Open Foundations · Iowa

John Ruan Foundation Trust

Urbandale, Iowa · EIN 426059463. It paid $4.0M across 52 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$4.0M
paid in 2024
52
grants paid
$10K
median grant
46%
to first-time recipients
$100.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
John Ruan IV
Address
11207 NW Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, 50322
Phone
5152452575
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
No special form
Submission deadline
None
Restrictions on awards
None

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202522489349100312. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

schools collegescolleges relatedcultural historicalhistorical otherother educationhealth relatedyouth

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 52 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Mercy One FoundationIA$1,000,000General Operations
2University of Iowa FoundationIA$1,000,000General Operations
3Mercy One FoundationIA$500,000Health Services and Related Activities
4Iowa Confluence Water TrailsIA$300,000Sports, Athletic
5EllipsisIA$250,000Youth Activities
6Iowa Motor Carriers FoundationIA$250,000General Operations
7Northwestern UniversityIL$250,000Sports, Athletic
8Bravo Greater Des MoinesIA$100,000Cultural, Historical or Other Education Activities
9Dowling Catholic High SchoolIA$60,000Schools, Colleges and Related Activities
10Des Moines SymphonyIA$25,000General Operations
11Isu FoundationIA$25,000Schools, Colleges and Related Activities
12World Food PrizeIA$25,000General Operations
13Drake UniversityIA$20,000Schools, Colleges and Related Activities
14Above and Beyond CancerIA$10,000Health Services and Related Activities
15Ballet Des MoinesIA$10,000Cultural, Historical or Other Education Activities

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202068$5.6M
202165$5.4M
202255$4.2M
202352$4.0M
202452$4.0M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Iowa87%
Illinois4%
Texas2%
Connecticut2%
Indiana2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

John Ruan IvTrustee · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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