Private foundation
CHARITON, IAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $321,229 | $358,784 | $329,000 | $3,968,283 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 27% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of CharitonChariton, IA | Fire DepartmentEquipment | $25,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| $3,968,283 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $427,573 | $309,712 | $282,200 | $4,005,838 | $4,005,838 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $423,179 | $388,603 | $372,000 | $3,884,395 | $3,884,395 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $221,674 | $430,802 | $409,500 | $3,849,819 | $3,849,819 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $433,095 | $345,176 | $319,500 | $4,058,757 | $4,058,757 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $453,950 | $245,709 | $231,000 | $3,972,782 | $3,972,782 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $203,249 | $291,772 | $267,400 | $3,766,141 | $3,766,141 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $313,986 | $296,145 | $278,845 | $3,854,418 | $3,854,418 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $288,061 | $292,886 | $277,000 | $3,837,973 | $3,837,973 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $187,710 | $160,000 | $135,500 | $3,842,798 | $3,842,798 |
| Fire DepartmentEquipment |
| $25,000 |
| 2025 |
| Lucas County Health CenterChariton, IA | Ventilator | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Lucas County Historical SocietyChariton, IA | New Siding | $25,000 | 2023 |
| City of CharitonChariton, IA | Fire DepartmentEquipment | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Lucas County Arts CouncilChariton, IA | PerformingArts Series | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Chariton Volunteer Fire DepartmentChariton, IA | PersonalProtective Equipment | $25,000 | 2017 |
| City of CharitonChariton, IA | VolunteerFire DepartmentEquipment | $25,000 | 2019 |
| So Cen Iowa Community FoundationChariton, IA | CenterHope LearningGeneral Support | $25,000 | 2016 |
| Hope Learning CenterChariton, IA | General Support | $25,000 | 2019 |
| City of CharitonChariton, IA | Splash Pad | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Humane Society of Lucas CountyChariton, IA | Animal TransitVan & Crates | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Almost Home Animal RescueChariton, IA | Flooring/General Support | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Lucas County Health CenterChariton, IA | Medical ClinicFurniture/Equipment | $25,000 | 2022 |
| City of CharitonChariton, IA | GPS Equipmentand Maps | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Russell Volunteer Fire DeptRussell, IA | Fire DepartmentEquipment | $25,000 | 2025 |
| City of CharitonChariton, IA | TrailsProject | $25,000 | 2016 |
| Chariton Volunteer Fire DepartmentChariton, IA | AerialFire Truck | $25,000 | 2017 |
| Hope Learning CenterChariton, IA | General Support | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Lucas County Arts CouncilChariton, IA | PerformingArts Series | $25,000 | 2023 |
| City of LaconaLacona, IA | Fire DepatmentMonitorDefibrillator | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Hope Learning CenterChariton, IA | General Support | $25,000 | 2017 |
| City of LucasLucas, IA | Fire DepartmentEquipment | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Chariton ChamberMain StreetChariton, IA | DowntownSquare Project | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Lucas Co Fair AssociationChariton, IA | Arena Roof | $25,000 | 2018 |
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202542699349100814
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421329349100117
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202341309349104669
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202221329349104192
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202101329349102755
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202021579349100812
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201931299349101973
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201821309349102147
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201711309349102171
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.