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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1910689

Bruce & Sandy Heerema Charitable Foundat

A private foundation in Pella, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $71,740 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
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $71,740

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,759,794

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $495,909

  • Tax year 2023

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $477,547

  • Tax year 2022

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $516,230

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $566,978

  • Tax year 2020

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $558,604

  • Tax year 2019

    $160,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $654,031

  • Tax year 2018

    $83,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $714,841

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Church of the WayNewton, IA

    Benevolence

    $25,000
  2. 725 MinistriesPella, IA

    Benevolence

    $15,000
  3. Many Hands for HaitiPella, IA

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  4. Stories FoundationAnoka, MN

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  5. The WellPella, IA

    Benevolence

    $10,000
  6. Sandy Heerema TrustPella, IA

    Benevolence

    $1,740

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $15,00043% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,00029% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa5 grants $61,740
  2. Minnesota1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Sandy Heerema DeceasedPAST PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • M Timothy HeeremaDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Steven HeeremaDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Julie MuellerTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • James MuellerPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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