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The Trustees of Grinnell College

Grantmaking foundation in Grinnell, Iowa · EIN 42-0680387

Total giving
$80MTax year 2025
Total assets
$3.4BLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

WHEN GRINNELL COLLEGE FRAMED ITS CHARTER IN THE IOWA TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1846, IT SET FORTH A MISSION TO EDUCATE ITS STUDENTS "FOR THE DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS AND FOR THE HONORABLE DISCHARGE OF THE DUTIES OF LIFE."

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$57M2019
$57M2020
$68M2021
$69M2022
$69M2023
$74M2024
$80M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation$87K2021
Grinnell Newburg Community Schools$12K2021
Claude W and Dolly Aherns Foundation$11K2021
City of Grinnell$9.9K2021
Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce$9.6K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.grinnell.edu

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.