The Richard Morton Root and Ruth Bailey

URBANDALE, IA EIN: 39-6779747

The Richard Morton Root and Ruth Bailey is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in URBANDALE, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $311K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$311K

+9.9% YoY

Grant Count

4

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$78K

+9.9% YoY

About The Richard Morton Root and Ruth Bailey

Based on IRS filings

The Richard Morton Root and Ruth Bailey is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in URBANDALE, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $311K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

DES MOINESINDIANOLAPELLA

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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$88K$176K$264K$352K4 grants20194 grants20204 grants20214 grants20224 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

CENTRAL COLLEGE$78KDRAKE UNIVERSITY$78KGRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY$78KSIMPSON COLLEGE$78K

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

<$50K20$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

IOWA STATE BANKTrustee$31K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
IOWA STATE BANKTrustee7$30,929

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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