Max and Helen Guernsey

CEDAR FALLS, IA EIN: 42-1460664

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$2.2M

-14.6% YoY

Grant Count

125

-8.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

-7.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$640K$1M$2M$3M92 grants2021103 grants202277 grants2023136 grants2024125 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

CEDAR VALLEY PRESCHOOL &…$35KCITY OF TAMA$35KSUCCESSLINK INC$35KTRANSFORMATIONS BY CEDAR…$35KUNI FOUNDATION$33KBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE…$30KBREMER COUNTY FAIR ASSOC…$30KCEDAR BEND HUMANE SOCIETY$30KCEDAR VALLEY FRIENDS OF …$30KCEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC$30K

Grant Size Distribution

533 grants across all recorded years

529<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

THOMAS R PAULSENFINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR$10KGARY NELSONTRUSTEE CHAIR$10KHAROLD B STREVER JRADMIN COMMITTEE CHAIR$10KLOIS M JOHNSONSECRETARY$10KSOO GREIMANTRUSTEE$10K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
THOMAS R PAULSENFINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR1$10,000
GARY NELSONTRUSTEE CHAIR1$10,000
HAROLD B STREVER JRADMIN COMMITTEE CHAIR1$10,000
LOIS M JOHNSONSECRETARY1$10,000
SOO GREIMANTRUSTEE1$10,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ACKLEYAMESBLAIRSTOWNCEDAR FALLSCEDAR RAPIDSCLARKSVILLECLERMONTDENVERDES MOINESDUBUQUEDUNKERTONDYSARTELGINELKADEREVANSDALEFAIRBANKFAYETTEGILBERTVILLEGREENEGRUNDY CENTER

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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