Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker West Des Moines, IA EIN: 39-1901112

Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in West Des Moines, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $3K.

Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc gave $3K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $2K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$3,423
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$1,712
Median grant
$1,712
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Animal Rescue League: $2KAnimal Rescue League$2KDes Moines Community Orchestra: $1KDes Moines Community Orchestra$1K

The largest 2024 recipient was Animal Rescue League ($2K). Together the top 2 received $3K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Des MoinesPleasant HillGrimesWest Des Moines

How Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc gives

  • In 2024 it paid out well above 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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $6K (2019). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Animal Rescue League Des Moines, IASupport for Programs$2,423
Des Moines Community Orchestra Des Moines, IASupport for Programs$1,000
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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
2024—$61$3,546$3,4232$3,485—$86
2023$3,485$69$105———$69$171
2022$3,521$15$105———$15$176
2021$3,611$1,000$780————$172
2020$3,391$6$1,755$1,0001—$6$210
2019$5,140$5,792$6,805$6,3752—$42$277

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $86 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc is led by Stephen R. Grubb, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Stephen R. Grubb

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc gave $3K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc operate?

Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Iowa.

How much is Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $86 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?

Stephen R Grubb Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1901112. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 11, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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