Grants paid by Western Iowa Journalism Foundation
EIN 85-2308671 · Breda, IA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A12
Western Iowa Journalism Foundation of Breda, IA (EIN 85-2308671) reported 20 grants paid totaling $1,198,615 to 10 recipients in tax years 2022–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,198,615
20 grants
Recipients
10
distinct organizations
Tax years
2022–2025
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | $217,000 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $276,500 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | $388,615 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | $316,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 10 recipients receiving the most from Western Iowa Journalism Foundation, by grants paid, out of 10 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Lake Times 42-1351572 | A | Storm Lake, IA | 4 | $737,500 | 2025 |
| La Prensa LLC 20-4666231 | A | Denison, IA | 4 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Central Iowa Publishing 99-4193593 | D | Bayard, IA | 2 | $63,000 | 2025 |
| Iowa Information Media Group 42-1282086 | A | Sheldon, IA | 1 | $45,000 | 2024 |
| Denison Free Press 93-2683917 | A | Denison, IA | 2 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Carroll Times Herald 42-0306780 | A | Carroll, IA | 2 | $33,000 | 2023 |
| Iowa Public Radio 20-4227123 | C | Iowa City, IA | 2 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Denison Free Press 23-7442242 | D | Denison, IA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Kock Publishing | U | Westside, IA | 1 | $18,115 | 2024 |
| Iowa Information Media Group | U | Sheldon, IA | 1 | $12,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 20 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Storm Lake Times Pilot Storm Lake, IA | A | $212,500 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202641349349303464 |
| 2025 | La Prensa Iowa Denison, IA | A | $50,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202641349349303464 |
| 2025 | Central Iowa Publishing Bayard, IA | D | $39,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202641349349303464 |
| 2025 | Denison Free Press Denison, IA | A | $15,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202641349349303464 |
| 2024 | Storm Lake Times Pilot Storm Lake, IA | A | $190,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202541349349303729 |
| 2024 | La Prensa Iowa Denison, IA | A | $74,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202541349349303729 |
| 2024 | Iowa Information Media Group Sheldon, IA | A | $45,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202541349349303729 |
| 2024 | Denison Free Press Denison, IA | A | $25,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202541349349303729 |
| 2024 | Central Iowa Publishing Bayard, IA | D | $24,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202541349349303729 |
| 2024 | Kock Publishing Westside, IA | U | $18,115 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202541349349303729 |
| 2024 | Iowa Public Radio Iowa City, IA | C | $12,500 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202541349349303729 |
| 2023 | Storm Lake Times Pilot Storm Lake, IA | A | $185,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202441189349300409 |
| 2023 | La Prensa Denison, IA | A | $36,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202441189349300409 |
| 2023 | Denison Free Press Denison, IA | D | $25,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202441189349300409 |
| 2023 | Iowa Public Radio Iowa City, IA | A | $12,500 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202441189349300409 |
| 2023 | Iowa Information Media Group Sheldon, IA | U | $12,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202441189349300409 |
| 2023 | Carroll Times Herald Carroll, IA | A | $6,000 | paid | To further the mission of WIJF | 202441189349300409 |
| 2022 | Storm Lake Times Storm Lake, IA | A | $150,000 | paid | Further the mission of WIJF | 202321439349300502 |
| 2022 | La Prensa LLC Denison, IA | A | $40,000 | paid | Further the mission of WIJF | 202321439349300502 |
| 2022 | Carroll Times Herald Carroll, IA | A | $27,000 | paid | Further the mission of WIJF | 202321439349300502 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202641349349303464 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202541349349303729 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202441189349300409 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321439349300502 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/852308671.json.
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