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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-6587447

The Linge Foundation

A private foundation in Waterloo, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $63,118 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

    $63,118

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,056,876

  • Tax year 2024

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,039,330

  • Tax year 2023

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,069,458

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,033,549

  • Tax year 2021

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,059,597

  • Tax year 2020

    $68,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,071,418

  • Tax year 2019

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,094,294

  • Tax year 2018

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,114,578

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Theatre Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  2. Theatre Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA

    Linge series support

    $20,000
  3. St Vincent de PaulCedar Rapids, IA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  4. Waypoint ServicesCedar Rapids, IA

    Creating hope capital campaign support

    $5,000
  5. Oak Hill Cemetery AssociationCedar Rapids, IA

    Pole lighting project support

    $3,000
  6. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  7. Quilts of Valor Foundation DBA Freedom Stitchers of IowaWinterset, IA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  8. Tanager PlaceCedar Rapids, IA

    The center at tanager place support

    $1,000
  9. The History Center (linn County Historical Society)Cedar Rapids, IA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  10. Tanager PlaceCedar Rapids, IA

    General operating support

    $118

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $45,00088% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  3. Mental health2 grants $1,1182% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa10 grants $63,118

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • C John LingePRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Linge McGrathVP & SECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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