Private foundation · EIN 42-6059463 · Urbandale, IA · Return for the year ending 2024-06-30

Where John Ruan Foundation Trust's grants went

It reported $4.05M in grants paid across 52 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 69.4% of those dollars to 35 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
No special form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 50 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
University of Iowa Facilities Corporation
Iowa City, IA · EIN 42-0931777
$1,000,000Sports, AthleticSame address 0.73
Blank Park Zoo Foundation
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1171821
$510,000Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA · no confident EIN match
$505,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesUnmatched Help match
Childserve
Johnston, IA · EIN 42-1271420
$500,000Health Services and Related ActivitiesSame ZIP 1.00
Friends of Des Moines Parks
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$352,500Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsUnmatched Help match
Ballet Des Moines
Des Moines, IA · EIN 94-3417247
$255,000Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesExact name 1.00
Gdm Habitat for Humanity
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$250,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsUnmatched Help match
Iowa Confluence Water Trails
Des Moines, IA · EIN 87-1605740
$200,000Conservation, Environment and Beautification ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1127544
$100,000Conservation, Environment and Beautification ActivitiesSame street 1.00
Joppa
Des Moines, IA · EIN 27-0216625
$50,000Inner City or Community ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Des Moines Symphony Association
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-6058830
$25,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsSame ZIP 0.95
Isu Foundation
Ames, IA · no confident EIN match
$25,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesUnmatched Help match
World Food Prize
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$25,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsUnmatched Help match
Drake University
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-0680460
$20,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Above and Beyond Cancer
Wdm, IA · EIN 45-3951308
$10,000Health Services and Related ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Bergman Academy
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1087681
$10,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Downtown Events Group
Des Moines, IA · EIN 75-3175987
$10,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsSame address 1.00
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · EIN 36-2167817
$10,000Sports, AthleticKnown alias 1.00
Roosevelt High School Foundation
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1239735
$10,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Science Center of Iowa
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-6097912
$10,000Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesSame ZIP 1.00
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · EIN 75-0800689
$10,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesSame city 1.00
Best Buddies International
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$10,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsUnmatched Help match
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$10,000Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesUnmatched Help match
Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$10,000Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesUnmatched Help match
Dowling Catholic High School
West Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$10,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesUnmatched Help match
St Augustin Catholic School
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$10,000Youth ActivitiesUnmatched Help match
YMCA
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$10,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsUnmatched Help match
Des Moines Metro Opera
Indianola, IA · EIN 23-7319903
$7,500Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesSame address 0.77
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX · EIN 13-5613797
$5,000Health Services and Related ActivitiesKnown alias 1.00
Avon Old Farms School
Avon, CT · EIN 06-0655480
$5,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Culver Educational Foundation
Culver, IN · EIN 35-0868071
$5,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesSame ZIP 1.00
Des Moines Arts Festival
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1471969
$5,000Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesSame city 1.00
Food Bank of Iowa
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1177880
$5,000Inner City or Community ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Iowa College Foundation
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-0745995
$5,000Schools, COlleges and Related ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Iowa Law School Foundation
Iowa City, IA · EIN 42-6074234
$5,000Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation
N Palm Beach, FL · EIN 59-2104920
$5,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsSame ZIP 0.88
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN · EIN 41-6011702
$5,000Health Services and Related ActivitiesSame city 1.00
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652
$5,000Conservation, Environment and Beautification ActivitiesExact name 1.00
Des Moines Public Library Foundation
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1484890
$5,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsSame city 1.00
Salisbury House Foundation
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1415581
$5,000Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesSame address 1.00
Blue Ribbon Foundation
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$5,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsUnmatched Help match
Des Moines Botanical Center
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$5,000Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsUnmatched Help match
Mid-Iowa Council of Boy Scouts of America
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-0981715
$2,500Youth ActivitiesSame city 1.00
Brenton Arboretum
Dallas Center, IA · EIN 31-1578089
$2,500Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsSame address 1.00
Des Moines Community Playhouse
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-0710259
$2,500Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsSame address 1.00
Iowa Historical Foundation
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1310625
$2,500Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesSame city 1.00
Orchard Place
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-1463736
$2,500Health Services and Related ActivitiesSame city 1.00
Terrace Hill Partnership
Des Moines, IA · EIN 47-1328836
$2,500Activities Directed to Other OrganizationsSame address 1.00
Des Moines University
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$2,500Schools, Colleges and Related ActivitiesUnmatched Help match
Macnider Art Museum
Mason City, IA · no confident EIN match
$2,500Cultural, Historical or Other Education ActivitiesUnmatched Help match

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    28 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    12 recipients in common
  3. EMC Insurance Foundation Des Moines, IA
    12 recipients in common
  4. Pella Rolscreen Foundation Pella, IA
    9 recipients in common
  5. Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
    7 recipients in common
  6. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    7 recipients in common
  7. Brenton Foundation Des Moines, IA
    7 recipients in common
  8. The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation West Des Moines, IA
    7 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.