Funders › IA › Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation › 2025
Grants paid by Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation, tax year 2025
EIN 42-1460664 · Cedar Falls, IA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z
In tax year 2025, Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation (EIN 42-1460664) reported 125 grants paid totaling $2,186,400. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2025
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | City of Tama Tama, IA | U | $35,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL NETWORK | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Transformations by Cedar Valley Angels Waterloo, IA | U | $35,000 | paid | DARE TO DREAM & LOVE BOX PROGRAMS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare Center Cedar Falls, IA | C | $35,000 | paid | BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Successlink Inc Waterloo, IA | C | $35,000 | paid | TOGETHER 4 YOUTH PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Uni Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | C | $33,000 | paid | KALEIDOSCOPE, THEATRE 4 VERY YOUNG, TALENT SEARCH SERIES PGMS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Riyo Refugee & Immigrant & Youth Organization Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT YOUTH PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Christian Community Dev DBA House of Hope Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | City of Wellsburg Wellsburg, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL - PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Salvation Army Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Waterloo Community Playhouse Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | 2025 SEASON OF SEARCHING PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Marching Against the Darkness Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | PROGRAMMING - 2025 EXPO & COMPETITION | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Waypoint Services Cedar Rapids, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | St Lucas Firefighters Association Inc St Lucas, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR NEW EQUIPMENT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Youth Art Team Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT & STAFF DEVELOPMENT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | City of Waterloo Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL - GATES/BYRNES PARK CONSTRUCTION | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Vision to Learn Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - VISION CARE FOR BH COUNTY STUDENTS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Iowa Heartland Habitiat for Humanity Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Northeast Iowa Food Bank Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Bremer County Fair Association Sumner, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL - 4H/FFA YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTER | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Simulation in Motion Iowa Iowa City, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | PROGRAMMING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | YWCA of Black Hawk County Waterloo, IA | D | $30,000 | paid | YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Riverview Center Inc Dubuque, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Valley Friends of the Family Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | HOUSING STABILITY PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | City of Waucoma Waucoma, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL - NEW FIRE STATION | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Hawkeye Community College Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | HAWKEYE CELEBRATES THE ARTS! PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Inrcog Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | WATERLOO HOUSING TRUST FUND PROJECT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Jesup Elementary PTO Jesup, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Grout Museum Inc Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Friends of National Cattle Congress Waterloo, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | PROGRAM DISCOVERY | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Iowa City, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Bend Humane Society Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Grin & Grow Ltd Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | PROGRAM EXPENSES - GAP FUNDING FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Waterloo Community Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $30,000 | paid | KOATS 4 KIDS PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Valley Hospice Inc Waterloo, IA | C | $30,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Dunkerton Historical Society Dunkerton, IA | D | $30,000 | paid | CAPITAL - MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Rise Ltd Elkader, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR OELWEIN DAY HABILITATION | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Try Pie Waterloo, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | The Larrabee Center Inc Waverly, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | The Center of Attention Waterloo, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | WOMEN'S TRANSITIONAL RECOVERY HOUSING PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Falls Community Theatre Cedar Falls, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | TRUSTEE OPTION - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Back 2 Basics Waterloo, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Americans for Independent Living Waterloo, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | All in Mentoring Waverly, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | MENTORING PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Lutheran Services in Iowa Des Moines, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Iowa Legal Aid Waterloo, IA | C | $25,000 | paid | LEGAL SVCS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Little Iron Mom Cedar Falls, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Pgc Outreach DBA Cv Thrift & Outreach Waterloo, IA | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Falls Community Theatre Cedar Falls, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | North Star Community Services Waterloo, IA | B | $25,000 | paid | ADULT DAY CARE PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Waverly Childcare & Preschool Waverly, IA | C | $20,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Dysart Pickleball Organization Dysart, IA | B | $20,000 | paid | CAPITAL - CONSTRUCTION OF PICKLEBALL COURTS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Family Crisis Centers Inc Sioux Center, IA | B | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - VICTIM SERVICE CALL CENTER | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Hansen Elementary PTA Cedar Falls, IA | U | $20,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR PLAYGROUND EXPANSION | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens Waterloo, IA | B | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Operation Threshold Waterloo, IA | B | $20,000 | paid | PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Waterloo Community Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $20,000 | paid | I BELIEVE LEADERSHIP & SPORTS ACADEMY PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Waterloo Community Schools Foundation Waterloo, CA | U | $18,000 | paid | CAMP INVENTION PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Girl Scouts of Eastern Ia & Western Illinois Waterloo, IA | D | $17,500 | paid | LEADERSHIP & LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Waterloo, IA | C | $17,500 | paid | YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Clarksville Food Pantry Inc Clarksville, IA | B | $16,500 | paid | CAPITAL FOR EQUIPMENT & BUILDING RENOVATION | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Waterloocedar Falls Symphony Cedar Falls, IA | U | $16,000 | paid | YOUTH CONCERT PROGRAMS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Grout Museum Inc Waterloo, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | TRUSTEE OPTION - OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | College Hill Partnership Cedar Falls, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | SEERLEY PARK IMPROVEMENTS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Inclusion Connection Inc Waterloo, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Silos & Smokestacks Waterloo, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | TRUSTEE OPTION - OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Black Hawk County 4h & Ffa Fair Foundation Waterloo, IA | U | $15,000 | paid | FAIR INTERN & OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Falls Community Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Job Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Muscular Dystrophy Association Monticello, IA | U | $15,000 | paid | MDA SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Falls Community Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Falls Housing Trust Waterloo, IA | C | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | City of Waterloo Waterloo, IA | U | $15,000 | paid | W'LOO PUBLIC LIBRARY - YOUTH READS PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Communities in Schools of Mid-America Lawrence, KS | U | $15,000 | paid | SPARKING SUCCESS PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | A Cup of Water Ministries Waverly, IA | B | $12,500 | paid | COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Leader Valley Foundation Waterloo, IA | C | $12,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | 1st Kids Preschool & Childcare Cedar Falls, IA | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | C V Gearhead Ministries Inc Waterloo, IA | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | City of Waterloo Waterloo, IA | U | $10,000 | paid | POLICE K9 PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Dunkerton Community Association Dunkerton, IA | C | $10,000 | paid | CAPITAL - COMMUNITY HALL RENOVATION | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | City of Traer Traer, IA | U | $10,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR TAYLOR PARK SHELTER | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley Waterloo, IA | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Iowa Jobs for American Graduates Des Moines, IA | U | $10,000 | paid | EQUIPPING FUTURE READY STUDENTS PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Hawkeye Community College Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $10,000 | paid | SHIRLEY KREGER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Ira Sturdevant House Inc Waverly, IA | B | $10,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR HISTORIC RESTORATION | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Winnebago Council of Boy Scouts Waterloo, IA | U | $10,000 | paid | SCOUTING 4 SUCCESS PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Bel Canto Cedar Valley Cedar Falls, IA | B | $8,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - 24/25 SEASON | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | 319 Empowerment Waterloo, IA | C | $7,500 | paid | TEEN PROGRAMS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Valley Crimestoppers Waterloo, IA | C | $7,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Bremer County Historical Society Waverly, IA | B | $7,500 | paid | CAPITAL - ROOF REPAIR | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Iowa Gardening for Good Madrid, IA | B | $7,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR REFRIGERATED FOOD TRUCK | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Nat'l Ass'n for Mentally Ill Waterloo, IA | U | $6,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - SVCS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective Waterloo, IA | B | $6,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Waverly Chamber Music Series Waverly, IA | B | $6,500 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSES | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Children's Cancer Connection Des Moines, IA | B | $6,000 | paid | CAMP HEART CONNECTION PROJECT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Butler County Shooting Sports Clarksville, IA | B | $6,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR TRAP HOUSE EQUIPMENT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Metropolitan Chorale Inc Waterloo, IA | B | $6,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - 24/25 CONCERT SERIES | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | St Vincent de Paul Waterloo, IA | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Wartburg Community Symphony Waverly, IA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAMMING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Sumner Daycare & Learning Center Sumner, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Iowa Chamber Music Collective Cedar Falls, IA | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Retrieving Freedom Inc Waverly, IA | U | $5,000 | paid | VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Valley United Way Waterloo, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | BOOKS FOR BABIES PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Friends of Gilbertville Depot Evansdale, IA | D | $5,000 | paid | CAPITAL FOR WATER WELL & FLOOR IMPROVEMENTS | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare Center Cedar Falls, IA | C | $5,000 | paid | TRUSTEE OPTION - OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Allen College Waterloo, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - ACE-SAP FREE CLINIC | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Lutheran Services in Iowa Des Moines, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | REFUGEE SETTLEMENT PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | The Set Me Free Project Omaha, NE | B | $5,000 | paid | NE IA HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Little Knights Learning Center Dysart, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Hawkeye Community College Foundation Waterloo, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | STEM PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Buchanan Co Animal Shelter DBA Otter Creek As Clarksville, IA | U | $4,000 | paid | SAFE HAVEN FOR ALL PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Hearst Center for the Arts Cedar Falls, IA | U | $4,000 | paid | MAKE MUSIC DAY PROGRAMMING | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Waverly Shell Rock United Way Waverly, IA | C | $3,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Cedar Valley United Way Waterloo, IA | B | $3,500 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | City of Janesville Janesville, IA | U | $2,500 | paid | POLICE K9 PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | City of Independence Independence, IA | U | $2,500 | paid | POLICE K9 PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Two by Two Character Development Dubuque, IA | B | $2,500 | paid | KIND HEARTED KIDS PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | City of Hudson Hudson, IA | U | $2,500 | paid | POLICE K9 PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Civil Air Patrol Waterloo, IA | U | $2,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT - BH COUNTY COMPOSITE SQUADRON | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Black Hawk Sheriff's Department Waterloo, IA | U | $1,800 | paid | K9 PROGRAM | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Mercy One Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | U | $1,600 | paid | RED SLEIGH PROJECT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Sunrise Children's Zoo Inc Waterloo, IA | C | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Gray Warriors Cedar Falls, IA | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533119349100013 |
| 2025 | Uni Foundation Cedar Falls, IA | B | $1,000 | paid | TIMELESS JOURNEYS PROJECT | 202533119349100013 |
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