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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 02-0762705

Richards Family Foundation

A private foundation in West Des Moines, IA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 7 grants and $29,437 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Sep 30, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2023

    $29,437

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $28,795

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $26,011

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $29,820

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $27,360

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $27,180

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $25,645

Grants paid in 2023

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dowling Endowment FundWest Des Moines, IA

    Contribution

    $16,187
  2. Professionals for CharityClive, IA

    Contribution

    $7,500
  3. Nazareth Sisters of AnnunciationUrbandale, IA

    Contribution

    $2,500
  4. West Des Moines Community Schools FoundationWDM, IA

    Contribution

    $1,000
  5. Iowa State FairPolk City, IA

    Contribution

    $1,000
  6. Crisis Cannines of the MidlandsColfax, IA

    Contribution

    $750
  7. West Des Moines Police Benevolent AssnWest Des Moines, IA

    Contribution

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Public affairs1 grant $7,50068% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $2,50023% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa7 grants $29,437

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Michael JrichardsOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann T RichardsOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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