Well Told Grants

Foundations / Iowa

Longshadow Foundation

Accepts applications Dubuque, Iowa · EIN 261448202

Longshadow Foundation is a private foundation in Dubuque, Iowa. In tax year 2024 it gave $22,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $1,125 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $19,692 the year before.

67% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$19,6928$409,514
2024$22,00012$410,934

How to apply

ContactSusan H Butler Ritts
4995 Radford CT, Dubuque, IA 52002
Phone or email(563) 557-4446
What to submitNo formal application form required
DeadlinesNo deadline for requests
RestrictionsPreference given to requests that help fulfill mission statement.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Longshadow Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa8$16,500
Wisconsin3$4,500
Illinois1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
Dubuque, IA
Charitable$5,000
Dubuque Museum of Art
Dubuque, IA
Charitable$3,250
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Spring Green, WI
Charitable$2,500
University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
Charitable$2,500
American Players Theatre
Dubuque, IA
Charitable$1,500
Four Mounds Foundation
Dubuque, IA
Charitable$1,250
Crescent Community Health Center
Chicago, IL
Charitable$1,000
Loras College
Boulder Junction, WI
Charitable$1,000
National Trust for Historic Preserv
Dubuque, IA
Charitable$1,000
Aquinas Communications Inc
Dubuque, IA
Charitable$1,000
Dubuque Rescue Mission
Dubuque, IA
Charitable$1,000
Camp Manito-Wish
Boulder Junction, WI
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Longshadow Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadline for requests.

How much does Longshadow Foundation give?

$22,000 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $1,125.

Who runs Longshadow Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Susan H Butler Ritts (Director) and EDWIN E RITTS Jr (Director).

What does Longshadow Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

Similar foundations in Iowa