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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6028029

Willard E and Ella P Thompson Educational Fund

A private foundation in Algona, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $360,014 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
First week in april each year
Restrictions
Scholarship money only to algona high school graduates working to obtain a higher education at colleges or universities in iowa.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $360,014

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $7,538,109

  • Tax year 2024

    $299,680

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,836,989

  • Tax year 2023

    $291,641

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,834,631

  • Tax year 2022

    $342,875

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $3,972,672

  • Tax year 2021

    $248,713

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $3,945,160

  • Tax year 2020

    $251,900

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $3,822,793

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEsterville, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $78,116
  2. Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $64,316
  3. University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $33,904
  4. University of IowaIowa City, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $28,468
  5. Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $24,660
  6. Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $24,144
  7. Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $11,516
  8. Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $10,936
  9. Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $10,098
  10. North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $7,896
  11. Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $6,988
  12. Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldon, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $6,666
  13. Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $5,758
  14. Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $5,758
  15. Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $5,758
  16. Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $5,758
  17. Luther CollegeDecorah, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $5,758
  18. Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $5,178
  19. Individual

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $5,178
  20. Pci AcademyAmes, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $3,948
  21. Allen CollegeWaterloo, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $2,718
  22. Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $2,718
  23. Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $2,718
  24. Individual

    SCHOLARSHIPS FOR [individual] COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES

    $800
  25. The Original La'james CollegeMason City, IA

    Scholarships for algona community school district graduates

    $258

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education11 grants $101,910100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa23 grants $354,036

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Iowa State BankTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joe CarterTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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