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Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation: 125 grants to organizations, $2.2 million (tax year ended June 2025)
Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Cedar Falls, IA, paid 125 grants to organizations totaling $2,186,400 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 7, 2025. The largest was $35,000 to Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare Center in Cedar Falls, IA for building bright futures program.
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- EIN
- 421460664
- Based in
- Cedar Falls, IA
- Assets
- $49,906,388
- Grants paid
- $2,186,400
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202533119349100013. It reported $2,186,400 in grants paid; 125 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare Center | Cedar Falls, IA | Building bright futures program | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Tama | Tama, IA | Capital for safe routes to school network | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Successlink Inc | Waterloo, IA | Together 4 youth programming | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transformations By Cedar Valley Angels | Waterloo, IA | Dare to dream & love box programs | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uni Foundation | Cedar Falls, IA | Kaleidoscope, theatre 4 very young, talent search series pgms | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bremer County Fair Association | Sumner, IA | Capital - 4h/ffa youth enrichment center | Community improvement and capacity building | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Bend Humane Society | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Animal-related | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Valley Friends of the Family | Waterloo, IA | Housing stability program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cedar Valley Hospice Inc | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christian Community Dev Dba House of Hope | Waterloo, IA | Operating expenses | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Waterloo | Waterloo, IA | Capital - gates/byrnes park construction | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Waucoma | Waucoma, IA | Capital - new fire station | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Wellsburg | Wellsburg, IA | Capital - playground equipment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dunkerton Historical Society | Dunkerton, IA | Capital - museum construction | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of National Cattle Congress | Waterloo, IA | Program discovery | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grin & Grow LTD | Waterloo, IA | Program expenses - gap funding for low income families | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grout Museum Inc | Waterloo, IA | Educational programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawkeye Community College Foundation | Waterloo, IA | Hawkeye celebrates the arts! program | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inrcog | Waterloo, IA | Waterloo housing trust fund project | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iowa Heartland Habitiat for Humanity | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jesup Elementary Pto | Jesup, IA | Capital for elementary school playground | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marching Against the Darkness | Waterloo, IA | Programming - 2025 expo & competition | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northeast Iowa Food Bank | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riverview Center Inc | Dubuque, IA | Crisis intervention program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riyo Refugee & Immigrant & Youth Organization | Waterloo, IA | Refugee & immigrant youth programming | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | Iowa City, IA | Operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Simulation in Motion Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Programming support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Lucas Firefighters Association Inc | St Lucas, IA | Capital for new equipment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vision To Learn | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support - vision care for bh county students | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterloo Community Foundation | Waterloo, IA | Koats 4 kids program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterloo Community Playhouse | Waterloo, IA | 2025 season of searching program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waypoint Services | Cedar Rapids, IA | Domestic violence victim services program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA of Black Hawk County | Waterloo, IA | Youth & family services programming | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Art Team | Waterloo, IA | Operating support & staff development | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| All in Mentoring | Waverly, IA | Mentoring program | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americans for Independent Living | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Back 2 Basics | Waterloo, IA | Youth empowerment program | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Falls Community Theatre | Cedar Falls, IA | Trustee option - capital improvements | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Falls Community Theatre | Cedar Falls, IA | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Legal Aid | Waterloo, IA | Legal svcs for families with children program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Iron Mom | Cedar Falls, IA | Operating support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa | Des Moines, IA | Early childhood programming | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Star Community Services | Waterloo, IA | Adult day care programming | Employment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| PGC Outreach Dba CV Thrift & Outreach | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rise LTD | Elkader, IA | Capital for oelwein day habilitation | Employment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center of | Waterloo, IA | Women's transitional recovery housing program | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Larrabee Center Inc | Waverly, IA | Employment support services program | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Try Pie | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dysart Pickleball Organization | Dysart, IA | Capital - construction of pickleball courts | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Crisis Centers Inc | Sioux Center, IA | Operating support - victim service call center | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hansen Elementary Pta | Cedar Falls, IA | Capital for playground expansion | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Threshold | Waterloo, IA | Parents as teachers program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterloo Community Foundation | Waterloo, IA | I believe leadership & sports academy program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverly Childcare & Preschool | Waverly, IA | Capital for playground equipment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterloo Community Schools Foundation | Waterloo, CA | Camp invention program | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Ia & Western Illinois | Waterloo, IA | Leadership & life skills program | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa | Waterloo, IA | Youth educational programming | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clarksville Food Pantry Inc | Clarksville, IA | Capital for equipment & building renovation | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterloocedar Falls Symphony | Cedar Falls, IA | Youth concert programs | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Hawk County 4H & Ffa Fair Foundation | Waterloo, IA | Fair intern & operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cedar Falls Community Foundation | Cedar Falls, IA | Operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Falls Community Foundation | Cedar Falls, IA | Dolly parton's imagination library program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Falls Housing Trust | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Waterloo | Waterloo, IA | W'loo public library - youth reads program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Hill Partnership | Cedar Falls, IA | Seerley park improvements | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Communities in Schools of Mid-America | Lawrence, KS | Sparking success program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grout Museum Inc | Waterloo, IA | Trustee option - operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inclusion Connection Inc | Waterloo, IA | Programming | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Job Foundation | Cedar Falls, IA | Programming | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Monticello, IA | Mda summer camp program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silos & Smokestacks | Waterloo, IA | Trustee option - operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Cup of Water Ministries | Waverly, IA | Community meal program | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leader Valley Foundation | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 1St Kids Preschool & Childcare | Cedar Falls, IA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| C V Gearhead Ministries Inc | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Traer | Traer, IA | Capital for taylor park shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Waterloo | Waterloo, IA | Police k9 program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dunkerton Community Association | Dunkerton, IA | Capital - community hall renovation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawkeye Community College Foundation | Waterloo, IA | Shirley kreger memorial scholarship fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Jobs for American Graduates | Des Moines, IA | Equipping future ready students program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ira Sturdevant House Inc | Waverly, IA | Capital for historic restoration | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winnebago Council of Boy Scouts | Waterloo, IA | Scouting 4 success program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bel Canto Cedar Valley | Cedar Falls, IA | Operating support - 24/25 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 319 Empowerment | Waterloo, IA | Teen programs | Youth development | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bremer County Historical Society | Waverly, IA | Capital - roof repair | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cedar Valley Crimestoppers | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iowa Gardening for Good | Madrid, IA | Capital for refrigerated food truck | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nat'l Ass'n for Mentally Ill | Waterloo, IA | Operating support - svcs for those affected by mental illness | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waverly Chamber Music Series | Waverly, IA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Butler County Shooting Sports | Clarksville, IA | Capital for trap house equipment | Recreation and sports | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Cancer Connection | Des Moines, IA | Camp heart connection project | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Chorale Inc | Waterloo, IA | Program support - 24/25 concert series | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allen College | Waterloo, IA | Operating support - ace-sap free clinic | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare Center | Cedar Falls, IA | Trustee option - operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cedar Valley United Way | Waterloo, IA | Books for babies program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Gilbertville Depot | Evansdale, IA | Capital for water well & floor improvements | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawkeye Community College Foundation | Waterloo, IA | Stem programming | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Chamber Music Collective | Cedar Falls, IA | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Little Knights Learning Center | Dysart, IA | Operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa | Des Moines, IA | Refugee settlement program | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Retrieving Freedom Inc | Waverly, IA | Volunteer engagement program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent de Paul | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sumner Daycare & Learning Center | Sumner, IA | Operating support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Set Me Free Project | Omaha, NE | Ne ia human trafficking program | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wartburg Community Symphony | Waverly, IA | Programming support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buchanan Co Animal Shelter Dba Otter Creek As | Clarksville, IA | Safe haven for all program | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hearst Center for the Arts | Cedar Falls, IA | Make music day programming | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cedar Valley United Way | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverly Shell Rock United Way | Waverly, IA | Operating support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Hudson | Hudson, IA | Police k9 program | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Independence | Independence, IA | Police k9 program | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Janesville | Janesville, IA | Police k9 program | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Two By Two Character Development | Dubuque, IA | Kind hearted kids program | Youth development | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civil Air Patrol | Waterloo, IA | Operating support - bh county composite squadron | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Hawk Sheriff's Department | Waterloo, IA | K9 program | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy One Foundation | Cedar Falls, IA | Red sleigh project | $1,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gray Warriors | Cedar Falls, IA | Operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunrise Children's Zoo Inc | Waterloo, IA | Operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uni Foundation | Cedar Falls, IA | Timeless journeys project | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $255,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $184,500 |
| Education | $95,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $89,500 |
| Youth development | $75,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $66,000 |
| Employment | $50,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $40,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Iowa | $2,118,400 |
| California | $48,000 |
| Kansas | $15,000 |
| Nebraska | $5,000 |
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Updated November 7, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.