Avery Foundation
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Avery Foundation at a glance
In short: Avery Foundation reported $196K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $196,006 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $139,303
- -23.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $199,971
- -32.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,953
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $242,282
- +21.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Avery Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2023) to $196K (2025). In 2025 it reported $196K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Under 5000 Dubuque, IA | — | $100,453 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $139,303 | $199,971 | $242,282 | $196,006 | Total only | $4,953 |
| 2024 | $181,614 | $295,090 | $200,244 | — | — | $4,374 |
| 2023 | $86,768 | $179,647 | $132,052 | $100,453 | 1 | $57 |
| 2022 | $39,173 | $163,987 | $142,001 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $17,187 | $106,836 | $147,397 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $57,748 | $64,047 | $66,509 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $60,210 | $60,776 | $66,408 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Avery Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Avery Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Dubuque, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $139K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $196K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Avery Foundation is led by Ronald J. Avery, President, CEO & Cob since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald J. Avery
President, CEO & Cob
Director → President, 2020
President → President, CEO & Cob, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheri Garner
Director
Director → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rose Guler-Ludowitz
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Billmeyer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Deutmeyer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Temwa Phiri
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Hirsch
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Avery
Secretary & Treasurer
Secretary Treasurer → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Avery
Chief Financial Officer
Director → Chief Financial Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Hamel
Executive Vice President
Director → Executive Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret O'Reilly
Chief Marketing Officer
CMO → Chief Marketing Officer, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Billmeyer
Chief Operations Officer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Mary Ann Waller (2022) — Director
- Former: Nick Haskin (2022) — Director
- Former: Bobby Koneru (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Taylor Koneru (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jim Carney (2021) — Director
- Former: James Carney (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rhonda Dunbar (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James Trannel (2020) — Director
- Former: Nancy Diehm (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Thomas Thole (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Avery Foundation
How much does Avery Foundation give each year?
Avery Foundation reported $196K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is Avery Foundation?
Avery Foundation reported $139K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $200K.
What is Avery Foundation?
Avery Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Dubuque, IA. It holds $139K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Avery Foundation operate?
Avery Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Avery Foundation's EIN?
Avery Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1688382. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 27, 2024)
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