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Funding search · EIN 208600185 · Lawler, IA

Melissa Lea Reicks 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.

76
grants reported: $392,561
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,216
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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Grants Less Than 10004 grants · $155,264
Jerico Constr Harpers'S Ferry Dock1 grant · $35,000
Holy Family Parish3 grants · $25,925
Tribe Trail1 grant · $25,000
Protivin Firefighters1 grant · $15,000
Great Plays Daycare1 grant · $10,000
Bailey Built Wheelchairs1 grant · $9,700
Northeast Iowa Food Bank1 grant · $9,504
New Horizons Chamber4 grants · $7,815
Hugeback Johnson Funeral Homes1 grant · $7,783

Giving over time

$127,359

2022

$70,921

2023

$114,021

2024

$80,260

2025

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

$52,851
Grants Less Than 1000 · Various, IA · 2024
Donation
$40,060
Grants Less Than 1000 · Various, IA · 2025
Donation
$35,000
Jerico Constr Harpers'S Ferry Dock · Lawler, IA · 2024
Donation
$34,634
Grants Less Than 1000 · Various, IA · 2023
Donation
$27,719
Grants Less Than 1000 · Various, IA · 2022
Donation
$25,000
Tribe Trail · New Hampton, IA · 2022
Donation
$21,200
Holy Family Parish · New Hampton, IA · 2025
Donation
$15,000
Protivin Firefighters · Protivin, IA · 2022
Donation
$10,000
Great Plays Daycare · New Hampton, IA · 2022
Donation
$9,700
Bailey Built Wheelchairs · Bristow, IA · 2022
Donation
$9,504
Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2022
Donation
$7,783
Hugeback Johnson Funeral Homes · New Hampton, IA · 2023
Donation
$6,500
B-Man Strong Foundation · New Hampton, IA · 2024
Donation
$5,000
City of Waucoma · Waucoma, IA · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Howard Co Agricultural · Cresco, IA · 2022
Donation
$4,080
Decorah Food Pantry · Decorah, IA · 2024
Donation
$3,590
New Horizons Chamber · New Hampton, IA · 2024
Donation
$3,500
Andrea Burgart Fundraiser · New Hampton, IA · 2023
Donation
$3,000
Hawkeye Volunteer Fire Rescue Ass · Hawkeye, IA · 2023
Donation
$2,848
Riceville Food Pantry · Riceville, IA · 2022
Donation
$2,725
Holy Family Parish · New Hampton, IA · 2023
Donation
$2,700
City of Harpers Ferry Docks · Independence, IA · 2023
Donation
$2,422
Greater Area Food Pantry · Calmar, IA · 2022
Donation
$2,281
Oran His Hands Food Pantry · Oran, IA · 2023
Donation
$2,135
Oran His Hands Food Pantry · Oran, IA · 2022
Donation
$2,100
St Joseph Community School · New Hampton, IA · 2022
Donatin
$2,000
New Horizons Chamber · New Hampton, IA · 2025
Donation
$2,000
St Joseph Community School · New Hampton, IA · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Holy Family Parish · New Hampton, IA · 2022
Donation
$2,000
Turkey River Music Fest · Spillville, IA · 2022
Donation
$2,000
Uni - Nicole Panos · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$1,511
Laura Ingalls Wilder Park Museum · Decorah, IA · 2023
Donation
$1,500
United Methodist Church · Hawkeye, IA · 2024
Donation
$1,500
Chickasaw Athletic Booster Club · New Hampton, IA · 2022
Donation
$1,369
Calmar Food Pantry · Calmar, IA · 2023
Donation
$1,369
Decorah Food Pantry · Decorah, IA · 2023
Donation
$1,369
Howard County Food Pantry · Cresco, IA · 2023
Donation
$1,281
Winneshiek Co Nicac · Decorah, IA · 2022
Donation
$1,150
New Horizons Chamber · New Hampton, IA · 2022
Donation
$1,140
Riceville Food Pantry · Riceville, IA · 2023
Donation
$1,075
New Horizons Chamber · New Hampton, IA · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Chickasaw Event Center · New Hampton, IA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Harpers Ferry Area Heritage Society · Harpers Ferry, IA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Hawkeye Cc-Ana Ventura · Waterloo, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Hawkeye Cc-Kyra Butikofer · Waterloo, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Holy Trinity Czech Days · Protivin, IA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Lawler Irish Fest · Lawler, IA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Mercyone New Hampton · New Hampton, IA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Niacc-Amiya Kelloff · Mason City, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Uiu-Brock Voyna · Fayette, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Chickasaw Elite Wrestling Club · New Hampton, IA · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Chickasaw Event Center · New Hampton, IA · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Emily Ackerson · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Hawkeye Comm College-Cole Butikofer · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Holy Trinity Czech Days · Protivin, IA · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Isu - Hunter Serie · Ames, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Lawler Irish Fest · Lawler, IA · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Riceville First Foundation · Riceville, IA · 2024
Donation
$1,000
St Joseph Community School · New Hampton, IA · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Uni - Hunter Serie · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Cresco Area Chamber of Commerce · Cresco, IA · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Hawkeye Community College · Waterloo, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$1,000
Holy Trinity Czech Days · Protivin, IA · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Lawler Irish Fest · Lawler, IA · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Uni - Emily Voyna · Cedar Falls, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$1,000
Country Winds Manor · Cresco, IA · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Czech Days Raffle · Spillville, IA · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Emily Ackerson · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Lawler Little Leaque · Lawler, IA · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Niacc - Cael Brunner · Mason City, IA · 2022
Scholarship
$1,000
Turkey Valley Csd · Jackson Junction, IA · 2022
Donation
$500
Columbia-Daniel Scotten · Columbia, MO · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Isu-Kelsey Burke · Ames, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Niacc - Kelsey Burke · Mason City, IA · 2024
Sholarship
$465
Jordan Voves · Mason City, IA · 2023
Scholarship

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