Violet G Young Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-6477722 · reported 2023–2025
142grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$232Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 142 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,500 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
453 7TH St
Des Moines, IA 50309-4110
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Tesla Science Foundation | Sedona, AZ | $23,643 |
| Arizona Tesla Science Foundation | Sedona, AZ | $21,558 |
| Arizona Tesla Science Foundation | Sedona, AZ | $19,151 |
| Cancer Research Institute CANCER RESEARCH | New York, NY | $9,501 |
| United Way Worldwide | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,853 |
| Prescott Mountain Bike Alliance RECREATIONAL ADVANCEMENT | Prescott, AZ | $5,000 |
| Dallas Center-Grimes Community School | Grimes, IA | $4,865 |
| Dallas Center Grimes Education Foundatio EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE | Grimes, IA | $4,717 |
| Miss Kittys Cat House ANIMAL RESCUE | Prescott, AZ | $4,075 |
| Pioneer Programs | San Diego, CA | $3,183 |
| Sbpa Services Inc | Green Valley, AZ | $3,183 |
| Shadows Foundation CHARITABLE - HEALTHCARE | Flagstuff, AZ | $3,000 |
| Pioneer Programs | San Diego, CA | $2,717 |
| Further Shore Inc HEALTH - EDUCATION ON | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,500 |
| Further Shore Inc HEALTH - EDUCATION ON | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,500 |
| Dallas Center-Grimes Community School | Grimes, IA | $2,068 |
| Pioneer Programs | San Diego, CA | $2,023 |
| San Diego Humane Society | San Diego, CA | $2,023 |
| Sbpa Services Inc | Green Valley, AZ | $2,022 |
| Northland Hospice and Palliative Care MEDICAL - ASSISTANCE WITH | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 |
| Flagstaff Family Food Center | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 |
| Animal Rescue League of HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 |
| Over the Rainbow Butterfly Garden Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 |
| Dreams | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 |
| San Diego Humane Society | San Diego, CA | $2,000 |
| Animal Rescue League of CHARITABLE-HUMANE TREATMENT | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 |
| Northland Hospice and Palliative Care MEDICAL - ASSISTANCE WITH | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 |
| Flagstaff Family Food Center | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 |
| Miss Kittys Cat House | Prescott, AZ | $2,000 |
| Animal Rescue League of HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 |
| Nami | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 |
| Furry Friends Refuge West Des Moines | West Des Moines, IA | $1,273 |
| Food Bank of Iowa HUMANITARIAN-ALLIVIATE | Des Moines, IA | $1,273 |
| Animal Lifeline of Iowa ANIMAL RESCUE | Des Moines, IA | $1,273 |
| Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund ANIMAL PROTECTION | Atlanta, GA | $1,273 |
| Amazon Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $1,273 |
| Food Bank of Iowa HUMANITARIAN-ALLIVIATE | Des Moines, IA | $1,244 |
| Animal Lifeline of Iowa CHARITABLE-ANIMAL RESCUE | Des Moines, IA | $1,244 |
| Furry Friends Refuge HUMANITARIAN CARE OF | Clive, IA | $1,243 |
| Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund CHARITABLE - ANIMAL | Atlanta, GA | $1,243 |
| Amazon Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $1,243 |
| Furry Friends Refuge | West Des Moines, IA | $1,214 |
| Food Bank of Iowa HUMANITARIAN-ALLIVIATE | Des Moines, IA | $1,214 |
| Animal Lifeline of Iowa ANIMAL RESCUE | Des Moines, IA | $1,214 |
| Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund ANIMAL PROTECTION | Atlanta, GA | $1,213 |
| Amazon Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $1,213 |
| Grimes Storehouse | Grimes, IA | $1,000 |
| National Disaster Search Dog Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | $1,000 |
| Saving Our Avian Resources Soar | Dedham, IA | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders SCIENTIFIC-MEDICAL CARE TO | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House MEDICAL-RESEACH FOR CANCER | Oak Brook, IL | $1,000 |
| United Way of Central CHARITABLE-COMMUNITY | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Youth Homes of Mid-America MEDICAL-TREATMENT OF | Johnston, IA | $1,000 |
| House of Mercy Women HOUSING WOMEN/CHILDREN | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood North Central States CHARITABLE-REPRODUCTIVE | Saint Paul, MN | $1,000 |
| Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Heartland | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation Iowa Chapter FU | Oakland, CA | $1,000 |
| Grimes Storehouse | Grimes, IA | $1,000 |
| National Disaster Search Dog Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | $1,000 |
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