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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-1462086

Ita Group Foundation

A private foundation in West Des Moines, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 114 grants and $381,015 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $381,015

    Grants listed
    114
    Assets, end of year
    $872,846

  • Tax year 2024

    $296,235

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $770,418

  • Tax year 2023

    $323,700

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $826,865

  • Tax year 2022

    $290,165

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $420,321

  • Tax year 2021

    $241,296

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $347,403

  • Tax year 2020

    $316,868

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $384,781

  • Tax year 2018

    $163,442

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $399,768

Grants paid in 2025

114 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of Central IowaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $115,315
  2. The Home Depot FoundationAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $30,000
  3. Boys & Girls Club of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $15,000
  4. ChildserveJohnston, IA

    General fund

    $12,000
  5. Meals on Wheels AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $10,000
  6. Meals on Wheels San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  7. Savannah College of Art & DesignSavannah, GA

    General fund

    $10,000
  8. Children's Healthcare of AtlantaBrookhaven, GA

    General fund

    $7,500
  9. Greater Des Moines Public Art FoundationDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $5,000
  10. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central IowaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $5,000
  11. Bravo Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $5,000
  12. Ryse Youth Emergency Care FundRichmond, CA

    General fund

    $4,500
  13. Pollen InitiativeAlameda, CA

    General fund

    $4,000
  14. EllipsisJohnston, IA

    General fund

    $4,000
  15. The Children's Trust of MassachusettsBoston, MA

    General fund

    $4,000
  16. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society New England RegionNew York, NY

    General fund

    $4,000
  17. Principal Charity ClassicDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $4,000
  18. Cradles to CrayonsNewton, MA

    General fund

    $3,500
  19. Junior Achievement of Central IowaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $3,500
  20. Marketing Research Education FoundationSaint Paul, MN

    General fund

    $3,500
  21. Tech Goes HomeBoston, MA

    General fund

    $3,500
  22. The Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    General fund

    $3,000
  23. Sweat Makes Cents (SMC)Marietta, GA

    General fund

    $3,000
  24. Red CrossDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $3,000
  25. Above Beyond CancerDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $2,500
  26. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    General fund

    $2,500
  27. Raising Readers in the HeartlandPolk City, IA

    General fund

    $2,500
  28. Des Moines BalletDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $2,500
  29. Love for Red IncWDM, IA

    General fund

    $2,500
  30. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,500
  31. Wesley Community Services (wesleylife)Johnston, IA

    General fund

    $2,500
  32. Big Brothers Big SistersClive, IA

    General fund

    $2,500
  33. YWCA BostonBoston, MA

    General fund

    $2,500
  34. Boys and Girls Club of Central IowaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $2,200
  35. Make-A-Wish - GeorgiaAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $2,000
  36. KAT6 FoundationBellmore, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  37. Can PlayWest Des Moines, IA

    General fund

    $2,000
  38. The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  39. Dorothy's HouseDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $2,000
  40. Meals From the HeartlandWDM, IA

    General fund

    $2,000
  41. Operation Feed AtlAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $2,000
  42. Hope MinistriesPleasant Hill, IA

    General fund

    $2,000
  43. National Kidney FoundationNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  44. Foster VillageDripping SPGS, TX

    General fund

    $1,800
  45. McNay Art MuseumSan Antonio, TX

    General fund

    $1,500
  46. Saginaw Children's ZooSaginaw, MI

    General fund

    $1,500
  47. Association of Business and Industry FoundationDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,500
  48. Iowa Healthiest State InitiativeDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,500
  49. San Francisco Gay Men's ChorusSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $1,500
  50. Waukee Area Christian ServicesWaukee, IA

    General fund

    $1,500
  51. Pace Center for GirlsJacksonville, FL

    General fund

    $1,500
  52. Community ServingsJamaica Plain, MA

    General fund

    $1,500
  53. Special Olympics of IowaGrimes, IA

    General fund

    $1,500
  54. DmarcDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,500
  55. Many HandsPella, IA

    General fund

    $1,250
  56. ALS Association Iowa ChapterWest Des Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  57. Home IncDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  58. Dysautonomia International IncEast Moriches, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  59. American Cancer SocietyDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  60. American Red Cross - Iowa RegionDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  61. Healthy Birth DayClive, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  62. Easter SealsDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  63. Animal Rescue League of IowaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  64. Children's Cancer ConnectionJohnston, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  65. Families ForwardIrvine, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  66. Earlham Soccer ClubEarlham, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  67. Camp Fire Heart of IowaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  68. Des Moines Community PlayhouseDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  69. ChrysalisWest Des Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  70. Children's Hospital Corporation DBA Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  71. By Degrees FoundationDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  72. WorkcampneLitchfield, NH

    General fund

    $1,000
  73. Greater Des Moines Habitat for HumanityDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  74. Take This IncTacoma, WA

    General fund

    $1,000
  75. Cause of Effect FitnessAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $1,000
  76. Whiskers TNRMartensdale, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  77. Prison Book ProgramQuincy, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  78. Raise the Bar InitiativeDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  79. Storm RoboticsMilton, GA

    General fund

    $1,000
  80. Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Warren County Iowa ChapterNorwalk, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  81. North Fulton Community CharitiesRoswell, GA

    General fund

    $1,000
  82. Kesem Harvard UndergraduateCambridge, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  83. More Than WordsWaltham, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  84. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  85. Women's Money MattersBoston, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  86. The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ

    General fund

    $1,000
  87. The Glioblastoma Research OrganizationMiami, FL

    General fund

    $1,000
  88. My Brother's TableLynn, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  89. Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Foundation DBA Blank Children's HospitalDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  90. Syngap Research FundSan Diego, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  91. Living History FarmsUrbandale, IA

    General fund

    $1,000
  92. Project Angel HeartDenver, CO

    General fund

    $1,000
  93. YMCA Supportive Housing CampusDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $750
  94. Capital City PrideDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  95. Urban DreamsDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  96. Virgina Down Syndrome AssociationRichmond, VA

    General fund

    $500
  97. Madhatter KnitsMonterey Park, CA

    General fund

    $500
  98. West Des Moines Human Services Friends FoundationWDM, IA

    General fund

    $500
  99. Central Iowa Shelter & ServicesDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  100. NAMI IowaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  101. Young Women's Resource CenterDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  102. Keep Iowa BeautifulJohnston, IA

    General fund

    $500
  103. Des Moines Choral SocietyDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  104. EverystepDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  105. Des Moines Refugee SupportDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  106. Des Moines Commnity OrchestraDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  107. Mid-Iowa Council Boy Scouts of AmericaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  108. Iowa Esgr IncJohnston, IA

    General fund

    $500
  109. No Foot Too SmallIowa City, IA

    General fund

    $500
  110. Can Do CancerAnkeny, IA

    General fund

    $500
  111. Team RunfreeAdel, IA

    General fund

    $500
  112. Food Bank of IowaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  113. Girl Scouts of Greater IowaDes Moines, IA

    General fund

    $500
  114. The Baobab HomeBagamoyo, Tanzania

    General fund

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services13 grants $24,80023% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $18,50017% of the total
  3. Health7 grants $16,00015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture4 grants $12,50011% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $6,0005% of the total
  6. Mental health2 grants $5,0005% of the total
  7. 12 other causes21 grants $27,20025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa65 grants $222,015
  2. Georgia10 grants $67,500
  3. California8 grants $37,500
  4. Massachusetts13 grants $25,000
  5. New York5 grants $11,000
  6. Michigan2 grants $4,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $3,500
  8. Texas2 grants $3,300
  9. Florida2 grants $2,500
  10. Colorado1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Brent Vander WaalPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa HofmannSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tim HeastonTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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