Funding search · EIN 421341188 · Oelwein, IA

Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation

Name: Northeast Iowa Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

53
grants reported: $3.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships community student bike center extension scholarship trail

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

City of Oelwein4 grants · $1.0M
Oelwein Event Corporation3 grants · $600,000
Oelwein Dollars for Scholars4 grants · $412,000
Williams Center4 grants · $197,863
Northeast Iowa Community College3 grants · $150,000
Oelwein Youth Sports Foundation2 grants · $150,000
Mercyone Foundation1 grant · $150,000
Oelwein Community School District1 grant · $144,620
Oelwein Community School District3 grants · $138,781
Buchanan County Conservation1 grant · $76,000

Giving over time

$770,269

2022

$909,070

2023

$839,652

2024

$881,483

2025

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

$450,000
City of Oelwein · Oelwein, IA · 2022
Community bike trail extension
$376,750
City of Oelwein · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Community bike trail extension
$200,000
Oelwein Event Corporation · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Community Promotion
$200,000
Oelwein Event Corporation · Oelwein, IA · 2024
Community Promotion
$200,000
Oelwein Event Corporation · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Community Promotion
$186,500
City of Oelwein · Oelwein, IA · 2024
Community bike trail extension
$150,000
Mercyone Foundation · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Ambulance Fund
$144,620
Oelwein Community School District · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Wellness Center funding
$110,000
Oelwein Dollars for Scholars · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$106,000
Oelwein Dollars for Scholars · Oelwein, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$98,000
Oelwein Dollars for Scholars · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$98,000
Oelwein Dollars for Scholars · Oelwein, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$76,863
Williams Center · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Programming
$76,000
Buchanan County Conservation · Hazleton, IA · 2024
Unrestricted
$75,000
Oelwein Youth Sports Foundation · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Program funding
$75,000
Oelwein Youth Sports Foundation · Oelwein, IA · 2024
Unrestricted
$50,000
Northeast Iowa Community College · Oelwein, IA · 2024
Scholarships for area students attending nicc
$50,000
Northeast Iowa Community College · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Scholarships for area students attending nicc
$50,000
Northeast Iowa Community College · Oelwein, IA · 2022
Scholarships for area students attending nicc
$49,152
Oelwein Community School District · Oelwein, IA · 2024
Student activity tickets,equipment for industrial technology center,various student educational trips,recreation center construction funds
$48,269
Oelwein Community School District · Oelwein, IA · 2022
Student activity tickets,equipment for industrial technology center,various student educational trips,recreation center construction funds
$45,000
Little Husky - Childcare · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Enhancement of the facility
$41,360
Oelwein Community School District · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Student activity tickets,equipment for industrial technology center,various student educational trips,recreation center construction funds
$41,000
Williams Center · Oelwein, IA · 2024
Programming
$40,000
Williams Center · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Programming
$40,000
Williams Center · Oelwein, IA · 2022
Programming
$20,000
Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2025
Charity
$20,000
Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Charity
$20,000
Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Charity
$20,000
Greater Oelwein Area Foundation · Oelwein, IA · 2022
Wellness scholarships
$20,000
Rsvp Program · Oelwein, IA · 2022
Childrens reading program
$19,310
Oelwein Public Library · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Book purchases
$17,000
City of Oelwein · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Community bike trail extension
$15,000
Herbert Hoover Library · West Branch, IA · 2025
Uncommon student scholarship
$15,000
Plentiful Pantry · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Operational Funds
$15,000
Herbert Hoover Library · West Branch, IA · 2024
Uncommon student scholarship
$15,000
Herbert Hoover Library · West Branch, IA · 2023
Uncommon student scholarship
$15,000
Oelwein Chamber and Area Developmen · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Sesquicentennianl
$15,000
Herbert Hoover Library · West Branch, IA · 2022
Uncommon student scholarship
$15,000
Plentiful Pantry · Oelwein, IA · 2022
Operational Funds
$12,000
Plentiful Pantry · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Operational Funds
$8,000
Iowa American Legion Foundation · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$8,000
Iowa American Legion Foundation · Oelwein, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
Plentiful Pantry · Oelwein, IA · 2024
Operational Funds
$8,000
Iowa American Legion Foundation · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$8,000
Iowa American Legion Foundation · Oelwein, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$7,500
The Grand Thearte Foundation · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Oelwein Area Historical Society · Oelwein, IA · 2025
Colosseum repairs
$5,000
Oelwein Celebrations Renewed · Oelwein, IA · 2024
4th of july celebration
$5,000
Waste Industry Historical Society · Oelwein, IA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Oelwein Celebrations Renewed · Oelwein, IA · 2022
4th of july celebration
$1,150
Take a Kid Outdoors · Fayette, IA · 2023
Operation Funds
$1,000
Friends of Fontana Park · Hazleton, IA · 2022
25th Anniversary banquet and special exhibit

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