Funding search · EIN 825248472 · Estherville, IA

Iowa Lakes Electric Members

Name: Iowa Lakes Electric Members grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

85
grants reported: $264,598
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
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

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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.

3 grants matching “fonda” · $12,500

$2,500
City of Fonda · Fonda, IA · 2025
Fonda pickleball court project
$5,000
Fonda Fire Department · Fonda, IA · 2024
Fire truck #472 upgrade
$5,000
City of Fonda · Fonda, IA · 2023
Playground equipment

Top recipients

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

Lakota Community Fire Company1 grant · $10,000
City of Fonda2 grants · $7,500
Dickens Fire and Rescue1 grant · $7,500
Cherokee Community Foundation2 grants · $7,000
Royal Clay Lincoln Fire Agency2 grants · $6,883
Tiny Treasurers Community Daycare Center1 grant · $5,000
Royal Historical Society1 grant · $5,000
Royal Clay Lincoln Fire Department1 grant · $5,000
City of Rolfe1 grant · $5,000
Palo Alto County Conservation Board1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$69,950

2022

$52,450

2023

$68,515

2024

$73,683

2025

Grant history

All 85 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
Lakota Community Fire Company · Lakota, IA · 2024
Purchase fire fighter bunker gear/ppe/scba/turnout gear
$7,500
Dickens Fire and Rescue · Dickens, IA · 2025
Safety equipment
$5,000
City of Peterson · Peterson, IA · 2025
Ambulance cru facility
$5,000
City of Rolfe · Rolfe, IA · 2025
Sunset ridge park project
$5,000
Discovery House · Spirit Lake, IA · 2025
Bathroom remodel
$5,000
Estherville Ffa · Estherville, IA · 2025
Agricultural learning center--chicken coop
$5,000
Palo Alto County Conservation Board · Ruthven, IA · 2025
Geothermal update at lost island nature center
$5,000
Aurelia Kiwanis Club · Aurelia, IA · 2024
Aurelia kiwanis walking path addition
$5,000
Emmetsburg Community Development Foundation · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
Purchase equipment for the soper park splash pad
$5,000
Fonda Fire Department · Fonda, IA · 2024
Fire truck #472 upgrade
$5,000
Lakes Area Hockey Association (Laha) · Spirit Lake, IA · 2024
Convert locker room space for girls
$5,000
Royal Clay Lincoln Fire Department · Royal, IA · 2024
Jaws of life
$5,000
Royal Historical Society · Royal, IA · 2024
Purchase a new set of handicap accessible steps and ramps.
$5,000
Tiny Treasurers Community Daycare Center · Estherville, IA · 2024
Purchase fencing for the daycare center.
$5,000
Wallingford Fire and Emergency Medical Services · Wallingford, IA · 2024
Purchase equipment for wildland response
$5,000
City of Fonda · Fonda, IA · 2023
Playground equipment
$5,000
Cherokee Community Foundation · Cherokee, IA · 2022
Cherokee trail pedestrian lights
$5,000
City of Havelock · Havelock, IA · 2022
Skid unit acquisition
$5,000
City of Laurens · Laurens, IA · 2022
Laurens pool project
$5,000
Heat Tactical Team · Arnolds Park, IA · 2022
Heat incident command bus project
$5,000
Royal Clay Lincoln Fire Agency · Royal, IA · 2022
Get ready fire department (remote water hose)
$4,000
Hudsons Crew · Rolfe, IA · 2025
Pocahontas splash pad funded by hudson's crew
$4,000
Regional Wellness Center · Estherville, IA · 2025
Purchase an infrared sauna
$4,000
Swea City Improvement League · Swea City, IA · 2025
Inclusive playground
$4,000
Buena Vista County Emergency Management Agency · Storm Lake, IA · 2023
Bv county grain bin rescue
$4,000
Clay County Agriculture Extension District · Spencer, IA · 2023
Clay county extension new building signage
$4,000
Fostoria Fire & Rescue Association · Fostoria, IA · 2023
Purchase of safety gear and tools
$4,000
Newell Fire Departement · Newell, IA · 2023
Update jaws of life
$4,000
West Elementary Partners in Education · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
West elementary playground update
$4,000
North Union School Industrial · Armstrong, IA · 2022
Cad lab computer replacement
$3,600
Emmet County Affairs · Estherville, IA · 2022
Honor flight
$3,500
Giddy · Storm Lake, IA · 2022
Clean up trailer
$3,000
Clay County Ag Extension · Spencer, IA · 2025
Outdoor garden classroom
$3,000
Excel Estherville · Estherville, IA · 2025
Estherville mural project
$3,000
Graettinger Terril Csd · Terril, IA · 2025
Elementary playground
$3,000
Royal American Legion Post #248 · Spencer, IA · 2025
Memorial park expansion
$3,000
Cherokee County Conservation Board · Cherokee, IA · 2024
Purchase equipment for licklider trap fields
$3,000
Emmet County Izaak Walton League · Estherville, IA · 2024
Purchase and install new lights on the range.
$3,000
American Legion Owen Goodwin Post #248 · Royal, IA · 2023
Flags for veterans
$3,000
Emmetsburg Community Development · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Emmetsburg school to school connection
$3,000
Estherville Fire Department · Estherville, IA · 2023
Purchase of a new l.d.h
$3,000
Alta Aurelia Shooting Sports · Alta, IA · 2022
New trap field construction
$3,000
Estherville Ambulance · Estherville, IA · 2022
Stryker power cot
$3,000
Estherville Public Library · Estherville, IA · 2022
Community room renovation
$2,800
Pocahontas County Economic Development Commission · Pocahontas, IA · 2025
Finishing county-wide life-size kaleidoscopes
$2,500
City of Fonda · Fonda, IA · 2025
Fonda pickleball court project
$2,500
Estherville Little League Association · Estherville, IA · 2025
Thoreson memorial park batting cage
$2,500
Northwest Iowa Corridor Habitat for Humanity · Spirit Lake, IA · 2025
Spirit lake habitat for humanity first addition
$2,500
American Legion Post 91 · Estherville, IA · 2023
Purchase burial trailer
$2,500
Emmetsburg Police Department · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Backup generator
$2,500
Iowa State Extension- Cherokee · Cherokee, IA · 2023
Support purchase of an animal scale
$2,500
Kept(Kossuth Emerg Preparedness Team) · Algona, IA · 2022
Emergency rescue vehicle
$2,500
Pocahontas Community Foundation · Pocahontas, IA · 2022
Rialto theatre laser projector
$2,250
The Bridge of Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA · 2024
The bridge building exterior paint project
$2,200
American Legion Auxilary 382 · Ringsted, IA · 2023
Ringsted beautification landscaping project
$2,000
Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center · Spencer, IA · 2025
Therapy furnishings for autumns center.
$2,000
Cherokee Rotary Club · Cherokee, IA · 2024
Backpack buddies
$2,000
Emmetsburg Municipal Band · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
Percussion instruments
$2,000
Pocahontas Community Foundation Dba Pocahontas Chamber & Fire Department · Pocahontas, IA · 2024
Purchase animatronic features for the pocahauntus haunted house
$2,000
Brugjeld-Peterson Point Historic Farmstead · Wallingford, IA · 2023
Restoration
$2,000
Cherokee Rotary Club · Cherokee, IA · 2023
Rotary backpack buddies
$2,000
Emmetsburg Baseballsoftball Academy · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Hit trax system
$2,000
Cherokee Community Foundation · Cherokee, IA · 2022
Skate park project
$2,000
Emmet County Water Trails · Estherville, IA · 2022
Emmet county water trail kayak rental project
$2,000
Okoboji Middle School · Milford, IA · 2022
Leaving a legacy--no boundaries ms program
$2,000
Parent Action Team · Estherville, IA · 2022
Demoney playground
$2,000
Spirit Lake Youth Athletics · Spirit Lake, IA · 2022
Spirit lake triple play project
$2,000
Vocal Boosters of Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Auditorium visual equipment
$1,883
Royal Clay Lincoln Fire Agency · Royal, IA · 2025
Ems equipment
$1,800
Ringsted Community Improvement Organization · Ringsted, IA · 2025
Finish projects at the "lille dansk kirke"
$1,500
Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault (Caasa) · Spencer, IA · 2024
Purchase and replenish items lost in the recent floods
$1,500
Ringsted Community Improvement Organization · Ringsted, IA · 2023
Museum interior wall finishing
$1,500
Big Splash · Spirit Lake, IA · 2022
Training materials
$1,250
Emmetsburg Main Street Community Theatre · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Support the production of disney's aladdin kids
$1,200
Peterson Point Preservation Foundation · Wallingford, IA · 2025
Hot water heater and replacement fixtures
$1,000
Emmetsburg Rotary Club · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
General operations
$1,000
Romans Wish · Swea City, IA · 2024
Comfort boxes for grieving families
$1,000
Buena Vista Farm Bureau · Storm Lake, IA · 2022
Ag in the classroom
$1,000
Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault (Caasa) · Spencer, IA · 2022
Client assistance/crisis response
$1,000
Hope Haven · Rock Valley, IA · 2022
Ada accessible golf cart for children with disabilities
$1,000
Our Savior'S Little Lamb Daycare · Swea Ciy, IA · 2022
Painting
$1,000
Patent Pending Players · Swea Ciy, IA · 2022
Community hall electric service
$1,000
Ringsted Comm Imp Org · Ringsted, IA · 2022
Roof renovation
$765
Clay and Buena Vista Farm Bureau · Storm Lake, IA · 2024
Supplies for the study of the lifecycle of a chicken
$350
Gtra Bulleyes · Ruthven, IA · 2022
Skeet house doors at the grange gun range

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