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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1051475

Independence Bancshares Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Sumner, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $46,200 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $46,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $41,854

  • Tax year 2024

    $33,915

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $44,843

  • Tax year 2023

    $46,165

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $36,924

  • Tax year 2022

    $52,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $55,952

  • Tax year 2021

    $44,950

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $90,801

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,530

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $50,649

  • Tax year 2019

    $17,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $31,128

  • Tax year 2018

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $22,817

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sumner Daycare and Learning Center IncSumner, IA

    General Operations

    $17,000
  2. Northeast Iowa Community FoundationDecorah, IA

    General Operations

    $8,000
  3. Bremer County Fair AssociationWaverly, IA

    General Operations

    $5,000
  4. Sunflower Child Care CenterDecorah, IA

    General Operations

    $5,000
  5. Heartland AcresIndependence, IA

    General Operations

    $3,250
  6. Buchanan County Economic Development CommissionIndependence, IA

    General Operations

    $3,000
  7. Oelwein Event CorporationOelwein, IA

    General Operations

    $2,500
  8. Sumner Emergency Medical ServicesSumner, IA

    General Operations

    $1,450
  9. Waucoma Fire AssociationWaucoma, IA

    General Operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $17,00067% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00020% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $2,50010% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa9 grants $46,200

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Randy A BlinPresident/Director Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • David L CreesVice President/Director Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • C Dean HoffmanVice President/Director Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Ann M WedemeierSecretary (Since May) Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Benjamin G Pagel TreasurerSecretary (Through May)/Director Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Brian K MeyerDirector (Through May) Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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