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The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita Foundation

Accepts applications Des Moines, Iowa · EIN 421208959

The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita Foundation is a private foundation in Des Moines, Iowa. In tax year 2024 it gave $54,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $6,250 and the largest $7,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $80,500 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$80,50012$1.1 million
2024$54,00010$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactMertze Anderson
3500 Southern Hills Drive, Des Moines, IA 50321
Phone or email(515) 278-2442
What to submitSubmit a letter stating purpose and need. Attach proof of tax-exempt status.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa10$54,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dental Connections
Des Moines, IA
General operating fund$7,500
Iowa Legal Aid Foundation
Des Moines, IA
Annual fund$7,500
YMCA of Des Moines
Des Moines, IA
Annual fund$7,500
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
John dee bright college$7,500
Primary Health Care
Des Moines, IA
Annual fund$7,500
Polk County Housing Trust Fund
Des Moines, IA
Annual fund$5,000
Namiiowa
Des Moines, IA
Annual fund$5,000
Des Moines Public Library
Des Moines, IA
Annual fund$3,500
Civic Music Association of Des Moin
Des Moines, IA
Annual fund$2,500
Seed Savers Exchange
Decorah, IA
Annual fund$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita Foundation give?

$54,000 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $6,250.

Who runs The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mertze A Anderson (President), Molly Veenstra (Treasurer) and Ian Johnson (Vice Preside).

What does The Ralph & Sylvia G Green Charita Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and education.

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