Blank Park Endowment Corporation

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 46-0705129

TO SUPPORT THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO ASSIST IN CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE BLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATION, INC.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$9.7M

+11.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$463K

-3.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$463K

-3.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$319K$639K$958K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$9,682,393$8,677,941$9,855,398
Revenue$245,023$222,397$487,434
Expenses$511,201$527,296$509,143
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$189,764$204,376$404,642
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$216K$433K$649K$866K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

BLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATIO…$463K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JIM HAGENBUCHERCHAIRPERSON1
SCOTT SMITHVICE CHAIRPERSON1
MATT GUSTAFSONSECRETARY/TREASURER1
AARON KENNEDYIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSON1
ROCHELLE BURNETTDIRECTOR1
DAN SCHWARZDIRECTOR1
PAT HENSONDIRECTOR1
PEG ARMSTRONG-GUSTAFSONDIRECTOR THROUGH 5-1-231
TOBY JOSEPHDIRECTOR1
JEFFREY KARCHDIRECTOR1
MARK VUKOVICHDIRECTOR1
JOHN IRVINGDIRECTOR1
ANNE SHIMERDLAFOUNDATION CEO1
GARY TUCKERFOUNDATION CFO1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

DES MOINES

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

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