Funding search · EIN 426173496 · Waterloo, IA

R J McElroy Trust

Name: R J McElroy Trust grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

211
grants reported: $6.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $7,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

gold star award fellowship stipend scholarships educational expansion

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Scheduled - Attached1 grant · $2.2M
Waterloo Leisure Services2 grants · $828,500
Uni Foundation2 grants · $420,000
Waterloo Community Schools2 grants · $236,850
Hawkeye Comm College Foundation2 grants · $220,500
Successlink2 grants · $205,000
Sunflower Child Development Center1 grant · $200,000
Youth Art Team2 grants · $145,000
Ywca2 grants · $100,700
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$2.2M

2022

$2.6M

2023

$2.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 211 grants.

$2.2M
Scheduled - Attached · Scheduled, IA · 2022
Scheduled
$615,000
Waterloo Leisure Services · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program/operating support
$280,000
Uni Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Program support
$216,900
Waterloo Community Schools · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$213,500
Waterloo Leisure Services · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program/operating support
$200,000
Sunflower Child Development Center · Decorah, IA · 2023
Program/operating support
$190,000
Successlink · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$160,500
Hawkeye Comm College Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Scholarships/program support
$140,000
Uni Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Boys & Girls Club Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$100,000
Waverly Childcare & Preschool · Waverly, IA · 2023
Building expansion
$91,100
Waterloo Public Library · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$75,000
Youth Art Team · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$70,000
Youth Art Team · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$60,500
Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Operating support
$60,000
Hawkeye Comm College Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Scholarships/program support
$60,000
Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$50,500
Ywca · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$50,200
Ywca · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Leader Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Nashua Plainfield School District · Nashua, IA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Riyo · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Leader Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Waverly Public Library · Waverly, IA · 2023
Program support
$40,000
Christian Community Development · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$40,000
Sumner Daycare & Learning Center · Sumner, IA · 2023
Operating support
$32,800
Keystone Area Education Agency · Elkader, IA · 2024
Program support
$31,000
Keystone Area Education Agency · Elkader, IA · 2023
Program support
$30,000
Grout Museum District · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$30,000
College Hill Partnership · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Program support
$30,000
Embracing Explorations · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$30,000
Grout Museum District · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$30,000
River Hills School · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Program support
$30,000
Try Pie Bakery · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern Ia · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024
Program support
$25,000
Little Knights Learning Center · Dysart, IA · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
One Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$25,000
First in Iowa · Boston, MA · 2023
Program support
$25,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern Ia · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023
Program support
$25,000
New Hampton Parks & Recreation · New Hampton, IA · 2023
Program support
$25,000
Wcf Symphony · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Educational support
$22,500
Operation Threshold · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$21,500
Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$20,850
Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$20,750
Waterloo Community Playhouse · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$20,600
Waterloo Community Playhouse · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Central Rivers Aea Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Teaching grants
$20,000
City of Wellsburg · Wellsburg, IA · 2024
Program support
$20,000
Iowa Legal Aid · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Medical support
$20,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Ia · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Waterloo Youth City Council · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$19,950
Waterloo Community Schools · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$17,000
Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Cedar Valley Angels · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Embracing Explorations · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Ia · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Northeast Ia Comm College Found · Peosta, IA · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
Pied Piper Preschool of Traer · Traer, IA · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Successlink · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
Wcf Symphony · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Educational support
$15,000
Cedar Valley Angels · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Comm in Schools of Mid-America · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Family & Children'S Council · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Ijag · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Iowa Dental Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Program support
$15,000
People'S Community Health Clinic · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Royal Legacy Christian Academy · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Salvation Army of Waterloo · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Medical support
$15,000
Wapsie Valley School District · Fairbank, IA · 2023
Program support
$13,000
Central Rivers Aea Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Teaching grants
$13,000
Danielle Johnsen · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Fellowship stipend
$12,500
Cedar Heights Parents Teachers · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Program support
$12,500
Job Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Program support
$12,000
Andrew Buchheim · Waverly, IA · 2024
Fellowship stipend
$12,000
Danielle Johnsen · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Fellowship stipend
$12,000
Gwyneth Paule · Mt Vernon, IA · 2024
Fellowship stipend
$12,000
Rocio Amaro Marquez · Waverly, IA · 2024
Fellowship stipend
$12,000
Eryn Perry · Waverly, IA · 2023
Fellowship stipend
$12,000
Rachel Crawford · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Fellowship stipend
$12,000
Rocio Amaro Marquez · Waverly, IA · 2023
Fellowship stipend
$10,000
Ijag · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Job Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Program support
$10,000
National Inventors Hall of Fame · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Plentiful Pantry · Mt Vernon, IA · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Best Buddies in Iowa · Windsor Heights, IA · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Butler County Conservation · Clarksville, IA · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Cedar Falls Community Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Janesville Public Library · Janesville, IA · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Lawler Public Library · Lawler, IA · 2023
Library expansion
$10,000
National Inventors Hall of Fame · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Plantiful Pantry · Mt Vernon, IA · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Winnebago Council Boy Scouts · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Program support
$9,000
Waterloo Center for the Arts · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program support
$7,500
Independence Food Pantry · Independence, IA · 2023
Operating support
$7,500
Love · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Program support

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