Athene Charitable Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Athene Charitable Foundation supports education, human services and health and wellbeing in Iowa.
IP TAKE: Almost all of this corporate funder’s grants stay local; however, ACF often sticks to familiar grantees that is has supported in the past.
PROFILE: Established in 1994, the Athene Charitable Foundation (ACF) is a company-sponsored foundation based in West Des Moines, Iowa. Athene is a financial company specializing in individual annuities and group annuities. It is a leading retirement services company that James Belardi, former president of SunAmerica Life Insurance Company, founded in 2009. ACF funds local efforts for education, human services, health and wellbeing.
Grants for Education, Public Health and Access, and Community Development
The Athene Charitable Foundation is part of the Athene company’s corporate responsibility mission to drive measurable change in the communities it serves. In addition to awarding foundation grants, the company also hosts sponsored events and promotes volunteerism. Employee-driven programs include matching gifts and Dollars for Doers. ACF keeps its attention local and partners with the local chapter of the United Way. Coats & Boots, which supports warm clothing donations for children during the winter, and the Athene Scholarship at Bermuda College are signature programs of Athene.
Past local grantees include Des Moines Community Playhouse, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Iowa and Norwalk Community School District.
Important Grant Details
Grants range between about $25 and $50,000. Grantmaking focuses on Central Iowa with grantees based in Des Moines, Ames, Carroll, West Des Moines and Urbandale.
This foundation does not typically accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only funds pre-selected organizations. ACF does not share grantmaking guidelines or procedures on its website. Direct general questions to the staff at 800-315-3346.
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