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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-6218767

Doris & Ralph Preuss Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Mason City, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $150,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,163,957

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,253,252

  • Tax year 2023

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,274,352

  • Tax year 2022

    $150,830

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,344,661

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,877

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,419,472

  • Tax year 2020

    $32,877

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,198,969

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trinity Lutheran ChurchWaterville, MN

    Scholarship for students entering ministry

    $45,000
  2. First Baptist ChurchMason City, IA

    Scholarship forstudents enteringministry

    $15,942
  3. Cerro Gordo County Consvervation BoardMason City, IA

    Maintain landdonated as greenarea

    $15,000
  4. Charles H Macnider Art MuseumMason City, IA

    Such purposes asmuseum boarddetermines

    $15,000
  5. Good Shepherd Health Center IncMason City, IA

    Telephone answeringservice forhomebound

    $15,000
  6. Lutheran Children's Home SocietyWaverly, IA

    Capital improvementsas directors deemnecessary

    $15,000
  7. North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, IA

    Mechanical artsstudent scholarships

    $15,000
  8. St James Lutheran ChurchMason City, IA

    Scholarship forstudents enteringministry

    $10,350
  9. Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox ChurchMason City, IA

    Scholarship for students enteringministry

    $3,708

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $15,00050% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $15,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa8 grants $105,000
  2. Minnesota1 grant $45,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • First Citizens BankTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $16,307

The return

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