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Private foundation (trust)EIN 421460664Est. 1997-02

MAX AND HELEN GUERNSEY

CEDAR FALLS, IA 50613

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$48.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.6M

FY 2023

Grants Made

136

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.7M

Total Expenses

$2.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.8M

Distributable Amount

$2.3M

Min. Investment Return

$2.3M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

136 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $20K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.6M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

228 grants

SUCCESSLINK INC
$135K
5 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE CEDAR VALLEY
$130K
2 grants
UNI FOUNDATION
$120K
4 grants
WATERLOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$109K
5 grants
TRANSFORMATIONS BY CEDAR VALLEY ANGELS
$105K
4 grants
SALVATION ARMY
$90K
3 grants
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN IOWA & WESTERN ILLINOIS
$90K
3 grants
CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC
$90K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

228 grants

<$10K
85
grants
$10–50K
142
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Iowa
$4.1M
99% of total
California
$30K
1% of total
Kansas
$10K
0% of total

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