Funding search · EIN 421186589 · Muscatine, IA

Roy J Carver Charitable Trust

Name: Roy J Carver Charitable Trust grants, 2021–2024
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A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

307
grants reported: $57.2M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $80,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

carver scholarship college private purchase equipment building statewide

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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.

University of Iowa23 grants · $19.1M
University of Iowa Foundation20 grants · $9.2M
University of Illinois14 grants · $4.5M
University of Northern Iowa11 grants · $2.3M
Iowa State University Foundation8 grants · $1.7M
Iowa State University of Technology3 grants · $1.0M
Trinity Muscatine Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
University of Northern Iowa Foundat6 grants · $928,646
Community Foundation of Greater Mus1 grant · $850,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation3 grants · $735,000

Giving over time

$14.6M

2021

$14.0M

2022

$12.1M

2023

$16.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 307 grants.

$3.5M
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Ccom - direct the 2025 gift payout f
$3.1M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Ccom - direct the 2022 gift payout for the iowa neuroscience institute
$3.1M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2021
Ccom - direct the 2020 gift payout for the iowa neuroscience institute
$2.8M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Ccom - direct the 2022 gift payout for the iowa neuroscience institute
$1.5M
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Ccom - direct the 2025 gift payout -
$1.5M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Engineering - direct the 2022 gift payout - major initiative in respiratory and pulmonary bme
$1.5M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Engineering - direct the 2022 gift payout - major initiative in respiratory and pulmonary bme
$1.5M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2021
Engineering - major initiative in respiratory and pulmonary bme
$1.0M
Trinity Muscatine Foundation · Muscatine, IA · 2022
Construction of new health facility
$1.0M
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2021
Medicine - extend a coronavirus research pilot grant program
$855,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Support facility needs in hydraulic
$850,000
Community Foundation of Greater Mus · Muscatine, IA · 2024
Housing for impoverished families
$850,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2021
Libraries - renovation of hardin library
$750,000
Iowa State University of Technology · Ames, IA · 2024
Purchase an advanced device for prot
$687,416
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Physics - update resources for space physics
$605,981
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2021
Upgrade an advanced microscope
$595,957
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Upgrade an advanced light microscope
$558,755
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Department of chemistry - research and instruction in radiochemistry
$500,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Assist with relocation and renovatio
$500,000
Bethany for Children and Families · Davenport, IA · 2023
Purchase of a new building
$500,000
Iowa Lakeside Laboratory · Milford, IA · 2023
Construct a laboratory facility
$500,000
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2022
Purchase of advanced mass spectrometry device
$500,000
Hoover Presidential Foundation · West Branch, IA · 2021
Museum renovation
$500,000
Putnam Museum and Science Center · Davenport, IA · 2021
Capital improvements
$493,000
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2023
Purchase advanced optical microscope
$493,000
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2021
Acquisition of mass spectrometry instrument
$450,000
Living History Farms · Urbandale, IA · 2022
Building renovation for creation of educational center
$450,000
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2021
Purchase a transmission electron microscope
$425,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Purchase advanced technology designe
$419,973
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2022
Purchase of advanced flow cytometry equipment
$409,002
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2022
Acquire nuclear imaging scanner for small animal imaging
$400,000
Muscatine Center for Social Action · Muscatine, IA · 2024
Construct a facility for permanent s
$400,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Equipment for instruction in material science and associated fields
$390,073
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Upgrade microscopy and spectroscopy instrumentation
$377,400
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Purchase advanced imaging equipment
$363,676
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2021
Acquire high performance computing system
$355,779
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Biology - purchase equipment for genomic research
$348,015
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Purchase instrumentation for earth science
$305,486
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2023
Purchase of advanced conofocal microscope
$300,000
Youth and Shelter Services · Ames, IA · 2024
Construct a vocational training faci
$275,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundat · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Purchase simulation equipment for us
$267,261
Muscatine Community College · Muscatine, IA · 2021
Purchase equipment for nursing education
$260,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Improve protein analysis capabilities for science instruction
$250,000
Muscatine Community College Foundat · Muscatine, IA · 2024
Expand a building used in industrial
$250,000
Four Oaks Family and Children'S Services · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Update residential facilities
$250,000
Junior Achievement of the Heartland · Moline, IL · 2022
Construction of academic center
$245,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023
Carver statewide scholarship program
$245,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Carver statewide scholarships
$245,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Carver statewide scholarships
$245,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022
Carver statewide scholarship program
$245,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Carver statewide scholarships
$245,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Carver statewide scholarships
$245,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2021
Carver statewide scholarship program
$245,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2021
Carver statewide scholarships
$245,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2021
Carver statewide scholarships
$240,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Update equipment for earth science
$238,275
Muscatine Community College · Muscatine, IA · 2023
Purchase technology for science education
$221,962
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2021
Biology - purchase equipment for functional & comparative genomic research
$213,009
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2021
Update instructional microscopy equipment
$200,000
Adair County Health System · Greenfield, IA · 2024
Support reconstruction and reopening
$200,000
Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Capital improvements to an environme
$200,000
Luther College · Decorah, IA · 2024
Support the acquisition of equipment
$200,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundat · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Acquire equipment for physical scien
$200,000
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Renovate exhibit gallery
$200,000
Tanager · Mt Vernon, IA · 2023
Improvements at camp tanager
$200,000
African American Museum of Iowa · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022
Building renovation
$200,000
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium · Dubuque, IA · 2022
Major gallery renovation
$200,000
Science Center of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Renovation of facility
$200,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Improve laboratory for study of hearing disorders
$200,000
Iowa Historical Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2021
Building improvements
$200,000
Orchard Place · Des Moines, IA · 2021
Support building improvements
$195,695
Cornell College · Mount Vernon, IA · 2021
Atomic force microscope
$195,000
Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2022
Instrumentation for instruction in chemistry
$185,000
Wartburg College · Waverly, IA · 2024
Support a classroom technology impro
$175,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Renovate a laboratory for water qual
$173,864
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2022
Acquire instrumentation for nanoscale biological analysis
$170,000
Morningside Univerity · Sioux City, IA · 2021
Chemistry & microbiology instrumentation
$166,569
Family Resources · Davenport, IA · 2023
Assist with program relocation
$166,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Medicine - emfs to treat type ii diabetes - dr val sheffield
$166,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2021
Medicine - emfs to treat type ii diabetes - dr val sheffield
$165,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2021
Update facilities used in hydrology and water science studies
$160,656
Orchard Place · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Support improvements to campus security
$160,000
Niabi Zoological Park · Coal Valley, IL · 2021
Construct a new animal exhibit
$155,000
Loras College · Dubuque, IA · 2022
Purchase equipment for programs in engineering
$152,596
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2023
Research to define influences on fetal brain development
$150,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Investigate bacteria derived substan
$150,000
Iowa State University of Technology · Ames, IA · 2024
Improve the effectiveness of an exis
$150,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Champaign, IL · 2024
Understand how human cells produce t
$150,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Study obesity-induced insulin resist
$150,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Study the molecular basis for why ce
$150,000
University of Iowa Foundation · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Develop new contrast agents for use
$150,000
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Student fellowship program
$150,000
Family Museum · Bettendorf, IA · 2022
Renovate an exhibit gallery
$150,000
Ymca of the Quad Cities · Davenport, IA · 2022
Meet additional costs of construction
$150,000
Family Resources · Davenport, IA · 2021
Transitional funding for crime victim support services
$150,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2021
Acquisition of equipment for use in chemistry and biochemistry
$149,980
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2021
Acquisition of equipment for instruction in automated manufacturing
$149,913
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Study how blood and immune cells inf
$147,980
University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2022
Research to define influences on fetal brain development
$147,169
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2021
Study respiratory virus infection

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