Melinda and Charles Ruperto Foundation

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 85-2670541

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$498K

+4.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$47K

+213.3% YoY

Grant Count

8

+300.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

-21.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$80K$159K$239K$318K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$497,810$478,495$432,413
Revenue$84,378$62,348$7,781
Expenses$65,063$16,266$31,254
Qualifying Distributions$47,000$15,000$30,000
Net Investment Income$32,478$2,877$2,756
Distributable Amount$34,870$27,631$25,675

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$12K$24K$35K$47K0 grants20204 grants20214 grants20222 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

DES MOINES COMMUNITY PLA…$15KDES MOINES ART CENTER$10KMARSHA P JOHNSON INSTITUTE$5KGREATER DES MOINES BOTAN…$5KIOWA CULINARY INSTITUTE …$5KFORDHAM UNIVERSITY$5KIOWA PUBLIC TELEVISION$1KIOWA PUBLIC RADIO$1K

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MELINDA RUPERTOPRESIDENT, TREASURER3
CHARLES RUPERTOVICE PRESIDENT1
ANTHONY RUPERTODIRECTOR0.1
JACOB RUPERTODIRECTOR0.1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AnkenyDes MoinesJohnstonNew YorkRichmond

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

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