William & Bertha D Green Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Clive, IA EIN: 22-2191519

William & Bertha D Green Foundation is a private foundation, based in Clive, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $57K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $6K.

William & Bertha D Green Foundation at a glance

In short: William & Bertha D Green Foundation gave $9K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,500
-50.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,250
-25.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,250
Total assets
$57,040
-6.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (53% 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 William & Bertha D Green Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Life Serve: $5KLife Serve$5KDav National Service Foundation: $4KDav National ServiceFoundation$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Life Serve ($5K). Together the top 2 received $9K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Des MoinesNorwalkCamdentonErlangerJohnstonStaten IslandUrbandaleWhitwell

How William & Bertha D Green Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 45% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $17K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Life Serve Johnston, IACharity$4,500
Dav National Service Foundation Erlanger, KYCharity$4,000
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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
2025$57,040$5,525$9,545$8,5002$8,500$5,988$18,919
2024$61,060$6,198$17,960$17,0003$17,000$6,198$17,068
2023$72,822$5,731$5,833$5,0002$5,000$5,731$13,410
2022$73,081$5,639$150———$5,639$13,411
2021$68,770$35,583$3,650$3,5001—$35,583$12,838
2020$36,837$3,933$3,650$3,5001—$3,933$10,619
2019$36,554$4,168$5,337$4,5001—$4,168$9,348

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, William & Bertha D Green Foundation reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

William & Bertha D Green Foundation is led by Thomas, Trustee on the 2025 filing — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Thomas Green (2019–2024) — Trustee

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 William & Bertha D Green Foundation

How much does William & Bertha D Green Foundation give each year?

William & Bertha D Green Foundation gave $9K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 3 grants.

How large is William & Bertha D Green Foundation?

William & Bertha D Green Foundation reported $57K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (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.

Where does William & Bertha D Green Foundation operate?

William & Bertha D Green Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Tennessee.

What is William & Bertha D Green Foundation's EIN?

William & Bertha D Green Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2191519. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 8, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 18, 2024)

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