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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-4091974

First Security Foundation

A private foundation in Charles City, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $80,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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
Richard Herbrechtsmeyer
809 Clark Street
Charles City, IA 50616
(641) 228-2343
Form and materials
Application / charitable donation request form may be obtained from richard herbrechtsmeyer during regular business hours
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Charitable organizations serving the following iowa communities only: aredale, charles city, dumont, hampton, ionia, manly, marble rock, nora springs, riceville, rockford, rockwell, rudd, thornton

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $101,876

  • Tax year 2024

    $113,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $141,110

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $239,747

  • Tax year 2022

    $144,819

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $250,501

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,685

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $329,243

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $159,817

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $109,377

  • Tax year 2018

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $98,858

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. North Iowa Area Community College FoundationMason City, IA

    General fund

    $25,000
  2. Rockwell American LegionRockwell City, IA

    General fund

    $15,000
  3. Bristow Fire DepartmentBristow, IA

    General fund

    $10,000
  4. Revitalize DumontDumont, IA

    General fund

    $10,000
  5. Rudd Community BettermentMason City, IA

    General fund

    $10,000
  6. National 19th Amendment SocietyCharles City, IA

    General fund

    $5,000
  7. Riceville Family CareRiceville, IA

    General fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $30,00060% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $10,00020% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa7 grants $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Ronald K NoahPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • J Richard HerbrechtsmeyerVICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Brad MillerTREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Hannah ChambersSECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Boyd CampbellDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Robert D NobleDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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