Violet G Young Charitable Trust
Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-6477722. Reported 184 grants totalling $310,684 to 80 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Violet G Young Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,376; the smallest was $100 and the largest $21,558. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Tesla Science Foundation | Sedona, AZ | $60,492 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Further Shore Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $23,389 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dallas Center Grimes Education Foundatio | Grimes, IA | $11,597 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Aware Inc | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | $9,338 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sedona Montessori School | Sedona, AZ | $9,338 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Transition Academy | San Diego, CA | $8,755 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way Worldwide | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,853 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Rescue League of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Miss Kittys Cat House | Prescott, AZ | $6,075 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A New Dawn Az Contribution | East Rutherford, NJ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Center Grimes School | Grimes, IA | $5,875 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Lifeline of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $5,009 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $5,009 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Furry Friends Refuge | Clive, IA | $5,008 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amazon Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $5,007 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund International | Atlanta, GA | $5,007 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Heartland | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prescott Mountain Bike Alliance | Prescott, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Telluride Society for Jazz | Telluride, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pioneer Programs | San Diego, CA | $4,740 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Diego Humane Society | San Diego, CA | $4,023 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| House of Mercy Women Children Services | Des Moines, IA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Oak Brook, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Homes of Mid-America | Johnston, IA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity | Des Moines, IA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Infinity Colorado | Denver, CO | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Disaster Search Dog Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shadows Foundation | Flagstuff, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club Foundation Iowa Chapter Fu | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Animal Friends | Prescott, AZ | $2,944 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warriors Family Support | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | $2,266 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District | Grimes, IA | $2,068 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sbpa Services Inc | Green Valley, AZ | $2,022 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 350ORG | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Welfare Institute | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethel Mission | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys to Men USA Inc | Prescott, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Disbursing Real Educational Academic Minority Scholarship | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Door of Faith Mission | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dreams | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flagstaff Family Food Center | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Granger Public Library | Granger, IA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grimes Public Library | Grimes, IA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grimes Storehouse | Grimes, IA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| K9S for Warriors Inc | Ponte Vedra, FL | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Audobon Society | New York, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northland Hospice and Palliative Care Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Over the Rainbow Butterfly Garden Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Food Program | New York, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Forever Family Foundation Inc | Sanibel, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iowa Audubon | Waterloo, IA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Iowa Environmental Council | Des Moines, IA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| NAMI | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orme Primavera Schools | Prescott, AZ | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Patriot Paws Service Dogs | Rockwall, TX | $1,356 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Poore Medical Clinic | Flagstaff, AZ | $1,338 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 4 Paws for Ability | Xenia, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ark Cat Sanctuary | Flagstaff, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dcg Community Schools Friends of Fine Arts Inc | Grimes, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallas Center Grimes Community Schools | Grimes, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iowa Farm Sanctuary | Oxford, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iowa State Dance & Drill Team Associatio | Pella, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Association for the Education of Homeless Child | Tucker, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saving Our Avian Resources Soar | Dedham, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tynkertopia Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Azulita Project Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $575 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Preven | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charity Water | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Center Grimes Education Foundation | Grimes, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environment & Energy Study Institute | Washington, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Icare Program Midamerican Energy | Davenport, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Center Grimes High School Band Attn Bonnie Ihde | Grimes, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
44 of 80 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 77%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Animal Rescue League of Iowa
CHARITABLE-HUMANE TREATMENT - Northland Hospice and Palliative Care Inc
MEDICAL - ASSISTANCE WITH - Doctors Without Borders
SCIENTIFIC-MEDICAL CARE TO - Ronald Mcdonald House Charities
MEDICAL-RESEACH FOR CANCER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 116 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | $74,704 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 43 | $83,557 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 49 | $77,602 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $74,821 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 42% of this one's giving went to organizations in Arizona. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Violet G Young Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 453 7TH Street, Des Moines, IA, 50309. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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