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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-2856860

Michael L Peterson Foundation

A private foundation in Cedar Falls, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $851,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $851,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,822,311

  • Tax year 2024

    $326,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $263,090

  • Tax year 2023

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $308,093

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $284,868

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. We Will CollectiveDes Moines, IA

    Support of a local charity that supports the local community

    $800,000
  2. Clear Lake Development FoundationClear Lake, IA

    Support of a local charity that supports the local community

    $50,000
  3. No Foot Too SmallIowa City, IA

    Support of a local charity that supports the local community

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa3 grants $851,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Michael L PetersonTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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