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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 42-6068309

Erickson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Des Moines, IA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $21,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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 2024

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $590,904

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $582,419

  • Tax year 2022

    $994,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $572,937

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,546,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,574,450

  • Tax year 2020

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $626,017

  • Tax year 2019

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $643,289

  • Tax year 2018

    $21,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $654,201

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  2. Des Moines Metro OperaIndianola, IA

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  3. Love IncDes Moines, IA

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  4. Alhs Alumni FundDes Moines, IA

    Charitable contribution

    $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 culture1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa3 grants $11,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Thomas Warren EricksonVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Miriam E BrownTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth BushPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Aaron BushDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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