John Ruan Foundation Trust

URBANDALE, IA EIN: 42-6059463

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$4.0M

-0.2% YoY

Grant Count

52

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$78K

-0.2% 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$1.120212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
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$3M$4M$6M68 grants202165 grants202255 grants202352 grants202452 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

MERCY ONE FOUNDATION$1.0MUNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUND…$1.0MMERCY ONE FOUNDATION$500KIOWA CONFLUENCE WATER TR…$300KIOWA MOTOR CARRIERS FOUN…$250KNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$250KELLIPSIS$250KBRAVO GREATER DES MOINES$100KDOWLING CATHOLIC HIGH SC…$60KDES MOINES SYMPHONY$25K

Grant Size Distribution

292 grants across all recorded years

228<$50K10$50–100K21$100–250K17$250–500K10$500K–1M6$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 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
John Ruan IVTrustee0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

AmesAnkenyArlingtonAvonCastle RockChesterfieldClear LakeCliveCulverDallasDallas CenterDes MoinesEvanstonFair OaksGlenviewGrimesHillsboroIndianolaIowa CityJohnston

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

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