Private foundation (trust)EIN 421330275Est. 1993-08

BRENTON FOUNDATION

DES MOINES, IA 50315

Total Assets

$1.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$101K

FY 2024

Grants Made

22

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$40K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$388K

Total Expenses

$111K

Qualifying Distributions

$101K

Distributable Amount

$79K

Min. Investment Return

$84K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

22 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $1K to maximum $40K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $101K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

106 grants

BRENTON ARBORETUM
$129K
5 grants
DES MOINES METRO OPERA
$79K
5 grants
DES MOINES ART CENTER
$37K
5 grants
GREATER DES MOINES BOTANCIAL GARDEN
$29K
4 grants
DALLAS CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$25K
1 grant
GREAT OUTDOORS FOUNDATION - CENTRAL IOWA WATER TRAILS
$20K
2 grants
SPURGEON MANOR
$15K
2 grants
NATURE CONSERVANCY
$14K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

106 grants

<$10K
94
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Iowa
$387K
87% of total
Minnesota
$17K
4% of total
Virginia
$14K
3% of total
Maryland
$11K
2% of total
New York
$10K
2% of total
Connecticut
$6K
1% of total

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