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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
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Tax year 2025
$133,750
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $1,490,638
-
Tax year 2024
$107,500
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $1,482,348
-
Tax year 2023
$83,750
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $1,462,725
-
Tax year 2022
$117,742
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $1,448,932
-
Tax year 2021
$94,758
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $1,468,934
-
Tax year 2020
$92,500
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $1,880,108
-
Tax year 2019
$80,000
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $1,493,340
-
Tax year 2018
$57,500
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $1,571,112
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Friends of WDM Parks & RecreationWest Des Moines, IA
To support and enhance communityengagement & outdoor enjoyment
$50,000 -
Children's Tumor FoundationNew York, NY
Team Emerson
$25,000 -
EveryStep FoundationClive, IA
Cheer Box Program-Give a box of cheer of giftsto people in need
$25,000 -
WDMCS Student Scholarship FundWest Des Moines, IA
2025 Fall Scholarships
$18,750 -
WDMCS Student Scholarship FundWest Des Moines, IA
2025 Spring Scholarships
$15,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Human services1 grant $25,00050% of the total
- Medical research1 grant $25,00050% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Rod WeikertTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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