Brenton Foundation

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 42-1330275

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$101K

+22.5% YoY

Grant Count

22

+4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

+17.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$51K$76K$101K24 grants202019 grants202120 grants202221 grants202322 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DES MOINES METRO OPERA$40KGREATER DES MOINES BOTAN…$26KBRENTON ARBORETUM$13KMISSION ANIMAL HOSPITAL$8KTHE OUTREACH PROGRAM$3KGREATER DES MOINES PUBLI…$2KDES MOINES ART CENTER$1KDES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRAR…$1KDES MOINES SYMPHONY$1KHUNGER FREE DALLAS COUNTY$1K

Grant Size Distribution

106 grants across all recorded years

106<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$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
JUNIUS C BRENTONDIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AMESANNAPOLISARLINGTONBROOKLYN PARKDALLAS CENTERDES MOINESEDEN PRAIRIEINDIANOLAJOHNSTONMADRIDMILLBROOKNEW HAVENNEW YORKUNIONWARWICKWAYZATA

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

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