Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated. Listed in IRS Pub. 78 (as of October 2026). Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1985.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
20 people listed on the 990; $35K paid to officers and key staff.
Chris Diebel’s $83K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Diebel | $83,000 | $83,000 | — |
| Christopher Diebel | — | — | $34,583 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Roosevelt High School Foundation executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Supports and advances student and faculty development at Roosevelt High School.
Questions for Roosevelt High School Foundation
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The roosevelt for generations capital campaign is a $3 million capital project to improve the facilities and student experience at roosevelt high school, in order to better serve an increasingly diverse student population and ensure excellence in 21ST-CENTURY education.
The roosevelt high school foundation (RHSF) supports theodore roosevelt high school in des moines, ia by providing funding for learning and educational opportunities to roosevelt students and teachers.
RHSF provides alumni and community support through activities including: providing revolving funds for class reunions to facilitate class mailings and meeting facilities, development and maintenance of a website and alumni newsletter, providing alumni reunion tours of the school, providing award hardware to award recipients, providing…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY23 | FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $832K | $793K |
| Given inLn 1b | $19K | $97K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $33K | $30K |
| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $563K | $793K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $1K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $151K | $151K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $35K | $35K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $62K | $62K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $27K | $27K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $4K | $4K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | $7K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $4K | $4K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $14K | $3K | $8K | $3K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $13K | $5K | $8K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $4K | $2K | $2K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $323K | $197K | $118K | $9K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 3, 2026 | $1.8M | $327K | $1.5M | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2025 | $896K | $1.3M | −$413K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 | $556K | $323K | $233K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2023 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $190K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 18, 2022 | $534K | $405K | $129K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $556,139 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $556,139 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $323,069 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,625,637 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,624,384 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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