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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-6792271

Gilbert Renze Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Carroll, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $67,400 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
Michel Nelson
510 Highway 30 West
Carroll, IA 51401
(712) 792-9772
Form and materials
There is a written application form. Information to be included is a brief summary of the organization's history, the organization's mission and goals, a brief description of the organization's current programs and activities, any relationship with other organizations working similar missions, the number of board members, full-time paid staff, part-time paid staff and volunteers, a description of the overall goals of the organization for the funding period, objectives or ways in which the organization will meet the goals, activities and who will carry out these activities, the time frame in which this will take place, how the proposed activities will benefit the community in which they will occur, long term funding strategies of the organization, and a description of how the proposal meets the Trust's geographical requirements (benefiting the residents of Carroll and Sac Counties in the State of Iowa). The application must include the most recent financial statement from the most recen
Deadlines
The first Wednesday in July
Restrictions
Distributions will only be made for charitable purposes in Carroll and Sac Counties, Iowa

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $67,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,472,946

  • Tax year 2024

    $62,387

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,347,809

  • Tax year 2023

    $56,562

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,247,749

  • Tax year 2022

    $72,084

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,131,174

  • Tax year 2021

    $67,145

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,441,675

  • Tax year 2020

    $63,753

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,342,891

  • Tax year 2019

    $56,932

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,275,053

  • Tax year 2018

    $64,400

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,138,638

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. City of Wall Lake IAWall Lake, IA

    Computers for library, meals on wheels & equipment for fire department

    $6,800
  2. City of Odebolt IAOdebolt, IA

    Library HVAC

    $5,000
  3. Breda Day Care Center IncBreda, IA

    Center updates

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Curriculum

    $5,000
  5. City of Schaller IASchaller, IA

    Security cameras

    $5,000
  6. City of Early IowaEarly, IA

    Chair lift for library

    $5,000
  7. Sac Community CenterSac City, IA

    Generator for community center

    $5,000
  8. Manning Betterment FoundationManning, IA

    Child care center program

    $5,000
  9. City of Lanesboro IowaLanesboro, IA

    Restroom

    $5,000
  10. Lakeview Iowa Historical SocietyLake View, IA

    Hvac

    $5,000
  11. City of Lytton IowaLytton, IA

    Book deposit for library

    $4,000
  12. Lake View FoundationLake View, IA

    Outdoor instruments & windows for Legion hall

    $3,961
  13. Individual

    [individual] hose nozzles

    $3,000
  14. City of Lake View IowaLake View, IA

    Public pier repair

    $2,500
  15. Sac County ISU Extensuon OfficeSac City, IA

    Early achievers 4H playground

    $2,139

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development2 grants $8,96147% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00026% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,00026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa13 grants $59,400

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Iowa Savings BankTrustee Hours 2Pay $13,086

The return

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