Grants awarded
Who does John Ruan Foundation Trust fund?
John Ruan Foundation Trust has awarded $23 million across 292 grants to 126 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $7,500, with most between $5,000 and $25,000.
Total awarded
$23.3M
Typical grant
$8K
Grantees
126
Grants
292
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Blank Park Zoo Foundation INC
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$2.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| U US Chamber Foundation | $1.6M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Science Center of Iowa
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$1.5M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| M Mercy One Foundation | $1.5M | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Iowa | $1.2M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Drake University
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$1.1M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Northwestern University
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$1.0M | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| U University of Iowa Foundation | $1.0M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mercyone Des Moines Foundation | $900K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Friends of Des Moines Parks | $858K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation Leadership Circle | $750K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Des Moines Area Community College | $515K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
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$500K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| E Evans Scholars Foundation | $500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Iowa Motor Carriers Foundation
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$500K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| D Des Moines Botanical Center | $473K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $450K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Maltz Jupiter Theatre INC
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$415K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | FL | |
| R Roosevelt High School Foundation | $410K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Salisbury House Foundation
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$370K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| U University of Iowa Foundation | $310K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$300K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| D Des Moines Water Works Foundation | $300K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$276K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $274K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Des Moines Area Community College | $260K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Ellipsis INC
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| G Gdm Habitat for Humanity | $250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Food Bank of Iowa
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$128K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Des Moines Community Playhouse
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$112K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| U Urban Beautification Fund | $110K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Bravo Greater Des Moines INC
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| W World Food Prize | $100K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IN | |
| D Dowling Catholic High School | $80K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Isu Foundation | $75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W World Food Prize | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Isu Foundation | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Des Moines Heritage Trust
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
Lake Forest Country Day School
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$40K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$35K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| I Individual recipient | $32K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Des Moines Art Center | $32K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
YMCA
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C Civic Center of Greater Des Moines | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Augustin Catholic School | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Des Moines Arts Festival INC
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Iowa Law School Foundation | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| R Roosevelt High School Foundation | $25K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| D Des Moines Art Center | $24K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Southern Methodist University
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| C Civic Center of Greater Des Moines | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
American Heart Association INC
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$20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S St Augustin Catholic School | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | FL | |
| L Lost Tree Charitable Foundation | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Blue Ribbon Foundation | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mayo Clinic | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Public Library of Des Moines Foundation | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Brenton Arboretum INC
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$14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Iowa Historical Foundation | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| V Variety - the Children's Charity | $12K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lost Tree Charitable Foundation | $12K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Terrace Hill Partnership | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
The Society of the Four Arts INC
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | FL | |
Orchard Place
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$10K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| D Dowling Catholic High School | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Des Moines Performing Arts
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mayo Clinic | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Public Library of Des Moines Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Des Moines Botanical Center | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Blue Ribbon Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Lawrenceville Fund | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| D Des Moines University | $8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Macnider Art Museum | $8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Multiple Sclerosis Society of Iowa | $8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Music Under the Stars INC | $8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| B Boy Scouts of America Mid Iowa Council | $8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of America Mid Iowa Council | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
National Parks Conservation Association
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$5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC |
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