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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6135921

Robert Griffith Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Estherville, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $512,970 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $512,970

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,920,863

  • Tax year 2024

    $520,149

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,157,294

  • Tax year 2023

    $522,718

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,352,262

  • Tax year 2022

    $419,353

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,564,446

  • Tax year 2021

    $589,432

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,713,314

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,268,880

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Robert Griffith Charitable Trust Scholarship FundEstherville, IA

    Scholarships for students

    $256,485
  2. Emmet County Historical SocietyEstherville, IA

    General support

    $51,297
  3. United Methodist ChurchEstherville, IA

    General support

    $51,297
  4. Emmet County Handicap OpportunityEstherville, IA

    General support

    $51,297
  5. Avera Holy Family Hospital FoundatiEstherville, IA

    General support

    $51,297
  6. Estherville Lincoln Central SchoolEstherville, IA

    General support

    $51,297

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $256,48571% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $51,29714% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $51,29714% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa6 grants $512,970

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Northstar BankOFFICER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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