Funding search · EIN 421507853 · Decorah, IA
Marion Jerome Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 70
- grants reported
- $3.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Fidelity Charitable1 grant · $2.8M
- Decorah Dollars for Scholars3 grants · $97,500
- Barron Area Education Foundation4 grants · $71,500
- Iowa 4-H Foundaton4 grants · $45,054
- Decorah Community Food Pantry3 grants · $30,000
- Vesterheim3 grants · $30,000
- Decorah High School Dollars for Scholars1 grant · $25,000
- University of Iowa Center for Advancement2 grants · $20,000
- Decorah Public Library3 grants · $18,000
- South Winneshiek Dollars for Scholars4 grants · $16,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 70 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.8M
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Donor advised fund
- $32,500
Decorah Dollars for Scholars · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $32,500
Decorah Dollars for Scholars · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $32,500
Decorah Dollars for Scholars · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $25,000
Decorah High School Dollars for Scholars · Decorah, IA · 2025
Operating
- $20,000
Barron Area Education Foundation · Barron, WI · 2024
Operating
- $20,000
Barron Area Education Foundation · Barron, WI · 2023
Operating
- $17,500
Barron Area Education Foundation · Barron, WI · 2025
Operating
- $14,421
Iowa 4-H Foundaton · Ames, IA · 2025
Operating
- $14,000
Barron Area Education Foundation · Barron, WI · 2022
Operating
- $10,211
Iowa 4-H Foundaton · Ames, IA · 2024
Operating
- $10,211
Iowa 4-H Foundaton · Ames, IA · 2023
Operating
- $10,211
Iowa 4-H Foundaton · Ames, IA · 2022
Operating
- $10,000
Vesterheim · Decorah, IA · 2025
Operating
- $10,000
Decorah Community Food Pantry · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $10,000
University of Iowa Holden Cancer Center · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Operating
- $10,000
Vesterheim · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $10,000
Decorah Community Food Pantry · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $10,000
University of Iowa Center for Advancement · Iowa, IA · 2023
Operating
- $10,000
Vesterheim · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $10,000
Decorah Community Food Pantry · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $10,000
University of Iowa Center for Advancement · Iowa, IA · 2022
Operating
- $6,000
Decorah Public Library · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $6,000
Toys Go Round Toy Lending Library · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $6,000
Decorah Public Library · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $6,000
Decorah Public Library · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $6,000
Toys Go Round Toy Lending Library · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $5,000
Decorah Community Free Clinic · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $5,000
Helping Services for Youth · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $5,000
Saidiana Congo · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating
- $5,000
Spectrum Industries · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $5,000
Winneshiek County Celebration of Life · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $5,000
Winneshiek Medical Center Foundation · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $5,000
Decorah Community Free Clinic · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $5,000
Helping Services for Youth · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $5,000
Saidiana Congo · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating
- $5,000
Spectrum Industries · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $5,000
Winneskiek County Celebration of Life · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $5,000
Winneskiek Medical Center Foundation · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $5,000
Decorah Community Free Clinic · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $5,000
Helping Services for Youth · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $5,000
Saidiana Congo · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating
- $5,000
Spectrum Industries · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $5,000
Winneskiek County Celebration of Life · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $5,000
Winneskiek Medical Center Foundation · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $4,000
Crestwood High School Dollars for Scholars · Cresco, IA · 2025
Operating
- $4,000
South Winneshiek Dollars for Scholars · Calmar, IA · 2025
Operating
- $4,000
Crestwood High School Dollars for Scholars · Cresco, IA · 2024
Operating
- $4,000
South Winneshiek Dollars for Scholars · Calmar, IA · 2024
Operating
- $4,000
Crestwood High School Dollars for Scholars · Cresco, IA · 2023
Operating
- $4,000
South Winneshiek Dollars for Scholars · Calmar, IA · 2023
Operating
- $4,000
Country Winds Manor - Patty Elwood Center · Cresco, IA · 2022
Operating
- $4,000
Crestwood High School Dollars for Scholars · Cresco, IA · 2022
Operating
- $4,000
South Winneshiek Dollars for Scholars · Calmar, IA · 2022
Operating
- $3,000
Oneota Valley Orchestra · Decorah, IA · 2025
Operating
- $3,000
Oneota Valley Orchestra · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $3,000
Guardians of Northeast Iowa · Calmar, IA · 2023
Operating
- $3,000
Oneota Valley Orchestra · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $3,000
Toys Go Round Toy Lending Library · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $3,000
Oneota Valley Orchestra · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $2,000
Arthaus · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $2,000
Northeast Iowa Retired and Senior Volunteer Program · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $2,000
Thunder Rode · Decorah, IA · 2024
Operating
- $2,000
Arthaus · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $2,000
Northeast Iowa Retired and Senior Volunteer Program · Decorah, IA · 2023
Operating
- $2,000
Arthaus · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $2,000
Northeast Iowa Retired and Senior Volunteer Program · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
- $1,000
Decorah Performing Arts Boosters · Decorah, IA · 2025
Operating
- $1,000
Decorah Viking Athletic Club Boosters · Decorah, IA · 2025
Operating
- $600
Iowa Composers Forum · Decorah, IA · 2022
Operating
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