Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc
Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dubuque, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $224.
Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc at a glance
In short: Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,860
- +2047.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,860
- +12782.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,860
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cable Car Quilt Guild ($20K).
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc gives
- Giving grew 3719% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30 (2020) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cable Car Quilt Guild Dubuque, IA | General Support | $19,860 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $427 | $21,137 | $19,860 | 1 | $19,860 | $224 | $493 |
| 2024 | $20,710 | $8,893 | $8,950 | $925 | 6 | $925 | $493 | $1,002 |
| 2023 | $20,767 | $8,334 | $10,725 | $1,143 | 2 | $1,143 | $26 | $1,082 |
| 2022 | $23,158 | $10,826 | $10,160 | $520 | 2 | $520 | $8 | $1,124 |
| 2021 | $22,492 | $9,011 | $6,276 | $120 | 2 | $120 | $10 | $224 |
| 2020 | $19,757 | $3,151 | $5,288 | $30 | 1 | — | $28 | $1,062 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc reported a distributable amount of $493 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc is led by Jo Fified, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jo Fified
President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Coyle
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lois Schmidt
Secretary
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Gregorich
Program Coordinator
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Char Burke
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Beth Wigginton
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Kelsie Mason (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Tammi Herbst (2022–2024) — Program Coordinator
- Former: Donna Cox (2023–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Jackie Goodrich (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jeanne Meloy (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Barb Scoggin (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Millie Burkart (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Anita Wild (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Barb Orfield (2020–2021) — Program Coordinator
- Former: Kim Kass (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Tammie Gassman (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Bonnie Sands (2020) — Member
- Former: Cheri McLain (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Sherry Flexer (2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc
How much does Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc give each year?
Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $925 across 6 grants.
What is Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc?
Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dubuque, IA.
Where does Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc operate?
Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc has awarded grants in Iowa.
How much is Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc reported a distributable amount of $493 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc's EIN?
Cable Car Quilters Guild Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1241118. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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