Sunshot Charitable Foundation
Sunshot Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Iowa City, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $242K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $4K.
Sunshot Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Sunshot Charitable Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,500
- +85.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,625
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $241,873
- +65.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% 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 Sunshot Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was No Foot Too Small ($3K). Together the top 4 received $7K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sunshot Charitable Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| No Foot Too Small Coralville, IA | Raise Infant Loss Awareness | $2,500 |
| Community Risk Services Iowa City, IA | Food Pantry | $1,500 |
| American Legion Post 26 Davenport, IA | Supporting Veterans and Family | $1,500 |
| Humane Society of Scott County Davenport, IA | Help Homeless Animals | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $241,873 | $103,543 | $8,258 | $6,500 | 4 | $6,500 | $3,543 | $7,305 |
| 2024 | $146,588 | $152,419 | $5,831 | $3,500 | 2 | $3,500 | $88 | $595 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sunshot Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sunshot Charitable Foundation is led by Rickey Pruter, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rickey Pruter
President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Dawn Pruter
Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 Sunshot Charitable Foundation
How much does Sunshot Charitable Foundation give each year?
Sunshot Charitable Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.
What is Sunshot Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Sunshot Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $1,625, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sunshot Charitable Foundation give grants?
Sunshot Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Davenport, IA (2 grants).
Does Sunshot Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Sunshot Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Sunshot Charitable Foundation?
Sunshot Charitable Foundation reported $242K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Sunshot Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Sunshot Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-2359117. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2024–2025
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