The Larry C Ballard Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on supporting scholarship funds and community foundations, primarily funding a large scholarship endowment administered through the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines while providing smaller, unrestricted support to a local community foundation in Collier County, FL. Its grants indicate a preference for using community foundations as intermediaries to deliver scholarships and general community benefit rather than funding many direct-service nonprofits.
Highly concentrated: few large grants, with the majority of dollars delivered to a single long-term grantee (repeat grants to the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines) and a much smaller grant to a local community foundation in Naples/Collier County.
$628K
$11.4M
$830K
$988K
Most grants fall between $310K and $608K, with a median of $567K.
25th Percentile
$310K
Median
$567K
75th Percentile
$608K
About 25% of grants go to recipients in IA.
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Notable grantees: Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, Collier Community Foundation
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINES | DES MOINES, IA | $627,949 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINES | DES MOINES, IA | $650,000 | 2024 | FOR UNRESTRICTED USE IN TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINES | DES MOINES, IA | $566,940 | 2024 | FOR UNRESTRICTED USE IN TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $53,481 | 2024 | FOR UNRESTRICTED USE IN TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES
FOR UNRESTRICTED USE IN TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
FOR UNRESTRICTED USE IN TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE