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Grants paid by Melinda and Charles Ruperto Foundation

EIN 85-2670541 · Des Moines, IA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22

Melinda and Charles Ruperto Foundation of Des Moines, IA (EIN 85-2670541) reported 26 grants paid totaling $204,000 to 9 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$204,000

26 grants

Recipients

9

distinct organizations

Tax years

2021–2025

5 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20214$33,000
20224$30,000
20232$15,000
20248$47,000
20258$79,000

Top recipients

The 9 recipients receiving the most from Melinda and Charles Ruperto Foundation, by grants paid, out of 9 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden 42-0540765BDes Moines, IA3$60,0002025
Des Moines Performing Arts 51-0138181BDes Moines, IA4$42,0002025
Des Moines Art Center 42-0680419BDes Moines, IA4$35,0002025
Des Moines Community Playhouse 42-0710259BDes Moines, IA4$30,0002025
Marsha P Johnson InstituteURichmond, CA4$18,0002025
Fordham University 13-1740451CNew York, NY2$10,0002025
Iowa Culinary Institute at DmaccUAnkeny, IA1$5,0002024
Iowa Public TelevisionUJohnston, IA2$2,0002025
Iowa Public Radio 20-4227123BDes Moines, IA2$2,0002025

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 26 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Melinda and Charles Ruperto Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Des Moines, IAB$45,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND BOTONY IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202630599349100408
2025Des Moines Performing Arts Des Moines, IAB$12,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202630599349100408
2025Des Moines Community Playhouse Des Moines, IAB$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202630599349100408
2025Des Moines Art Center Des Moines, IAB$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202630599349100408
2025Marsha P Johnson Institute Richmond, CAU$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN RAISING AWARENESS FOR ISSUES SURROUNDING THE LGBQT COMMUNITY202630599349100408
2025Fordham University New York, NYC$5,000paidTO SUPPORT CULTURE AND HUMANITIES FOR STUDENTS OF FORDHAM UNIVERSITY202630599349100408
2025Iowa Public Radio Des Moines, IAB$1,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202630599349100408
2025Iowa Public Television Johnston, IAU$1,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202630599349100408
2024Des Moines Community Playhouse Des Moines, IAB$15,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202521349349103072
2024Des Moines Art Center Des Moines, IAB$10,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202521349349103072
2024Fordham University New York, NYC$5,000paidTO SUPPORT CULTURE AND HUMANITIES FOR STUDENTS OF FORDHAM UNIVERSITY202521349349103072
2024Marsha P Johnson Institute Richmond, CAU$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN RAISING AWARENESS FOR ISSUES SURROUNDING THE LGBQT COMMUNITY202521349349103072
2024Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Des Moines, IAB$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND BOTONY IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202521349349103072
2024Iowa Culinary Institute at Dmacc Ankeny, IAU$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202521349349103072
2024Iowa Public Television Johnston, IAU$1,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202521349349103072
2024Iowa Public Radio Des Moines, IAB$1,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202521349349103072
2023Des Moines Art Center Des Moines, IAB$10,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202441319349103074
2023Des Moines Community Playhouse Des Moines, IAB$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202441319349103074
2022Des Moines Performing Arts Des Moines, IAB$10,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202330909349100518
2022Des Moines Art Center Des Moines, IAB$10,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202330909349100518
2022Des Moines Community Playhouse Des Moines, IAB$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202330909349100518
2022Marsha P Johnson Institute Richmond, CAU$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN RAISING AWARENESS FOR ISSUES SURROUNDING THE LGBQT COMMUNITY202330909349100518
2021Des Moines Performing Arts Des Moines, IAB$15,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202211339349102546
2021Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Des Moines, IAB$10,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND BOTONY IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202211339349102546
2021Des Moines Performing Arts Des Moines, IAB$5,000paidTO ASSIST IN FUNDING CULTURE AND FINE ARTS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA202211339349102546
2021Marsha P Johnson Institute Richmond, CAU$3,000paidTO ASSIST IN RAISING AWARENESS FOR ISSUES SURROUNDING THE LGBQT COMMUNITY202211339349102546

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.0202630599349100408
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202521349349103072
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202441319349103074
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202330909349100518
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202211339349102546

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/852670541.json.

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