Funding search · EIN 391892120 · Des Moines, IA

John H & Ann Ghrist Family Foundation

Name: John H & Ann Ghrist Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

40
grants reported: $98,000
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,000
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.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Iowa State University Foundation3 grants · $15,000
Food Bank of Iowa3 grants · $12,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America2 grants · $10,000
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation3 grants · $6,000
Edmundson Art Foundation Inc (Des Moines Art Center)3 grants · $6,000
Iowa Public Radio3 grants · $5,500
Des Moines Public Library Foundation3 grants · $5,000
Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa Dba Everystep1 grant · $5,000
Iowa Public Television Foundation3 grants · $4,500
Living History Farms Foundation2 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$39,000

2022

$31,000

2023

$28,000

2024

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$6,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa Dba Everystep · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Operations
$3,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$3,000
Food Bank of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$3,000
Des Moines Symphony Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Des Moines Public Library Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$2,000
Edmundson Art Foundation Inc (Des Moines Art Center) · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$2,000
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$2,000
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$2,000
Des Moines Community Playhouse · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Edmundson Art Foundation Inc (Des Moines Art Center) · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Greater Des Moines Botannical Garden · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Living History Farms Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa (Everystep) · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$2,000
West Des Moines Library · West Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Des Moines Community Playhouse · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Des Moines Public Library Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Edmundson Art Foundation Inc (Des Moines Art Center) · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Greater Des Moines Botannical Garden · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Iowa Public Television Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Living History Farms Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa (Everystep) · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$2,000
West Des Moines Library · West Des Moines, IA · 2022
Operations
$1,500
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$1,500
Iowa Public Television Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2024
Operations
$1,000
Cass Resources for Enrichment (Care) · Darien, IL · 2024
Operations
$1,000
Salisbury House Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$1,000
Six Degrees of Separation - Removing Barriers for Education · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$1,000
West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Operations
$1,000
Des Moines Public Library Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Operations
$1,000
Iowa Public Television Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2023
Operations

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