Sapp Family Charitable Foundation
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Urbandale, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $206K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $3K.
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Sapp Family Charitable Foundation gave $3K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $650), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,250
- -49.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $650
- -59.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $550
- Total assets
- $206,276
- -4.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (85% 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 Sapp Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Parkinson Disease Association ($1K). Together the top 5 received $3K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sapp Family Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 299% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2020) to $6K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Parkinson Disease Association Urbandale, IA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Five Fires Foundation Boone, IA | Charitable | $700 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa Des Moines, IA | Charitable | $550 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes Des Moines, IA | Charitable | $500 |
| Blood Cancer United Washington, DC | Charitable | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $206,276 | $1,000 | $10,500 | $3,250 | 5 | $4,672 | $1,560 |
| 2024 | $215,776 | $3,000 | $22,450 | $6,371 | 4 | $17,049 | $2,102 |
| 2023 | $235,226 | $1,500 | $17,061 | $1,100 | 1 | $14,977 | $5,154 |
| 2022 | $250,787 | $5,000 | $3,764 | $2,600 | 2 | $3,264 | $6,517 |
| 2021 | $249,551 | — | $1,170 | — | — | $670 | $6,453 |
| 2020 | $250,721 | — | $2,798 | $500 | 1 | — | $6,548 |
| 2019 | $253,519 | $24,000 | $19,095 | — | — | — | $6,772 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sapp Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation is led by Robert W. Sapp, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert W. Sapp
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frances E. Sapp
Secretary
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.
Frequently asked questions about Sapp Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Sapp Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation gave $3K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 4 grants.
What is Sapp Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $550, and its average grant was $650, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sapp Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Des Moines, IA (2 grants).
Does Sapp Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Sapp Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (5 grants).
Who are Sapp Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include American Parkinson Disease Association ($1,000), Five Fires Foundation ($700) and Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa ($550), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sapp Family Charitable Foundation?
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation reported $206K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sapp Family Charitable Foundation?
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Urbandale, IA. It holds $206K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Sapp Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Sapp Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1234227. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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