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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-1329115

McLeod Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Marion, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $154,000 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
Steve Knapp
4970 Lakeside Road
Marion, IA 52302
(319) 373-6700
Form and materials
One page letter stating purpose of funds requested.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Geographical area - primary eastern iowa

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,021,658

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,111,994

  • Tax year 2023

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,513,403

  • Tax year 2022

    $74,450

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,550,309

  • Tax year 2021

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,606,996

  • Tax year 2020

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,578,113

  • Tax year 2019

    $72,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,631,946

  • Tax year 2018

    $172,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,707,023

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Monarch Research ProjectMarion, IA

    General purposes

    $70,000
  2. Cedar Rapids Community SchoolsCedar Rapids, IA

    General Purposes

    $25,000
  3. Iowa Natural Heritage FoundationDes Moines, IA

    General purposes

    $24,000
  4. Theatre Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA

    General purposes

    $20,000
  5. American Cancer SocietyIowa City, IA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  6. Monarch WatchLawrence, KS

    General Purposes

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $70,00061% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $24,00021% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $20,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa5 grants $149,000
  2. Kansas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Clark E McLeodPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary E McLeodDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steve KnappTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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