Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Des Moines, IA EIN: 42-1180480

Funding for edmundson art foundation

Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust at a glance

In short: Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust gave $2.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.5M), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,470,854
+13.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,470,854
+13.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,470,854
Total assets
$59,330,077
+4.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Edmundson Art Foundation Inc: $2.5MEdmundson Art Foundation Inc$2.5M

The largest 2025 recipient was Edmundson Art Foundation Inc ($2.5M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Des Moines

How Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust gives

  • Giving grew 53% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.2M (2021) to $2.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Edmundson Art Foundation Inc Des Moines, IAAdvncmnt of the Arts$2,470,854
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$59,330,077$5,700,960$2,979,335$2,470,8541$5,642,408
2024$56,608,451$3,928,215$2,381,216$2,184,7351$3,928,215
2023$55,061,452$1,583,863$2,346,664$1,935,7561$1,583,863
2022$55,824,249$2,487,379$1,933,031$1,616,0991$2,487,379
2021$55,269,901$36,939,022$1,400,679$1,240,4871$36,939,022
2020$19,731,558$1,232,783$1,958,634$1,795,9331$1,232,783
2019$20,457,409$2,691,252$2,055,499$1,905,4531$2,691,252

About Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust

Based on IRS filings

Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Des Moines, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $59.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.5M. Net investment income was $5.6M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust is led by Et Meredith Iv Et Meredith IV, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Et Meredith Iv Et Meredith IV

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bankers Trust

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $93K (2019) → $503K (2025)

  • Craig Shadur

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dianna M. Meredith Frazier

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James W. Hubbell III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Bankers Trust — Trustee: $503KBankers TrustTrustee$503K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $503K, to Bankers Trust (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust

How much does Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust give each year?

Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust gave $2.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.2M across 1 grant.

How large is Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust?

Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust reported $59.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.7M.

What is Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust?

Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Des Moines, IA. It holds $59.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust operate?

Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust's EIN?

Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1180480. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 11, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 7, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)

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