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Risdal Family Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Gilbert, Iowa · EIN 464368332

Risdal Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Gilbert, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $57,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $27,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $26,450 the year before.

55% of its 2025 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$44,84812$123,589
2024$26,45010$121,459
2025$57,00011$93,779

How to apply

ContactSteven W Risdal
101 Steel St, Gilbert, IA 50105
Phone or email(515) 232-2684
What to submitNone specific

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Risdal Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa6$47,500
California1$5,000
Tennessee1$2,000
Georgia1$1,000
Minnesota1$1,000
Kansas1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Saints Peter Paul Catholic Church
Gilbert, IA
Contribution$27,500
Boys Girls Clubs of Story County
Ames, IA
Contribution$10,000
St Cecilia Catholic Church
Ames, IA
Contribution$5,000
Obria Medical Clinics
Tustin, CA
Contribution$5,000
Iowa State University Foundation
Ames, IA
Contribution$3,500
St Judes Children's Research Hospit
Memphis, TN
Contribution$2,000
Iowa Right to Life Education Fund
Clive, IA
Contribution$1,000
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA
Contribution$1,000
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Contribution$1,000
Unbound
Kansas City, KS
Contribution$500
St Mary's Catholic Church
Elkhart, IA
Contribution$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Risdal Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Risdal Family Charitable Foundation give?

$57,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Risdal Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Steven W Risdal (Director) and Shirley M Risdal (Director).

What does Risdal Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, youth programs and health.

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