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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 51-0192624

Richard O Jacobson Foundation

A private foundation in Des Moines, IA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $200,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Qualified institutions under section 170 of the code

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $69,165,825
  • Tax year 2023

    $370,125

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $66,699,452
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,218,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $22,083,260
  • Tax year 2021

    $8,860,933

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $24,841,991
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,538,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $19,904,087
  • Tax year 2019

    $8,761,760

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $12,457,228
  • Tax year 2018

    $28,273,900

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,918,034
  • Tax year 2017

    $14,360,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,759,851

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Build A Better BelmondBelmond, IA

    Contribution

    $200,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $200,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Bruce L RastetterCHAIRMAN & CEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carlton T KingVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark N LarsonTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Will J HoekmanSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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