Private Foundation

John Ruan Foundation Trust

John Ruan Foundation Trust is a Private Foundation headquartered in Urbandale, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.2M revenue, $4.5M expenses, $100.2M total assets. IRS filings disclose 227 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $17.9M.

EIN: 426059463 Urbandale, IA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$5.2M

Total Expenses$4.5M

Total Assets$100.2M

Grants Given227

Grant Total$17.9M

Filing Years2021–2025

Before you apply to John Ruan Foundation Trust

Accepts applications Published application instructions on its 2025 Form 990-PF.

Sometimes funds new orgs 17% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

MERCY ONE FOUNDATION

Des Moines, IA · 2024

General Operations

$1,000,000

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION

Iowa City, IA · 2024

General Operations

$1,000,000

MERCY ONE FOUNDATION

Des Moines, IA · 2024

Health Services and Related Activities

$500,000

IOWA CONFLUENCE WATER TRAILS

Des Moines, IA · 2024

Sports, Athletic

$300,000

ELLIPSIS

Johnston, IA · 2024

Youth Activities

$250,000

Showing up to 5 of 227 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee John Ruan Iv

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$8,673,000 83 grants

Education

$5,187,000 92 grants

Sports & Recreation

$2,325,000 8 grants

Health & Medicine

$1,106,000 25 grants

Environment & Conservation

$320,000 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$5.2M	$4.5M	$100.2M
2024	$5.1M	$4.4M	$99.5M
2023	$554K	$4.7M	$98.8M
2021	$6.3M	$5.7M	$103.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $6.3M to $5.2M (-17%), with total assets most recently reported at $100.2M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, CT, DC, FL, IA, IL, and 4 other states.

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