Private Foundation

GREY SPARROW FOUNDATION

GREY SPARROW FOUNDATION, of WEST DES MOINES, IA, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $370K in revenue, $362K in expenses, $13K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 83 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.4M.

EIN: 834635234 WEST DES MOINES, IA Human Service Organizations NTEE: P20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$370K
Total Expenses$362K
Total Assets$13K
Grants Given83
Grant Total$2.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Before you apply to Grey Sparrow Foundation

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2024 Form 990-PF.

Rarely funds new orgs 13% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

VALLEY CHURCH
WEST DES MOINES, IA · 2024
MISSIONS/OUTREACH/EDUCATION
$100,000
NEW HOPE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
URBANDALE, IA · 2024
MISSIONS/OUTREACH/EDUCATION
$100,000
DES MOINES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
URBANDALE, IA · 2024
MISSIONS/OUTREACH/EDUCATION
$30,000
MATT AND JAKKI ESTOCK
CANTRIL, IA · 2024
ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH HARDSHIP
$20,000
CHRIST UNLIMITED MINISTRIES
DEWEY, AZ · 2024
MISSIONS/OUTREACH/EDUCATION
$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 83 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Aaron Ventling
DIRECTOR Adam Ventling
SECRETARY Alison Herr
TREASURER Andrew Ventling
DIRECTOR Terence Ventling
PRESIDENT Wanda Ventling

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$1,180,000 48 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$862,000 14 grants
Human & Social Services
$167,500 16 grants
General Support
$125,000 3 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $370K $362K $13K
2023 $370K $372K $6K
2022 $502K $503K $8K
2021 $503K $501K $9K
2020 $277K $273K $6K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $277K to $370K (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $13K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CO, DC, IA, IL, KS, and 2 other states.

AZCODCIAILKSNCOR

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