Roy J Carver Charitable Trust
Historical FunderMuscatine, Iowa · EIN 42-1186589 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$16.5M
Organizations funded87
Typical grant$120,773
Total assets$364.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $16,800 and $150,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | ROY J CARVER TRUST |
|---|---|
| Address | 202 IOWA AVENUE, MUSCATINE IA 527613733 |
| Phone | 5632364010 |
| Form and materials | SUBMIT A WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC LETTER OF INQUIRY BEFORE SUBMISSION OF A FORMAL REQUEST. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON YOUR ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING A HISTORY OF ITS EXISTENCE, THE SIZE OF STAFF AND BOARD AND THE TYPE OF SERVICE PROVIDED. 2. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT, WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE AND HOW THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED. 3. A PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT AND THE AMOUNT YOU INTEND TO REQUEST FROM THE TRUST. 4. A STATEMENT DESCRIBING WHY PARTICIPATION OF THE CARVER TRUST IS VITAL TO THE SUCESS OF THE PROJECT. INDICATE PAST HISTORY WITH THE TRUST. |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | RECIPIENT MUST QUALIFY AS AN EXEMPT CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, OR SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
9% of grants went outside Iowa.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Ccom - direct the 2025 gift payout f | $3,450,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Ccom - direct the 2025 gift payout - | $1,500,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Support facility needs in hydraulic | $855,000 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Mus | Muscatine, IA | Housing for impoverished families | $850,000 |
| Iowa State University of Technology | Ames, IA | Purchase an advanced device for prot | $750,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Upgrade an advanced light microscope | $595,957 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Assist with relocation and renovatio | $500,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | Purchase advanced technology designe | $425,000 |
| Muscatine Center for Social Action | Muscatine, IA | Construct a facility for permanent s | $400,000 |
| Youth and Shelter Services Inc | Ames, IA | Construct a vocational training faci | $300,000 |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundat | Cedar Falls, IA | Purchase simulation equipment for US | $275,000 |
| Muscatine Community College Foundat | Muscatine, IA | Expand a building used in industrial | $250,000 |
| Adair County Health System | Greenfield, IA | Support reconstruction and reopening | $200,000 |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell, IA | Capital improvements to an environme | $200,000 |
| Luther College | Decorah, IA | Support the acquisition of equipment | $200,000 |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundat | Cedar Falls, IA | Acquire equipment for physical scien | $200,000 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly, IA | Support a classroom technology impro | $185,000 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | Renovate a laboratory for water qual | $175,000 |
| Iowa State University of Technology | Ames, IA | Improve the effectiveness of an exis | $150,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | Investigate bacteria derived substan | $150,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Understand how human cells produce t | $150,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Study obesity-induced insulin resist | $150,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Develop new contrast agents for use | $150,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Study the molecular basis for why ce | $150,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | Study how blood and immune cells inf | $149,913 |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundat | Cedar Falls, IA | Develop educational programming in p | $146,646 |
| Family Resources Inc | Davenport, IA | Expand a school-based mental health | $146,400 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Investigate new methods of overcomin | $145,860 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Improve effectiveness of gene therap | $139,858 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Modernize the university libraries m | $135,882 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | Purchase technology for health scien | $135,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Study neuronal networks in the manif | $135,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | Carver statewide scholarship program | $134,500 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Carver statewide scholarship program | $134,500 |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundat | Cedar Falls, IA | Carver statewide scholarship program | $134,500 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Identify potential therapies for tre | $133,980 |
| Northwestern College | Orange City, IA | Modernize a laboratory for nursing e | $130,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Expand an established testing progra | $124,353 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | Carver statewide scholarship program | $122,500 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Carver statewide scholarship program | $122,500 |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundat | Cedar Falls, IA | Carver statewide scholarship program | $122,500 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Develop pediatric friendly oral soli | $121,831 |
| Iowa State University of Technology | Ames, IA | Investigate how immune cells regulat | $121,055 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Study basic molecular mechanisms of | $120,773 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Develop a new method for isolating r | $120,759 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | To study the effects of maternal vir | $119,464 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Develop a comprehensive catalogue of | $109,050 |
| Muscatine County Conservation Board | Muscatine, IA | Update exhibits in the environmental | $100,505 |
| First Tee - Quad Cities | Moline, IL | Construct a classroom for youth inst | $100,000 |
| Four Oaks Family and Children's Ser | Cedar Rapids, IA | Enhance security at residential trea | $100,000 |
| Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | Des Moines, IA | Assist with wayfinding and informati | $100,000 |
| Muscatine Community School District | Muscatine, IA | Fund the 2025 excellence in educatio | $84,204 |
| Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundat | Cedar Rapids, IA | Construct a new branch library | $80,000 |
| Greater Greenfield Community Founda | Greenfield, IA | Support disaster relief for tornado | $75,000 |
| Muscatine Art Center | Muscatine, IA | Support a collections management pro | $59,010 |
| Quad City Botanical Center Foundati | Rock Island, IL | Complete a campus paving project | $51,000 |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundat | Cedar Falls, IA | Replace instructional equipment used | $50,000 |
| City of Hawarden | Hawarden, IA | Assist in the replacement of a flood | $40,000 |
| Tri-Rivers Conservation Foundation | Wapello, IA | Assist with construction of an outdo | $27,825 |
| City of Bettendorf - Parks and Recr | Bettendorf, IA | Support the introduction of a multi- | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 87 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Ccom - direct the 2025 gift payout f | $15,350,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Engineering - direct the 2025 gift p | $1,500,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | Carver statewide scholarship program | $403,500 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Carver statewide scholarship program | $403,500 |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundat | Cedar Falls, IA | Carver statewide scholarship program | $403,500 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Mus | Muscatine, IA | Housing initiative & supplement | $400,000 |
| Iowa State University of Technology | Ames, IA | Investigate how immune cells regulat | $328,915 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | The therapeutic values of bacteria-d | $300,000 |
| Iowa State University of Technology | Ames, IA | Improve effectiveness of an existing | $300,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Study of dna synthesis in human cell | $300,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Study of obesity-induced insulin res | $300,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Study certain bodily tissue disease | $300,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Develop new contrast agents for imag | $300,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | The immune system and prostate cance | $299,826 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Investigate bacterial resistance to | $298,384 |
| Family Resources Inc | Davenport, IA | Expand school-based mental health p | $292,800 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Improve effectiveness of gene therap | $284,202 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Identify treatments for certain form | $267,186 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Study cell migration in tissue devel | $261,871 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Isolation of radioactive materials i | $252,495 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Modernize the university libraries m | $168,150 |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundat | Cedar Falls, IA | Develop educational programming in p | $148,691 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Develop pediatric friendly oral soli | $135,835 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Study neuronal networks in the manif | $135,000 |
| University of Iowa Foundation | Iowa City, IA | Develop a comprehensive catalogue of | $112,293 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,538,963 | 112 |
| 2023 | $12,077,683 | 80 |
| 2022 | $14,014,143 | 83 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Mar 13, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202620729349100822
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 42-1186589
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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