Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Altoona, IA EIN: 35-2377509

Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Altoona, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $764K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $43K.

Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
-20.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+60.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$763,986
+6.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Alzheimer's Association: $10KAlzheimer's Association$10KCan Do Cancer: $10KCan Do Cancer$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Alzheimer's Association ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

AltoonaDes MoinesMadridBooneAnkenyJohnstonMitchellvilleWest Des Moines

How Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2025) to $37K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alzheimer's Association West Des Moines, IAMedical Research$10,000
Can Do Cancer Ankeny, IASupport for Breast Cancer Patients$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$763,986$54,314$44,502$20,0002$31,687$42,627$35,988
2024$718,207$39,789$28,536$25,0004$28,251$39,789$35,378
2023$688,978$20,537$55,041$35,0003$54,779$20,537$33,688
2022$682,451$19,216$41,849$37,3005$38,475$18,879$40,206
2021$751,795$38,521$42,240$30,0004$35,061$38,202$38,360
2020$758,219$23,372$49,153$35,0004—$22,737$38,422

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brad Skinner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2020) → $1K (2025)

  • Deb Potter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $600 (2021) → $1K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Maribeth Rowe (2020–2022) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Brad Skinner — Trustee: $1KBrad SkinnerTrustee$1KDeb Potter — Trustee: $1KDeb PotterTrustee$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, to Brad Skinner (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation

How much does Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation give each year?

Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 4 grants.

How large is Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation?

Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation reported $764K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation operate?

Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Alma Pedretti Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2377509. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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