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SAMUEL B OBRIEN FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $91K · expenses $43K · assets $465K

EIN
81-4616804
Address
1303 BELL AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50315-1020
NTEE code
T20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2018
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Samuel B O'Brien PRESIDENT, VP, SECRETARY,2019-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SAMUEL B O'BRIEN PRESIDENT, VP, SECRETARY,0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SAMUEL B O'BRIEN PRESIDENT, VP, SECRETARY,0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SAMUEL B O'BRIEN PRESIDENT, VP, SECRETARY,0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SAMUEL B O'BRIEN PRESIDENT, VP, SECRETARY,0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SAMUEL B O'BRIEN PRESIDENT, VP, SECRETARY,0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SAMUEL B O'BRIEN PRESIDENT, VP, SECRETARY,0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SAMUEL B O'BRIEN PRESIDENT, VP, SECRETARY,0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 14 grants to organizations · $41K
2024 · 16 grants to organizations · $42K
2023 · 11 grants to organizations · $39K
2022 · 17 grants to organizations · $35K
2021 · 13 grants to organizations · $26K
2020 · 16 grants to organizations · $34K
2019 · 13 grants to organizations · $29K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $73K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SAMUEL B OBRIEN Person DES MOINES, IA $73,060$73,060 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $9K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SAMUEL B OBRIEN Person DES MOINES, IA $9,371$9,371 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $54K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SAMUEL B OBRIEN Person DES MOINES, IA $54,170$54,170 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,260$43,386 $464,947$464,947 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$148,253$42,436 $417,073$417,073 $73,060- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,186$40,309 $311,256$311,256 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,769$37,498 $332,379$332,379 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,260$29,364 $351,948$351,948 $0- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,752$35,706 $358,052$358,052 $9,371- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,629$32,301 $368,006$368,006 $54,170- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
LINGE FOUNDATIONIAT20 $95,716$77,858 PRESIDENT & TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GUARDIAN SCHOLARS FOUNDATIONIAT20 $86,526$138,563 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE JOE AND PATTY LEE FOUNDATIONIAT20 $85,674$77,141 VICE-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF FMC FOUNDATIONMTT20 $91,562$39,018 Foundation Director$81,084 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
BOYCE FOUNDATIONMAT20 $92,050$397,336 Trustee$10,392 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
OXBOW FOUNDATIONMNT20 $89,089$210,776 PRESIDENT, T$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
VM FOUNDATIONOKT20 $91,807$150,769 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
D7 FOUNDATIONOHT20 $89,849$72,025 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
OERTLE FOUNDATIONNJT20 $92,118$60,993 PRESIDENT/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
BRODER FOUNDATIONCAT20 $93,370$183,292 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
BHAGIA FOUNDATIONTXT20 $88,606$51,089 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SHOLAR FOUNDATIONTXT20 $88,601$372,013 PRES.& DIR.$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
MICHAEL S SACHS FOUNDATIONCTT20 $88,391$628,208 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SAMIA A HALABY FOUNDATIONNYT20 $96,753$60,589 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
RPM FOUNDATIONCAT20 $90,579$168,151 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
GDL FOUNDATIONCTT20 $87,635$116,994 Trustee$24,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SUMMERS FOUNDATIONTNT20 $95,530$116,869 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
CALM FOUNDATIONCOT20 $93,984$108,958 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
BEATY FAM FOUNDATIONNJT20 $88,984$110,008 GRANTOR, TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
TRUE BLUE FOUNDATIONMNT20 $85,781$76,166 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SANDOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFLT20 $90,222$500,758 DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
HIETBRINK FOUNDATIONWAT20 $90,464$50,695 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
CASCO FOUNDATIONMET20 $93,158$51,520 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
LEE OHANA FOUNDATIONILT20 $93,397$124,972 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
BRIGHT FUTURES FOUNDATIONNVT20 $93,399$18,000 TREASURY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
CORTOPASSI FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$15,936,6004 12022–2023 CAPECCHIO FOUNDATION
LUCILLE AND VIC WERTZ FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,066,3391 12018–2018 CALEEL FOUNDATION INC
COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES DAF sponsor$299,7974 12021–2024 GUARDIAN SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
SIDHU FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$90,0009 12016–2024 GUARDIAN SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$16,0001 12021–2021 VM FOUNDATION
MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$15,5121 12023–2023 FRIENDS OF FMC FOUNDATION
HELLE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$12,2141 12024–2024 GUARDIAN SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
NELSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$7,0001 12018–2018 GUARDIAN SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
WEST BANCORPORATION FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$5,0001 12020–2020 GUARDIAN SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
RSM FAMILY FOUNDATRION 143589-000 Private foundation$3,4201 12021–2021 GOOD OLD LEW FOUNDATION
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,25212 32020–2023 SAMANTHA HICKEY FOUNDATION INC; LEMUEL RHODES CANCER FOUNDATION; FRIENDS OF FMC FOUNDATION
ESSENDANT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,2005 12020–2024 LEMUEL RHODES CANCER FOUNDATION
NEW JERSEY NATURAL GAS COMPANY CHARITY Private foundation$1,0002 12022–2023 ANABEL FOUNDATION INC
HELEN J URBAN & THOMAS NELSON URBAN SR CHARITABLE FDN TR III Private foundation$1,0002 12019–2021 GUARDIAN SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
STEPHEN C & PATRICIA A SCHOTT FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,0002 12017–2018 BLACH FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $43,386 spent · pay $0 · grants $40,821 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $40,821 94.1%
Taxes $1,313 3.0%
Fees: legal $1,252 2.9%
Total$43,386100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $42,436 spent · pay $0 · grants $42,436 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $42,436 100.0%
Total$42,436100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $40,309 spent · pay $0 · grants $39,166 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $39,166 97.2%
Fees: legal $1,143 2.8%
Total$40,309100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $37,498 spent · pay $0 · grants $34,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $34,700 92.5%
Fees: legal $2,798 7.5%
Total$37,498100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $29,364 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,006 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $26,006 88.6%
Fees: legal $2,754 9.4%
Taxes $582 2.0%
Interest $15 0.1%
Other expenses $7 0.0%
Total$29,364100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $35,706 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,706 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $33,706 94.4%
Taxes $2,000 5.6%
Total$35,706100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $32,301 spent · pay $0 · grants $28,520 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $28,520 88.3%
Fees: legal $2,522 7.8%
Taxes $1,259 3.9%
Total$32,301100%

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