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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-6487703

Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Dubuque, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $56,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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

9 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,434,794
  • Tax year 2024

    $102,620

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,421,141
  • Tax year 2023

    $85,820

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,066,543
  • Tax year 2022

    $83,470

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $743,001
  • Tax year 2021

    $186,670

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $517,291
  • Tax year 2020

    $153,900

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $429,205
  • Tax year 2019

    $109,975

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $369,741
  • Tax year 2018

    $109,375

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $229,173
  • Tax year 2017

    $89,460

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $220,630

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Holy Family Catholic SchoolsDubuque, IA

    Community improvement

    $30,000
  2. Dubuque Symphony OrchestraDubuque, IA

    Community improvement

    $20,000
  3. GDDC River Valley Initiative FundDubuque, IA

    Community improvement

    $3,000
  4. Iowa College FoundationDes Moines, IA

    Community improvement

    $2,500
  5. Dubuque Regional Humane SocietyDubuque, IA

    Community improvement

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa5 grants $56,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Eric GantzTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael GantzTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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