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Roy J Carver Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$17M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
87
Grants FY2025
55
Organizations funded FY2024
25%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$120,773
Largest grant, FY2025
$3,450,000
Organizations funded a year
53 to 59
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$241M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Roy J Carver Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthRecreation & SportsEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving48$16M35%
FY202455$12M25%
FY202359$14M32%
FY202255$15M31%
FY202153$16M32%
FY202057$16M37%
FY201957$17M46%
FY201857$17M47%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$52MEducation$34MScience & Tech$28MHuman Services$4.9MArts & Culture$4.6MRecreation & Sports$3.7MAnimals$2.6MEnvironment$2.3MOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 98 grantees
All grantees of Roy J Carver Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Augustana College$2,618,06230%
Iowa State University Foundation$2,435,91371%
University of Northern Iowa Foundation$1,454,00061%
Dubuque County Historical Society$1,200,00074%
Four Oaks Family and Children's Services$875,00041%
River Bend Food Reservoir$813,50041%
Luther College$742,80090%
University of Illinois Foundation$690,18210%
Family Resources Inc$662,96942%
Drake University$632,80090%
Wartburg College$621,10090%
Orchard Place$540,65631%
Simpson College$536,78090%
Muscatine Center for Social Action$534,84645%
Hoover Presidential Foundation$500,000114%
Two Rivers YMCA Inc$500,00015%
Putnam Museum and Science Center$500,00019%
YWCA of the Quad Cities$500,00018%
Grand View University$490,27590%
Cornell College$489,09590%
Loras College$487,80090%
Living History Farms Foundation$465,000211%
Morningside University$438,80090%
Tanager Place$400,00021%
Northwestern College$392,80090%
Mound Farm Holdings Inc$334,80090%
Youth and Shelter Services Inc$300,00011%
Muscatine Community College Foundation$300,000137%
Buena Vista University$296,09790%
Central College$291,80090%
Coe College$282,80090%
Junior Achievement of the Heartland Inc$250,000110%
Clarke University of Dubuque Iowa$242,80090%
Upper Iowa University$219,00090%
Camp Courageous of Iowa$200,00012%
Science Center of Iowa$200,00013%
Arrowhead Ranch Inc$200,00018%
Iowa Historical Foundation$200,000137%
University of Dubuque$181,84890%
Iowa Public Radio Inc$180,00022%
Everychild$175,00035%
Easter Seal Society of Iowa Inc$175,00011%
Iowa Wesleyan University$165,73141%
Illowa Council Inc Boy Scouts of America$147,709116%
Hand in Hand$145,00023%
Dordt University$142,80090%
St Ambrose University$142,80090%
City of Muscatine$140,0001n/a
Graceland University$139,00090%
Nahant Marsh Education Center$125,000115%
Ballet Quad Cities$122,050214%
Iowa City Va Medical Research Foundation$120,000118%
Briar Cliff University$110,80090%
The Davenport Public Library$100,0001n/a
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden$100,00011%
Conservation Corps$90,00030%
Quad City Botanical Center Foundation$85,00026%
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation$80,00011%
Bethany for Children & Families$78,43521%
Iowa Health Foundation$75,00020%
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc$75,00021%
Flickinger Learning Center$65,000217%
Youth Sports Foundation$64,34732%
Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities Nfp$64,12033%
City of Hiawatha$60,0001n/a
Project Renewal of Davenport$57,44924%
Rivermont Collegiate$50,00011%
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Inc$47,47011%
City of Hawarden$40,0001n/a
The 180 Zone$36,50022%
City of Durant$30,0002n/a
Tri Rivers Conservation Foundation$27,8251n/a
Upper Rock Island County Recreation Association$25,0001n/a
Old Creamery Theatre Company Inc$25,00012%
Humane Society of Rock Island$25,00011%
Vera French Foundation$25,00013%
City of Eldridge$25,0001n/a
Gabes All-Inclusive Play Village$25,000175%
Rock Island Girls Softball League$23,2501n/a
Wilton High School Scholarships$22,8751n/a
Youth Shelter Care of North Central Iowa Inc$21,00011%
William Penn University$20,40030%
Quad Cities Astronomical Society$20,0001n/a
New Mile Media Arts$20,0001n/a
Quad Cities Life Skills Development$20,00016%
Clothing Center at Minnies Maison$18,8002n/a
Four Mounds Foundation$15,00012%
City of Walcott$15,0001n/a
Moline Community Development Corporation$11,2501n/a
Rock Island Jr Rocks Baseball Organization$11,0791n/a
Figge Art Museum$10,50010%
The Iowa Children's Museum$10,00011%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00010%
Eulenspigel Puppet Theatre$10,000115%
Center for Active Seniors Inc$10,00011%
Habitat for Humanity - Quad Cities Inc$8,00010%
Louisa County Amblulance$5,0001n/a
Saints Mary and Mathias Catholic School$3,7131n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 116 recipients with no EIN on record ($111M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Roy J Carver Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 80 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAugustana College: $2,618,062 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIowa State University Foundation: $2,435,913 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetUniversity of Northern Iowa Foundation: $1,454,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetDubuque County Historical Society: $1,200,000 over 7y, 4.1% of budgetFour Oaks Family and Children's Services: $875,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetRiver Bend Food Reservoir: $813,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetLuther College: $742,800 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $690,182 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Resources Inc: $662,969 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetDrake University: $632,800 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetWartburg College: $621,100 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetOrchard Place: $540,656 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSimpson College: $536,780 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetMuscatine Center for Social Action: $534,846 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetHoover Presidential Foundation: $500,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetTwo Rivers YMCA Inc: $500,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetPutnam Museum and Science Center: $500,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetYWCA of the Quad Cities: $500,000 over 1y, 8.4% of budgetGrand View University: $490,275 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetCornell College: $489,095 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetLoras College: $487,800 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetLiving History Farms Foundation: $465,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetMorningside University: $438,800 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetTanager Place: $400,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetNorthwestern College: $392,800 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetMound Farm Holdings Inc: $334,800 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetYouth and Shelter Services Inc: $300,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMuscatine Community College Foundation: $300,000 over 1y, 37% of budgetBuena Vista University: $296,097 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetCentral College: $291,800 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetCoe College: $282,800 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetJunior Achievement of the Heartland Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetClarke University of Dubuque Iowa: $242,800 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetUpper Iowa University: $219,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCamp Courageous of Iowa: $200,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetScience Center of Iowa: $200,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetArrowhead Ranch Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetIowa Historical Foundation: $200,000 over 1y, 37% of budgetUniversity of Dubuque: $181,848 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetIowa Public Radio Inc: $180,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetEverychild: $175,000 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetEaster Seal Society of Iowa Inc: $175,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetIowa Wesleyan University: $165,731 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetIllowa Council Inc Boy Scouts of America: $147,709 over 1y, 16% of budgetHand in Hand: $145,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetDordt University: $142,800 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSt Ambrose University: $142,800 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetGraceland University: $139,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 80.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Scott County Regional AuthorityIA58.6× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Scott County Regional Authority · Quad Cities Community Foundation · Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation · Moline Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · United Way Quad Cities · Pella Rolscreen Foundation · GreenState Credit Union · Modern Woodmen of America · The Rock Island Community Foundation · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Hubbell-Waterman Fndn

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Find your warmest path to Roy J Carver Charitable Trust through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Roy J Carver Charitable Trust

How much does Roy J Carver Charitable Trust give?
Roy J Carver Charitable Trust reported 87 grants totaling $16,538,963 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 53 and 59 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Roy J Carver Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (38%), Education (25%), Science & Tech (20%).
Who are Roy J Carver Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Augustana College ($2.6M), Iowa State University Foundation ($2.4M), University of Northern Iowa Foundation ($1.5M).
Does Roy J Carver Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Roy J Carver Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Roy J Carver Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Scott County Regional Authority, Quad Cities Community Foundation, Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation.
Where is Roy J Carver Charitable Trust based?
Roy J Carver Charitable Trust is based in IA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 217 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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