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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-6562404

Margaret B Barry Foundation

A private foundation in West Des Moines, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $231,646 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

    $231,646

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,673,669

  • Tax year 2024

    $251,386

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,785,314

  • Tax year 2023

    $236,042

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,880,348

  • Tax year 2022

    $184,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,693,116

  • Tax year 2021

    $181,522

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,381,642

  • Tax year 2020

    $177,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,627,276

  • Tax year 2019

    $171,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,504,612

  • Tax year 2018

    $171,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,357,490

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Iowa State University FoundationAmes, IA

    Cancer Research

    $115,823
  2. Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL

    Lurie Cancer Center

    $115,823

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $115,82350% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $115,82350% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa1 grant $115,823
  2. Illinois1 grant $115,823

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Craig SchraderTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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