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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-6315781

J Wesley Graham TW

A private foundation in West Des Moines, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $1.4 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,357,421

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $12,519,412

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,664,902

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $13,128,603

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,709,242

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,408,309

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,080,433

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,418,682

  • Tax year 2021

    $554,623

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,375,315

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,041,981

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,774,656

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,064,126

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,402,023

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,085,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,049,927

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Salvation ArmyHoffman Estates, IL

    Charitablecontribution

    $1,356,421
  2. Children's Square USACouncil Bluffs, IA

    CHARITABLECONTRIBUTIONChristian Home Association Foundation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $1,356,421100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $1,356,421
  2. Iowa1 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.

  • Wells Fargo Bank NATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • George Robert GrahamTRUSTEE Hours 1.87Pay $32,239
  • Mary Elizabeth FergusTRUSTEE Hours 1.23Pay $32,239

The return

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