Esther & Robert Armstrong Charitable Tr

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA EIN: 42-6503703

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$4.6M

+2934.5% YoY

Grant Count

8

+166.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$569K

+1037.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$5M3 grants20208 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2021

GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COM…$1.3MCOE COLLEGE$730KCEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART$630KCORNELL COLLEGE$630KGLOBAL MINISTRIES UNITED…$630KST PAUL'S UNITED METHODI…$630KUNITED WAY OF EAST CENTR…$25KLINN COUNTY HISTORICAL S…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RON OLSONTRUSTEE/CHAIR6
CHARLES W GARDNERTRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR1
BETTY J GOODTRUSTEE/TREASURER6
JAMES E WASTATRUSTEE/SECRETARY2
SUSAN MCDERMOTTTRUSTEE1
STEPHEN ALLSOPTRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

ATLANTACEDAR RAPIDSMOUNT VERNON

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

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