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Gartner Family Foundation: 33 grants to organizations, $624,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Gartner Family Foundation, a private foundation in Des Moines, IA, paid 33 grants to organizations totaling $624,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 16, 2025. The largest was $52,500 to Assistance Dogs of Hawaii in Makawao, HI for development of service dogs.
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- EIN
- 421422699
- Based in
- Des Moines, IA
- Assets
- $14,133,027
- Grants paid
- $624,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202533209349100313. It reported $624,000 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistance Dogs of Hawaii | Makawao, HI | Development of service dogs | Animal-related | $52,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Assistance Dogs of Hawaii | Makawao, HI | Development of service dogs | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Presbyterian Church | Des Moines, IA | General fund pledge | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gray's Lake Park Playground and Sprayground Fund | Des Moines, IA | Fund to replace playground equipment and addition of new sprayground at gray's lake park | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | Des Moines, IA | Capital campaign | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth and Shelter Services | Des Moines, IA | Fund to provide support for youth and their families | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance for A Better Iowa Education Fund | Des Moines, IA | General fund | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blank Park Zoo | Des Moines, IA | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines University | Des Moines, IA | Support education of medical students | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iowa Freedom of Information Council | Des Moines, IA | Support of open records and information | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Freedom of Information Council | Des Moines, IA | Support of open records and information | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scattergood Friends School | West Branch, IA | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Metro Opera | Indianola, IA | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | Robert d & billie ray center | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center at Sixth | Des Moines, IA | Fund to construct a new mixed-use project of commercial space in addition to live/work units specifically designed to meet the needs of culturally diverse entrepreneurs. | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | Community essential needs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carleton College Alumni Annual Fund | Northfield, MN | General fund to help provide an immersive and supportive learning environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Des Moines Area Religious Council-Dmarc | Des Moines, IA | Food pantry | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Drake Bulldog Club | Des Moines, IA | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | Internship endowment | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Forum Institute | Washington, DC | Support education about and engagement in first amendment rights for all | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mind & Spirit Counseling Center | Urbandale, IA | Support of mind and spirit counseling services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York City Center | New York, NY | Support of the artists, education and community engagement programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | To support public eduction re the rights of everyone in iowa | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Families Forward | Des Moines, IA | Support of homeless families in iowa | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation | Des Moines, IA | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outer Banks Community Foundation | Manteo, NC | Nolan memorial scholarship fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scattergood Friends School | West Branch, IA | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | Support for iowa public radio | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Iowa PBS | Johnston, IA | Support for iowa public broadcast system | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Living History Farms | Urbandale, IA | General support for the historical farms and programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Village Preservation Foundation | Davenport, IA | Architectural heritage and cultural history preservation | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | General fund | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Animal-related | $102,500 |
| Environment | $50,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $50,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $37,500 |
| Education | $30,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Iowa | $489,000 |
| Hawaii | $102,500 |
| Minnesota | $10,000 |
| District of Columbia | $10,000 |
| New York | $7,500 |
| North Carolina | $5,000 |
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Updated November 16, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.