Funding search · EIN 421460664 · Cedar Falls, IA

Max and Helen Guernsey

Name: Max and Helen Guernsey grants, 2022–2024
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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.

338
grants reported: $6.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $18,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients

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Successlink6 grants · $170,000
City of Waterloo8 grants · $165,000
Waterloo Community Foundation5 grants · $125,000
Transformations By Cedar Valley Angels4 grants · $110,000
Cedar Falls Community Foundation6 grants · $105,000
Hawkeye Community College Foundation8 grants · $100,000
Uni Foundation4 grants · $94,000
Vision To Learn3 grants · $90,000
Waterloo Community Playhouse3 grants · $90,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley3 grants · $90,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2022

$2.6M

2023

$2.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 338 grants.

$50,000
Waverly Public Library Foundation · Waverly, IA · 2023
Teen & library renovations
$35,000
Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare Center · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Building bright futures program
$35,000
City of Tama · Tama, IA · 2024
Capital for safe routes to school network
$35,000
Successlink · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Together 4 youth programming
$35,000
Transformations By Cedar Valley Angels · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Dare to dream & love box programs
$35,000
City of Waterloo · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Yr 2 of 3 yr pledge - gates/byrnes park construction
$35,000
City of Waterloo · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Capital - gates & byrnes parks construction
$33,000
Uni Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Kaleidoscope, theatre 4 very young, talent search series pgms
$30,200
The Center of Attention · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Women's transitional housing program
$30,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Bremer County Fair Association · Sumner, IA · 2024
Capital - 4h/ffa youth enrichment center
$30,000
Cedar Bend Humane Society · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Housing stability program
$30,000
Cedar Valley Hospice · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Christian Community Dev Dba House of Hope · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating expenses
$30,000
City of Waterloo · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Capital - gates/byrnes park construction
$30,000
City of Waucoma · Waucoma, IA · 2024
Capital - new fire station
$30,000
City of Wellsburg · Wellsburg, IA · 2024
Capital - playground equipment
$30,000
Dunkerton Historical Society · Dunkerton, IA · 2024
Capital - museum construction
$30,000
Friends of National Cattle Congress · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program discovery
$30,000
Grin & Grow Ltd · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Program expenses - gap funding for low income families
$30,000
Grout Museum · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Educational programming
$30,000
Hawkeye Community College Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Hawkeye celebrates the arts! Program
$30,000
Inrcog · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Waterloo housing trust fund project
$30,000
Iowa Heartland Habitiat for Humanity · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Jesup Elementary Pto · Jesup, IA · 2024
Capital for elementary school playground
$30,000
Marching Against the Darkness · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Programming - 2025 expo & competition
$30,000
Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Riverview Center · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Crisis intervention program
$30,000
Riyo Refugee & Immigrant & Youth Organization · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Refugee & immigrant youth programming
$30,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Salvation Army · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Simulation in Motion Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Programming support
$30,000
St Lucas Firefighters Association · St Lucas, IA · 2024
Capital for new equipment
$30,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Operating support - vision care for bh county students
$30,000
Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Koats 4 kids program
$30,000
Waterloo Community Playhouse · Waterloo, IA · 2024
2025 season of searching program
$30,000
Waypoint Services · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024
Domestic violence victim services program
$30,000
Youth Art Team · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Operating support & staff development
$30,000
Ywca of Black Hawk County · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Youth & family services programming
$30,000
Americans for Independent Living · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Project learn
$30,000
Bremer County Fair Association · Sumner, IA · 2023
Building project
$30,000
Cedar Bend Humane Society · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Spay/neuter program
$30,000
Cedar Falls Community Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Dolly parton's imagination library project
$30,000
Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Housing program
$30,000
Cedar Valley Hospice · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Link palliative care program
$30,000
Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
Christian Comm Dev Dba House of Hope · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Trustee option - driving hope direct assistance programs
$30,000
Christian Comm Dev Dba House of Hope · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
Community United Child Care Center · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Nordic drive renovation & addition
$30,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Leadership/life skills program - july 2023
$30,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Leadership/life skills program - july 2024
$30,000
Grin & Grow Ltd · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Childcare gap funding
$30,000
Iowa Healthiest State Initiative · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Double up food bucks program
$30,000
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Walnut & church row revitalization program
$30,000
Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Creating boundless opportunities program - july 2023
$30,000
Little Knights Learning Center · La Porte City, IA · 2023
Operating support - laporte city center
$30,000
Marching Against the Darkness · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Programming
$30,000
Ne Iowa Foodbank · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Geeding communities program
$30,000
North Star Community Services · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support - newell post adult services
$30,000
Riverview Center · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Crisis intervention program
$30,000
Riyo-Refugees & Immigrants Youth Organization · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Overnight lodging program for black hawk co. Parents
$30,000
Salvation Army · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support - july 2023
$30,000
Salvation Army · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support - november 2023
$30,000
Successlink · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Together for youth programming - july 2023
$30,000
Successlink · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Go! Transportation pilot phase 2 operating costs
$30,000
Successlink · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Together for youth programming - may 2024
$30,000
Sumner Daycare & Learning Center · Sumner, IA · 2023
Capital for building
$30,000
The Center of Attention · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
Transformations By Cedar Valley Angels · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support - may 2024
$30,000
Transformations By Cedar Valley Angels · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Love box & dare to dream program
$30,000
Try Pie · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Capital for cold transport vehicle
$30,000
Uni Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Kaleidescope, music man, & veggie vouchers program
$30,000
Uni Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Kaleidescope, dot, veggie vouchers programs - july 2023
$30,000
Union Community School District · Dysart, IA · 2023
Capital for playground
$30,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Vision care for bh county students
$30,000
Waterloo Community Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Koats for kids program
$30,000
Waterloo Community Playhouse · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Operating support 2024 season
$30,000
Waypoint Services · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023
Domestic violence services
$30,000
Ywca of Blackhawk County · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Youth & family services programs
$30,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Project learn
$30,000
Cedar Bend Humane Society · Waterloo, IA · 2022
In house spay & neuter program
$30,000
Cedar Falls Community Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Capital for pickle ball courts
$30,000
Cedar Falls Schools Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Pool construction
$30,000
Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Operating costs
$30,000
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Housing program
$30,000
Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Building bright futures program
$30,000
Christian Community Development · Waterloo, IA · 2022
House of hope utilities
$30,000
City of Janesville · Janesville, IA · 2022
Fire truck refurbishment
$30,000
Grin & Grow Ltd · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Funding gap for low income families program
$30,000
Iowa Dental Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Mission of mercy dental clinic - operating costs
$30,000
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Revitalization program - walnut & church row neighborhoods
$30,000
Marching Against the Darkness · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Drill team competition & programming
$30,000
North Star Community Services · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Adult daycare program
$30,000
Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Feeding communities program

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