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Private foundation (trust)EIN 421298057Est. 1988-07

THE DENNY AND CANDY ELWELL FOUNDATION

ANKENY, IA 50021

Total Assets

$7.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$292K

FY 2024

Grants Made

44

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$62K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$338K

Qualifying Distributions

$292K

Distributable Amount

$315K

Min. Investment Return

$317K

Undistributed Income

$58K

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

44 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $4K to maximum $62K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $292K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

153 grants

PRAIRIE RIDGE CHURCH
$62K
1 grant
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCATION
$60K
5 grants
MAYO CLINIC
$51K
2 grants
ANKENY SERVICE CENTER
$43K
5 grants
IMPACT COMMUNITY ACTION
$33K
4 grants
SCOTTSDALE BIBLE CHURCH
$31K
4 grants
ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF IOWA INC
$31K
6 grants
WORLD FOOD PRIZE FOUNDATION
$30K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

153 grants

<$10K
145
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Iowa
$564K
70% of total
Illinois
$65K
8% of total
Minnesota
$51K
6% of total
North Carolina
$40K
5% of total
Arizona
$31K
4% of total
Florida
$21K
3% of total
New York
$20K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$10K
1% of total
Tennessee
$8K
1% of total
California
$1K
0% of total

+1 more states

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