About Athene Charitable Foundation
Athene Charitable Foundation focuses its giving on strengthening civic and community infrastructure in the Des Moines/central Iowa region, concentrating large gifts to local intermediaries and place‑based initiatives. Its support is dominated by multi‑hundred-thousand to multi‑million dollar grants to a small set of repeat grantees that deliver community services, outdoor/park projects, and children’s supports.
Focus Areas
Regional community philanthropy and capacity building via United Way (central Iowa)Urban park, trails and outdoor recreation development (Great Outdoors Foundation/park projects)Children’s rehabilitation and disability services (ChildServe/children’s health and support services)
Who They Fund
local communities / neighborhood residentscommunity-based nonprofit organizationscivic volunteers and community leaders
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of repeat local grantees; few but very large grants rather than many small awards, with a clear geographic focus on central Iowa/Des Moines metro.
About Athene Charitable Foundation
Athene Charitable Foundation’s largest recent grants go to central Iowa intermediaries that move money into community services, outdoor projects, and place-based initiatives. In 2025, United Way of Central Iowa received $1,339,278, while Great Outdoors Foundation received $1,218,333, reflecting a pattern of large institutional grants rather than many small awards. The foundation also backed ChildServe Foundation with $333,334 in 2025, extending support into children’s rehabilitation and disability services. The grant record shows a funder that works through a small set of repeat recipients over multiple years. United Way of Central Iowa and Great Outdoors Foundation each appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity also received support in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation’s giving is tied to civic and community infrastructure in the Des Moines and central Iowa region, with grants flowing to organizations that deliver community services, parks and trails, housing, and children’s supports. Athene Charitable Foundation also makes scholarship grants through Athene Game Changer Scholars and related programs for Iowa students, including awards for college attendance in Iowa and a separate Bermuda College scholarship program.
What Athene Charitable Foundation Funds
In community philanthropy and capacity building, Athene Charitable Foundation gave $1,339,278 to United Way of Central Iowa for civic and community work. That same channel appears in earlier years as well, showing sustained support for a local intermediary that distributes resources across the region. For parks and outdoor recreation, the foundation awarded $1,218,333 to Great Outdoors Foundation in 2025 for civic and community purposes. Earlier grants to the same organization include $1,208,333 in 2024 and $583,333 in 2023, indicating a repeated commitment to outdoor and place-based projects. The foundation also supports children’s services. ChildServe Foundation received $333,334 in 2025, and Easter Seals of Iowa received $115,000 in 2025. These gifts point to a human-services component alongside the foundation’s community development work. Housing and neighborhood support also appear in the record through Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity, which received $166,667 in 2025.
How Athene Charitable Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.9M
Total Assets
$3.9M
Total Revenue
$3.5M
Total Expenses
$4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $7K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$7K
Geographic Reach
Local13 states funded
Intensidad de financiamiento
BajaAlta
Sede
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Athene Charitable Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Athene Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 165 | $9.1M | 97.6% |
| 2 | Bermuda |
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