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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4616607

Obrien Courage and Hope Foundation

A private foundation in Des Moines, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $40,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $236,904

  • Tax year 2024

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $199,680

  • Tax year 2023

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $187,773

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $135,693

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $151,285

  • Tax year 2020

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $143,223

  • Tax year 2019

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $147,636

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. John Stoddard Cancer CenterDes Moines, IA

    Pink day program, nurse navigator, compassion fund and meals that matter programs

    $28,000
  2. Edmundson Art Foundaton IncDes Moines, IA

    Ben millett exhibition

    $5,000
  3. The Brenton ArboretumDallas Center, IA

    O'brien nature play area

    $4,000
  4. Animal Rescue League of Iowa IncDes Moines, IA

    Care of animals in community

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $4,00057% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $3,00043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa4 grants $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Carolyn J O'BrienPresident Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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