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JOHN RUAN FOUNDATION TRUST

· URBANDALE, IA · private_foundation · program funder

66recipients FY2016–24
$18Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 81% of giving in Iowa

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A local funder — 81% of its dollars go to IA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 10 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CO, CT, DC, FL, IA, IL, IN, OR, TX, VA.

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FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
PRAIRIE MEADOWS RACE TRACK & CASINO INCALTOONA, IAprogram funder35
MEREDITH CORPORATION FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder25
MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY FOUNDATIONWDM, IAprogram funder24
EMC INSURANCE FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder21
WT AND EDNA M DAHL TRUST C/O PAUL R TYLER TRUSTEEprogram funder20
WEST BANCORPORATION FOUNDATION INCWDM, IAprogram funder17
BOOKEY FAMILY FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder16
GOLF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINESDES MOINES, IAprogram funder16
GARTNER FAMILY FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder15
ITA GROUP FOUNDATIONWEST DES MOINES, IAprogram funder15
BRAVO GREATER DES MOINES INCDES MOINES, IAprogram funder14
KYLE J AND SHARON KRAUSE FAMILY FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder14
PELLA ROLSCREEN FOUNDATIONPELLA, IAprogram funder14
HELEN J URBAN & THOMAS NELSON URBAN SR CHARITABLE FDN TR IIIDES MOINES, IAprogram funder13
KRAUSE GENTLE FOUNDATIONprogram funder13
THOMAS AND LINDA KOEHN FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder13
FRED MAYTAG FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder12
MARY K AND DANIEL M KELLY FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder12
VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF IOWADES MOINES, IAprogram funder12
WINDSOR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder12
ATHENE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONWEST DES MOINES, IAprogram funder11
R&R REALTY GROUP FOUNDATIONWDM, IAprogram funder11
WILLIAM C KNAPP CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONWDM, IAprogram funder11
LSB FOUNDATIONREINBECK, IAprogram funder10
SUSAN J GLAZER FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder10

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
BLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATION INCIA52024$2,045,000
SCIENCE CENTER OF IOWAIA52024$1,545,000
STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATIONIA32024$1,310,000
DRAKE UNIVERSITYIA52024$1,070,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL52024$1,042,500
DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIA52024$775,000
IOWA CONFLUENCE WATER TRAILSIA22024$500,000
IOWA MOTOR CARRIERS FOUNDATIONIA22024$500,000
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATIONIA52024$435,000
DES MOINES METRO OPERA INCIA52024$306,000
ELLIPSIS INCIA12024$250,000
FOOD BANK OF IOWAIA52024$127,500
DES MOINES COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSEIA52024$112,500
BRAVO GREATER DES MOINES INCIA12024$100,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA INCIA22024$55,000
BERGMAN ACADEMYIA52024$50,000
DOWNTOWN EVENTS GROUP INCIA42024$40,000
CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONIN52024$35,000
ABOVE & BEYOND CANCER INCIA32024$30,000
LOST TREE VILLAGE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCFL52024$27,500
AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL INCCT52024$25,000
IOWA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATIONIA52024$25,000
IOWA COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIA52024$25,000
VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF IOWAIA42024$22,500
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYTX22024$20,000
BRENTON ARBORETUM INCIA52024$13,500
IOWA HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONIA52024$12,500
TERRACE HILL PARTNERSHIPIA52024$12,500
MACNIDER ART MUSEUM FOUNDATIONIA52024$12,500
ORCHARD PLACEIA42024$10,000
WESLEYLIFEIA32024$7,500
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FACILITIES CORPORATIONIA22023$1,250,000
CHILDSERVE INCIA12023$500,000
GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDENIA42023$482,620
SALISBURY HOUSE FOUNDATIONIA42023$370,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INCIA12023$250,000
IOWA NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATIONIA12023$100,000
JOPPAIA12023$50,000
DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONIA42023$25,000
LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLIL32022$40,000
DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTSIA12022$10,000
HOYT SHERMAN PLACE FOUNDATIONIA12022$10,000
ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF IOWA INCORPORATEDIA12022$1,000
MERCY FOUNDATION OF DES MOINES IOWAIA22021$900,000
MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE INCFL22021$415,000
DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATIONIA12021$300,000
GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATIONIA22021$300,000
MAINFRAME STUDIOSIA12021$250,000
LAKE STATES DAIRY CENTER INCIN22021$100,000
DES MOINES HERITAGE TRUSTIA12021$50,000