Funding search · EIN 476776727 · Urbandale, IA
Rex R Cook Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 45
- grants reported
- $388,000
- total given
- 2021–2025
- filing years
- $6,930
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Hope Ministries5 grants · $122,220
- Planned Parenthood of the Heartland5 grants · $71,780
- Dmarc Food Pantry5 grants · $46,560
- The Salvation Army5 grants · $34,920
- American Red Cross - Central Ia Chapter5 grants · $34,920
- The Easter Seals Society of Iowa5 grants · $34,920
- American Legion Highland Post 3745 grants · $19,400
- Des Moines Police Burial Association5 grants · $11,640
- Church of the Brethren at Ankeny4 grants · $9,360
- Stover Memorial Church of the Brethren1 grant · $2,280
Giving over time
Grant history
All 45 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,830
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General charity
- $25,200
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General charity
- $24,255
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General charity
- $23,940
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General charity
- $22,995
Hope Ministries · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General charity
- $15,170
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General charity
- $14,800
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General charity
- $14,245
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General charity
- $14,060
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General charity
- $13,505
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General charity
- $9,840
Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General charity
- $9,600
Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General charity
- $9,240
Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General charity
- $9,120
Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General charity
- $8,760
Dmarc Food Pantry · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General charity
- $7,380
American Red Cross - Central Ia Chapter · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General charity
- $7,380
The Easter Seals Society of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General charity
- $7,380
The Salvation Army · Omaha, NE · 2025
General charity
- $7,200
American Red Cross - Central Ia Chapter · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General charity
- $7,200
The Easter Seals Society of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General charity
- $7,200
The Salvation Army · Omaha, NE · 2024
General charity
- $6,930
American Red Cross - Central Ia Chapter · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General charity
- $6,930
The Easter Seals Society of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General charity
- $6,930
The Salvation Army · Omaha, NE · 2022
General charity
- $6,840
American Red Cross - Central Ia Chapter · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General charity
- $6,840
The Easter Seals Society of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General charity
- $6,840
The Salvation Army · Omaha, NE · 2021
General charity
- $6,570
American Red Cross - Central Ia Chapter · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General charity
- $6,570
The Easter Seals Society of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General charity
- $6,570
The Salvation Army · Omaha, NE · 2023
General charity
- $4,100
American Legion Highland Post 374 · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General charity
- $4,000
American Legion Highland Post 374 · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General charity
- $3,850
American Legion Highland Post 374 · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General charity
- $3,800
American Legion Highland Post 374 · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General charity
- $3,650
American Legion Highland Post 374 · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General charity
- $2,460
Church of the Brethren at Ankeny · Ankeny, IA · 2025
General charity
- $2,460
Des Moines Police Burial Association · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General charity
- $2,400
Church of the Brethren at Ankeny · Ankeny, IA · 2024
General charity
- $2,400
Des Moines Police Burial Association · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General charity
- $2,310
Church of the Brethren at Ankeny · Ankeny, IA · 2022
General charity
- $2,310
Des Moines Police Burial Association · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General charity
- $2,280
Des Moines Police Burial Association · Des Moines, IA · 2021
General charity
- $2,280
Stover Memorial Church of the Brethren · Des Moines, IA · 2021
Religious purposes
- $2,190
Church of the Brethren at Ankeny · Ankeny, IA · 2023
General charity
- $2,190
Des Moines Police Burial Association · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General charity
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