Grants paid by Guardian Scholars Foundation
EIN 47-2938413 · Des Moines, IA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Guardian Scholars Foundation of Des Moines, IA (EIN 47-2938413) reported 25 grants paid totaling $512,353 to 11 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$512,353
25 grants
Recipients
11
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | $37,033 | — |
| 2020 | 8 | $37,507 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | $9,915 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $130,000 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $82,898 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $80,000 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $135,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 11 recipients receiving the most from Guardian Scholars Foundation, by grants paid, out of 11 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rocky Mountain School 84-0425174 | B | Carbondale, CO | 4 | $420,000 | 2025 |
| Iowa State University 23-7149557 | B | Ames, IA | 3 | $21,513 | 2021 |
| Loras College | U | Dubuque, IA | 3 | $14,496 | 2021 |
| Wartburg College | U | Waverly, IA | 2 | $11,594 | 2020 |
| Grand View University | U | Des Moines, IA | 2 | $9,559 | 2021 |
| Morninginside College | U | Sioux City, IA | 2 | $8,680 | 2020 |
| Dowling High School | U | West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $7,898 | 2025 |
| Simpson College | U | Indianola, IA | 3 | $5,817 | 2021 |
| University of Iowa | U | Iowa City, IA | 2 | $5,392 | 2020 |
| Northwestern 42-0698196 | D | Orange City, IA | 1 | $3,887 | 2018 |
| Buena Vista University 42-0680404 | B | Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $3,517 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 25 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado Rocky Mountain School Carbondale, CO | B | $130,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202610569349100901 |
| 2025 | Dowling High School West Des Moines, IA | U | $5,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP TO GUTIERREZ MORAN | 202610569349100901 |
| 2024 | Colorado Rocky Mountain School Carbondale, CO | B | $80,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202510669349100706 |
| 2023 | Colorado Rocky Mountain School Carbondale, CO | B | $80,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202420809349100612 |
| 2023 | Dowling High School West Des Moines, IA | U | $2,898 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP TO YERIEL MORAN PADILLA | 202420809349100612 |
| 2022 | Colorado Rocky Mountain School Carbondale, CO | B | $130,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202320629349100502 |
| 2021 | Grand View University Des Moines, IA | U | $3,610 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202322799349100017 |
| 2021 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | B | $2,692 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202322799349100017 |
| 2021 | Loras College Dubuque, IA | U | $2,306 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202322799349100017 |
| 2021 | Simpson College Indianola, IA | U | $1,307 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202322799349100017 |
| 2020 | Loras College Dubuque, IA | U | $7,454 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202312799349100621 |
| 2020 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | B | $6,743 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202312799349100621 |
| 2020 | Grand View University Des Moines, IA | U | $5,949 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202312799349100621 |
| 2020 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | U | $5,329 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202312799349100621 |
| 2020 | Simpson College Indianola, IA | U | $3,675 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202312799349100621 |
| 2020 | Wartburg College Waverly, IA | U | $3,594 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202312799349100621 |
| 2020 | Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA | B | $3,517 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202312799349100621 |
| 2020 | Morninginside College Sioux City, IA | U | $1,246 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202312799349100621 |
| 2018 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | B | $12,078 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201901429349100800 |
| 2018 | Wartburg College Waverly, IA | U | $8,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201901429349100800 |
| 2018 | Morninginside College Sioux City, IA | U | $7,434 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201901429349100800 |
| 2018 | Loras College Dubuque, IA | U | $4,736 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201901429349100800 |
| 2018 | Northwestern Orange City, IA | D | $3,887 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201901429349100800 |
| 2018 | Simpson College Indianola, IA | U | $835 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201901429349100800 |
| 2018 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | U | $63 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201901429349100800 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202610569349100901 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202510669349100706 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202420809349100612 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v4.1 | 202320629349100502 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202322799349100017 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202312799349100621 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201901429349100800 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/472938413.json.
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