Iowa Lakes Electric Members
Estherville, IA · EIN 82-5248472. Reported 64 grants totalling $190,915 to 61 organizations across tax years 2022-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Iowa Lakes Electric Members did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $4,000; the smallest was $350 and the largest $10,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota Community Fire Company | Lakota, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cherokee Community Foundation | Cherokee, IA | $7,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aurelia Kiwanis Club | Aurelia, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Fonda | Fonda, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Havelock | Havelock, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Laurens | Laurens, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emmetsburg Community Development Foundation | Emmetsburg, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fonda Fire Department | Fonda, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heat Tactical Team | Arnolds Park, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lakes Area Hockey Association (laha) | Spirit Lake, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Royal Clay Lincoln Fire Agency | Royal, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Royal Clay Lincoln Fire Department | Royal, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Royal Historical Society | Royal, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiny Treasurers Community Daycare Center | Estherville, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wallingford Fire and Emergency Medical Services | Wallingford, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buena Vista County Emergency Management Agency | Storm Lake, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cherokee Rotary Club | Cherokee, IA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clay County Agriculture Extension District | Spencer, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fostoria Fire & Rescue Association | Fostoria, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newell Fire Departement | Newell, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Union School Industrial | Armstrong, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Elementary Partners in Education | Emmetsburg, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emmet County Affairs | Estherville, IA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giddy Inc | Storm Lake, IA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alta Aurelia Shooting Sports | Alta, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Legion Owen Goodwin Post #248 | Royal, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cherokee County Conservation Board | Cherokee, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emmet County Izaak Walton League | Estherville, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emmetsburg Community Development | Emmetsburg, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Estherville Ambulance | Estherville, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Estherville Fire Department | Estherville, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Estherville Public Library | Estherville, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Legion Post 91 | Estherville, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault (caasa) | Spencer, IA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emmetsburg Police Department | Emmetsburg, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iowa State Extension- Cherokee | Cherokee, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kept(kossuth Emerg Preparedness Team) | Algona, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pocahontas Community Foundation | Pocahontas, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bridge of Storm Lake | Storm Lake, IA | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Legion Auxilary 382 | Ringsted, IA | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brugjeld-Peterson Point Historic Farmstead | Wallingford, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emmet County Water Trails | Estherville, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emmetsburg Baseballsoftball Academy | Emmetsburg, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emmetsburg Municipal Band | Emmetsburg, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Okoboji Middle School | Milford, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parent Action Team | Estherville, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pocahontas Community Foundation Dba Pocahontas Chamber & Fire Department | Pocahontas, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spirit Lake Youth Athletics | Spirit Lake, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vocal Boosters of Emmetsburg | Emmetsburg, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Splash Inc | Spirit Lake, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ringsted Community Improvement Organization Inc | Ringsted, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emmetsburg Main Street Community Theatre | Emmetsburg, IA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buena Vista Farm Bureau | Storm Lake, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emmetsburg Rotary Club | Emmetsburg, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Haven | Rock Valley, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Savior's Little Lamb Daycare | Swea Ciy, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Patent Pending Players | Swea Ciy, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ringsted Comm Imp Org | Ringsted, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Romans Wish | Swea City, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clay and Buena Vista Farm Bureau | Storm Lake, IA | $765 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gtra Bulleyes Inc | Ruthven, IA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
2 of 61 (3%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 3%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Lakota Community Fire Company
PURCHASE FIRE FIGHTER BUNKER GEAR/PPE/SCBA/TURNOUT GEAR - Aurelia Kiwanis Club
AURELIA KIWANIS WALKING PATH ADDITION - Emmetsburg Community Development Foundation
PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE SOPER PARK SPLASH PAD - Lakes Area Hockey Association (laha)
CONVERT LOCKER ROOM SPACE FOR GIRLS - Royal Historical Society
PURCHASE A NEW SET OF HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE STEPS AND RAMPS. - Tiny Treasurers Community Daycare Center
PURCHASE FENCING FOR THE DAYCARE CENTER.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 15 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27 | $69,950 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 18 | $52,450 | $2,750 |
| 2024 | 19 | $68,515 | $3,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Iowa.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Iowa Lakes Electric Members's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 702 1ST Ave S, Estherville, IA, 51334. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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