The Wellmark Foundation

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 42-1368650

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$3.2M

-10.1% YoY

Grant Count

27

-27.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$117K

+23.1% 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$1.120202021202220232024
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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$4M1 grants202054 grants202135 grants202237 grants202327 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION…$759KIOWA JAG INC$400KSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA…$388KBLUES CARE GIVING CONTRI…$336KCHILDSERVE FOUNDATION INC$250KLIFESCAPE FOUNDATION$250KROCK VALLEY COMMUNITY SC…$150KSOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY F…$150KBRAVO GREATER DES MOINES…$100KSPENCER COMM SCHOOL DIST…$100K

Grant Size Distribution

154 grants across all recorded years

65<$50K23$50–100K55$100–250K6$250–500K1$500K–1M4$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
Kris DeGraffDirector1
Mary Beth HartDirector1
Cammy JenkinsDirector1
Jennifer MenteleDirector1
Laura JacksonChairperson1
Christa D KuennenTreasurer1
Scott A SundstromSecretary1
Sherwin RobinsonDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AFTONALEXANDIRAALGONAANKENYATLANTICAUBURNBLOOMFIELDBROOKINGSBURKEBURLINGTONCANISTOTACARROLLCASEYCEDAR FALLSCEDAR RAPIDSCHAMBERLAINCHARITONCHEROKEECLARKCLIVE

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

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