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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-1448202

Longshadow Foundation

A private foundation in Dubuque, IA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $22,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Susan H Butler Ritts
4995 Radford Ct
Dubuque, IA 52002
(563) 557-4446
Form and materials
No formal application form required
Deadlines
No deadline for requests
Restrictions
Preference given to requests that help fulfill mission statement.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $447,787

  • Tax year 2023

    $19,692

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $437,932

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $448,458

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $442,096

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $239,107

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $125,147

  • Tax year 2018

    $19,125

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $126,621

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Dubuque Symphony OrchestraDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  2. Dubuque Museum of ArtDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $3,250
  3. Lookingglass Theatre CompanySpring Green, WI

    Charitable

    $2,500
  4. University of DubuqueDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  5. American Players TheatreDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $1,500
  6. Four Mounds FoundationDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $1,250
  7. Crescent Community Health CenterChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. Loras CollegeDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. National Trust for Historic PreservDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  10. Aquinas Communications IncDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  11. Dubuque Rescue MissionDubuque, IA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $4,50056% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,50031% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $1,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa8 grants $16,500
  2. Wisconsin2 grants $3,500
  3. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Susan H Butler RittsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • EDWIN E RITTS JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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