Funders › IA › Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation › 2024
Grants paid by Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 42-1460664 · Cedar Falls, IA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z
In tax year 2024, Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation (EIN 42-1460664) reported 136 grants paid totaling $2,560,800. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Waverly Public Library Foundation Waverly, IA | B | $50,000 | paid | TEEN & LIBRARY RENOVATIONS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | City of Waterloo Waterloo, IA | U | $35,000 | paid | YR 2 OF 3 YR PLEDGE - GATES/BYRNES PARK CONSTRUCTION | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Successlink Inc Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | TOGETHER FOR YOUTH PROGRAMMING - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | PROJECT LEARN | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Successlink Inc Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | TOGETHER FOR YOUTH PROGRAMMING - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | CREATING BOUNDLESS OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Union Community School District Dysart, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR PLAYGROUND | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Americans for Independent Living Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Christian Comm Dev DBA House of Hope Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Iowa City, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OVERNIGHT LODGING PROGRAM FOR BLACK HAWK CO. PARENTS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | North Star Community Services Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - NEWELL POST ADULT SERVICES | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | WALNUT & CHURCH ROW REVITALIZATION PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Bremer County Fair Association Sumner, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | BUILDING PROJECT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | LEADERSHIP/LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley Hospice Inc Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | LINK PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waterloo Community Playhouse Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT 2024 SEASON | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Grin & Grow Ltd Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | CHILDCARE GAP FUNDING | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Transformations by Cedar Valley Angels Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | LOVE BOX & DARE TO DREAM PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Community United Child Care Center Cedar Falls, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | NORDIC DRIVE RENOVATION & ADDITION | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | LEADERSHIP/LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM - JULY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Sumner Daycare & Learning Center Sumner, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR BUILDING | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Uni Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | KALEIDESCOPE, MUSIC MAN, & VEGGIE VOUCHERS PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Try Pie Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR COLD TRANSPORT VEHICLE | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Salvation Army Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Riyo-Refugees & Immigrants Youth Organization Waterloo, IA | D | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Ne Iowa Foodbank Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | GEEDING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Successlink Inc Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | GO! TRANSPORTATION PILOT PHASE 2 OPERATING COSTS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Riverview Center Inc Dubuque, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Little Knights Learning Center La Porte City, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - LAPORTE CITY CENTER | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Iowa Healthiest State Initiative Des Moines, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Bend Humane Society Inc Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Marching Against the Darkness Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | PROGRAMMING | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waypoint Services Cedar Rapids, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Uni Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | KALEIDESCOPE, DOT, VEGGIE VOUCHERS PROGRAMS - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Falls Community Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROJECT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare Cedar Falls, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Transformations by Cedar Valley Angels Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | The Center of Attention Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waterloo Community Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | KOATS FOR KIDS PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Vision to Learn Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | VISION CARE FOR BH COUNTY STUDENTS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | YWCA of Blackhawk County Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Salvation Army Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - NOVEMBER 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley Friends of the Family Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | HOUSING PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Christian Comm Dev DBA House of Hope Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | TRUSTEE OPTION - DRIVING HOPE DIRECT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | North End Cultural Center Waterloo, IA | B | $29,000 | paid | HIP HOP LITERACY PROGRAM - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Maroon & White Inc Grundy Center, IA | B | $28,000 | paid | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | City of Winthrop Winthrop, IA | U | $25,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR PARK SHELTER | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Dunkerton Community Schools Dunkerton, IA | U | $25,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR ALL WEATHER TRACK | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Little Iron Mom Cedar Falls, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | WORLD GRACE PROJECT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Falls Community Theatre Cedar Falls, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | North End Cultural Center Waterloo, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | HIP HOP LITERACY PROGRAM - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Butler County Conservation Board Clarksville, IA | U | $25,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR ADAPTIVE DECK & CANOE LAUNCH | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | All in Mentoring Waverly, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Back 2 Basics Waterloo, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waverly Health Care Foundation Waverly, IA | C | $25,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR PEDIATRIC THERAPIES | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley Irish Cultural Association Waterloo, IA | D | $25,000 | paid | IOWA IRISH FEST FAMILY FUN/LEARNING PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Back 2 Basics Waterloo, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Senior Citizens Group of Waverly Waverly, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Benton County Conservation Board Vinton, IA | C | $22,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR VINTON TRAILHEAD RELOCATION | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Incrog Waterloo, IA | U | $21,500 | paid | WATERLOO HOUSING TRUST FUND | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Love Inc Cedar Falls, IA | U | $20,250 | paid | WORK DYNAMICS & INTERN STIPENDS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Hawkeye Community College Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $20,000 | paid | REDTAIL STUDENT EMERGENCY PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | St Timothy Childcare & Preschool Hudson, IA | U | $20,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR PLAYGROUND CONSTRUCTION | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Bennington No 4 School Waterloo, IA | B | $20,000 | paid | BUILDING RESTORATION PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Greater Cedar Valley Alliance Waterloo, IA | U | $20,000 | paid | LEADER VALLEY OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Consumer Credit Counseling Waterloo, IA | D | $20,000 | paid | FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Heights Parent & Teachers United Cedar Falls, IA | C | $20,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR PLAYGROUND | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waterloo Community Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $20,000 | paid | I BELIEVE LEADERSHIP & SPORTS ACADEMY PROGRAMMING | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Pgc Outreachdba Cv Thrift & Outreach Waterloo, IA | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Lutheran Services in Iowa Des Moines, IA | B | $20,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Black Hawk County 4h & Ffa Fair Waterloo, IA | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT & FAIR INTERN STIPENDS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waterloo Community Schools Foundation Waterloo, IA | C | $18,000 | paid | CAMP INVENTION PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | 319 Empowerment Waterloo, IA | C | $17,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Iowa Public Tv Foundation Johnston, IA | U | $15,000 | paid | STEM TRAILER PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Retrieving Freedom Inc Waverly, IA | U | $15,000 | paid | VOLUNTEERISM IN WAVERLY PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Successlink Inc Waterloo, IA | C | $15,000 | paid | TRUSTEE OPTION - TOGETHER 4 YOUTH PROGRAMMING | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Restore Independent Mobility Waverly, IA | C | $15,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR TRAILER | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Job Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP MENTORING PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Iowa Jobs for American Graduates Des Moines, IA | U | $15,000 | paid | CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 4 UNDERSERVED YOUTH | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Inclusion Connection Inc Waterloo, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Waterloo, IA | C | $15,000 | paid | YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMMING - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Grout Museum Inc Waterloo, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Transformations by Cedar Valley Angels Waterloo, IA | U | $15,000 | paid | TRUSTEE OPTION - OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waterloo Cedar Falls Symphony Cedar Falls, IA | D | $15,000 | paid | YOUTH CONCERT PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | One City United Waterloo, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | MOMENTUM PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | The Larabee Center Inc Waverly, IA | C | $15,000 | paid | EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Youth Art Team Waterloo, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | ELEVATE PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Elgin Emergency Services Elgin, IA | D | $14,800 | paid | AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Iowa Legal Aid Waterloo, IA | C | $12,500 | paid | LEGAL CLINIC PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Allen Memorial Hospital Corp Waterloo, IA | B | $12,500 | paid | FAMILY RESIDENCE PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waterloo Community Schools Waterloo, IA | U | $12,000 | paid | LIFE LAB EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMMING | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley Waterloo, IA | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Lutheran Services in Iowa Des Moines, IA | B | $10,000 | paid | BHC HOPES PROGRAM - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | A Cup of Water Ministries Waverly, IA | B | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Communities in Schools Lawrence, KS | D | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM - INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORT AT CARVER & CENTRAL | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Winnebago Council of Boy Scouts Waterloo, IA | U | $10,000 | paid | ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley Waterloo, IA | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | City of Waterloo Waterloo, IA | U | $10,000 | paid | K9 PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley Gearhead Ministries Inc Cedar Falls, IA | D | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Operation Threshold Waterloo, IA | B | $10,000 | paid | PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Hawkeye Community College Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $10,000 | paid | SHIRLEY KREGER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Families Helping Families of Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA | C | $10,000 | paid | SHOES FOR FOSTER KIDS PROGRAMS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Wartburg Community Symphony Waverly, IA | C | $9,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Toledo Public Library Foundation Toledo, IA | B | $7,000 | paid | DIGITAL LITERACY STATIONS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Bel Canto Cedar Valley Cedar Falls, IA | B | $7,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective Waterloo, IA | B | $6,750 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Iowa Radio Reading Information Service Des Moines, IA | D | $6,500 | paid | IRIS IN THE CEDAR VALLEY PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waverly Chamber Music Series Waverly, IA | B | $6,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley Crimestoppers Waterloo, IA | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Allen College Waterloo, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | ACE/SAP FREE CLINIC PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley United Way Waterloo, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | BOOKS FOR BABIES PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Hawkeye Community College Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | STEM PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Black Hawk County Conservation Waterloo, IA | U | $5,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF THE WILD PROJECT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | National Association Mentally Ill Waterloo, IA | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Metro Community Concert Association Waterloo, IA | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Falls Schools Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | U | $5,000 | paid | SWIMMING POOL EQUIPMENT AT CEDAR FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Metropolitan Chorale Inc Waterloo, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Children's Cancer Connection Johnston, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | CAMP PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Falls Community Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Iowa Chamber Music Collective Cedar Falls, IA | C | $4,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Fairbank Economic Development Corporation Fairbank, IA | U | $3,500 | paid | MURAL PROJECT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Waverly Shell Rock United Way Waverly, IA | C | $3,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Cedar Valley United Way Waterloo, IA | B | $3,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | City of Hudson Hudson, IA | U | $2,500 | paid | K9 PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | City of Independence Independence, IA | U | $2,500 | paid | K9 PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Black Hawk Sheriff's Dept Waterloo, IA | U | $2,000 | paid | K9 PROGRAM | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Ne Iowa Foodbank Waterloo, IA | U | $2,000 | paid | TRUSTEE DIRECTED FUNDS - OPERATING COSTS | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Sartori Health Care Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $1,500 | paid | RED SLEIGH PROJECT | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Sunrise Children's Petting Zoo Waterloo, IA | D | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES - JULY 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Sunrise Children's Petting Zoo Waterloo, IA | D | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Christian Comm Dev DBA House of Hope Waterloo, IA | U | $500 | paid | TRUSTEE OPTION - OPERATING SUPPORT - DECEMBER 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Christian Comm Dev DBA House of Hope Waterloo, IA | U | $500 | paid | TRUSTEE OPTION - OPERATING SUPPORT - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Youth Art Team Waterloo, IA | B | $500 | paid | TRUSTEE DESIGNATION - OPERATING SUPPORT - MAY 2024 | 202413489349100606 |
| 2024 | Youth Art Team Waterloo, IA | B | $500 | paid | TRUSTEE DESIGNATION - OPERATING SUPPORT - DEC 2023 | 202413489349100606 |
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