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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-0920043

Boone County Force

A private foundation in Boone, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $38,875 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
Sara Klute Behn
PO Box 23
Boone, IA 50036
(515) 433-8470
Form and materials
See attached application
Deadlines
The board meets a limited number of times throughout the year and considers requests at those meetin
Restrictions
Awards are generally awarded in boone county iowa for purposes which nurture the mind, body and spirit of county residents.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $38,875

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $721,542

  • Tax year 2024

    $33,845

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $721,022

  • Tax year 2023

    $43,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $725,598

  • Tax year 2022

    $44,941

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $761,511

  • Tax year 2021

    $40,580

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $781,812

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,462

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $777,585

  • Tax year 2019

    $41,175

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $802,309

  • Tax year 2018

    $41,225

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $835,993

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Boone Baseball ClubBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $5,200
  2. Madrid SchoolsMadrid, IA

    Charitable

    $5,200
  3. Boone Parks FoundationBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. Youth Shelter ServicesBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Grand Heritage FoundationBoxholm, IA

    Charitable

    $4,500
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,600
  7. Boone Basketball ClubBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  8. Boone Middle SchoolBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  9. Friends of the LedgesBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  10. Child Care JunctionBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $1,875
  11. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  12. Boonegreene County ProbationBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $500
  13. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  14. Ogden Music BoostersOgden, IA

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation3 grants $10,20081% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,87515% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa11 grants $35,275

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Sara Klute BehnPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine HeinzVICE PRESIDE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cody BowersTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Meredith Mahoney-NeremSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rich WrageDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Darci NewcombDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian ReimersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alex KretzingerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rachel Sprengeler-MannDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mikel BrandhorstDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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