONE SIOUXLAND ADVOCACY CENTER | SIOUX CITY, IA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY |
| SIOUX CITY LIBRARY FOUNDATION | SIOUX CITY, IA | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS | SIOUX CITY, IA | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| SIOUX CITY SYMPHONY | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND |
| GOODFELLOW CHARITIES | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY |
| SANFORD COMMUNITY CENTER | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND |
| GIRLS INC | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | CAMPAIGN |
| THE ORPHEUM THEATRE ENDOWMENT INC | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND |
| SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX CITY, IA | $4,000 | 2024 | FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION FUND & RAG FUND |
| SATURDAY IN THE PARK | SIOUX CITY, IA | $2,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND |
| THE FIRST TEE OF SIOUXLAND | SIOUX CITY, IA | $2,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION | URBANDALE, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | SIOUX CITY, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SIOUX CITY, IA | $124,000 | 2023 | FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION FUND & RAG FUND |
| ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH ENDOWMENT | SIOUX CITY, IA | $30,000 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT FUND |
| UNITED WAY OF SIOUXLAND | SIOUX CITY, IA | $20,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
| SIOUX CITY LIBRARY FOUNDATION | SIOUX CITY, IA | $10,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| SIOUX CITY ART CENTER ASSOCIATION | SIOUX CITY, IA | $10,000 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT FUND |
| THE ORPHEUM THEATRE ENDOWMENT INC | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
| SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
| SIOUX CITY SYMPHONY | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SANFORD COMMUNITY CENTER | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
| GIRLS INC | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | CAMPAIGN |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS | SIOUX CITY, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION | URBANDALE, IA | $1,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | SIOUX CITY, IA | $1,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| SATURDAY IN THE PARK | SIOUX CITY, IA | $1,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
| THE FIRST TEE OF SIOUXLAND | SIOUX CITY, IA | $1,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND |
CAMP HIGH HOPES
$100,000SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY
UNITED WAY OF SIOUXLAND
$20,000OPERATING FUND
ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH ENDOWMENT
$20,000ENDOWMENT FUND
BOYS AND GIRLS HOME AND FAMILY SERVICES
$20,000SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY
SIOUX CITY ART CENTER ASSOCIATION
$10,000ENDOWMENT FUND
MERCYONE SIOUXLAND ADVOCACY CENTER
$10,000SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY
SIOUX CITY LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$10,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
$10,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
SIOUX CITY SYMPHONY
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM
$5,000OPERATING FUND
GOODFELLOW CHARITIES
$5,000SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY
SANFORD COMMUNITY CENTER
$5,000OPERATING FUND
GIRLS INC
$5,000CAMPAIGN
THE ORPHEUM THEATRE ENDOWMENT INC
$5,000OPERATING FUND
SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$4,000FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION FUND & RAG FUND
SATURDAY IN THE PARK
$2,000OPERATING FUND
THE FIRST TEE OF SIOUXLAND
$2,000OPERATING FUND
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
$1,000OPERATING FUND
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$1,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$124,000FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION FUND & RAG FUND
ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH ENDOWMENT
$30,000ENDOWMENT FUND
UNITED WAY OF SIOUXLAND
$20,000OPERATING FUND
SIOUX CITY LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$10,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
SIOUX CITY ART CENTER ASSOCIATION
$10,000ENDOWMENT FUND
THE ORPHEUM THEATRE ENDOWMENT INC
$5,000OPERATING FUND
SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM
$5,000OPERATING FUND
SIOUX CITY SYMPHONY
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
SANFORD COMMUNITY CENTER
$5,000OPERATING FUND
GIRLS INC
$5,000CAMPAIGN
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
$5,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
$1,000OPERATING FUND
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$1,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
SATURDAY IN THE PARK
$1,000OPERATING FUND
THE FIRST TEE OF SIOUXLAND
$1,000OPERATING FUND