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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-6100764

The George H Scanlon Foundation

A private foundation in Okoboji, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $188,885 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $188,885

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,810,801

  • Tax year 2024

    $173,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,889,973

  • Tax year 2023

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,609,882

  • Tax year 2022

    $158,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,872,319

  • Tax year 2021

    $186,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $4,025,656

  • Tax year 2020

    $172,969

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,158,979

  • Tax year 2019

    $169,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,717,598

  • Tax year 2018

    $194,695

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,795,145

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Iowa FoundationIowa City, IA

    General operating budget

    $41,000
  2. Coolidge Corner Theatre FoundationBrookline, MA

    General operating budget

    $24,760
  3. Operation Walk ChicagoBuffalo Grove, IL

    General operating budget

    $20,000
  4. Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Literally healing program

    $15,000
  5. Headlock Wrestling AcademyAddison, IL

    General operating budget

    $15,000
  6. Buckingham Browne & Nichols SchoolCambridge, MA

    General operating budget

    $10,000
  7. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterW Hollywood, CA

    General operating budget

    $10,000
  8. North Liberty Commnity Food PantryNorth Liberty, IA

    General operating budget

    $10,000
  9. Core School IncNorthbook, IL

    General operating budget

    $10,000
  10. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operating budget

    $6,000
  11. Fix N FidosLos Angeles, CA

    General operating budget

    $5,000
  12. Brookline Arts CenterBrookline, MA

    General operating budget

    $5,000
  13. MspcaJamaica Plains, MA

    General operating budget

    $5,000
  14. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    General operating budget

    $2,500
  15. Provincetown International Film Festival IncProvincetown, MA

    General operating budget

    $2,500
  16. Sawmill MuseumClinton, IA

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  17. LA Food BankLos Angeles, CA

    General operating budget

    $1,300
  18. The American CinemathequeLos Angeles, CA

    General operating budget

    $1,200
  19. Hoover Presidential FoundationWest Branch, IA

    General operating budget

    $1,000
  20. Johnston Community PartnershipJohnston, IA

    General operating budget

    $1,000
  21. Haefa USALexington, MA

    General operating budget

    $500
  22. Fallingwater Pennsylvania ConservancyPittsburgh, PA

    General operating budget

    $125

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $51,00032% of the total
  2. Health4 grants $47,50030% of the total
  3. Arts and culture4 grants $32,96021% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $15,00010% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $6,0004% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa5 grants $55,000
  2. Massachusetts7 grants $50,260
  3. Illinois3 grants $45,000
  4. California5 grants $32,500
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $6,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $125

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Clark W ScanlonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • James P Scanlon JrTREASURER Hours 15Pay $12,000
  • Jane A ScanlonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marcia E ScanlonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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