Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City

Public charity · Grantmaker Sioux City, IA EIN: 23-7030715

The Catholic School Foundation of the is a public charity based in Sioux City, Iowa. Formed in 1902, it supports Catholic high schools and grade schools in the Diocese of Sioux City.

Key facts about Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City

In short: Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City gave $758K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Iowa. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
23-7030715
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$757,659
Grants made (2025)
16
Average grant
$47,354
Median grant
$35,894
New grantees (estimate)
17% first-time grantees (2 of 12, 2025; small sample)
Total assets
$21,242,490
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$21.2M

+4.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$758K

+6.3% YoY

Grant Count

16

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$47K

+6.3% YoY

Is Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City open to new grantees?

17%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 12 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $31K; repeat grants $70K. How we count

Medians: $31K first-time, $46K repeat.

  • 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s stated mission is to “support Catholic high schools and grade schools in the Diocese of Sioux City.” Its 2023 filing says it awarded grants to Catholic high schools and grade schools in the diocese. In 2025, it also made a grant to Briar Cliff University. The university describes its own mission as providing higher education within a liberal arts and Catholic perspective and emphasizes education in the Franciscan tradition of service, caring, and openness to all.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $757,659. Grant amounts ranged from $22,103 to $119,001, with a median grant of $35,894. The largest listed grants were $119,001 to Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools, $106,853 to Bishop Garrigan Catholic Schools, $68,175 to Kuemper Catholic Schools, $59,202 to an individual recipient Catholic School in Boone, and $53,745 to Gehlen Catholic Schools. Each was designated to provide financial assistance to a diocesan school. Briar Cliff University received $22,765.

No application process, materials, restrictions, or deadline are specified in the available information.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Iowa. The foundation’s stated mission identifies Catholic high schools and grade schools in the Diocese of Sioux City as its area of support.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Sioux CityAlgonaCarrollDanburyEmmetsburgFort DodgeLemarsPocahontasRemsenSheldonGranvilleBooneDenisonHumboldtSpencerStorm Lake

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K16 grants2020 16 grants2021 16 grants2022 16 grants2023 16 grants2024 16 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $511K (2020) to $758K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $758K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools: $119KBishop Heelan Catholic Schools$119KBishop Garrigan Catholic Schools: $107KBishop Garrigan CatholicSchools$107KKuemper Catholic Schools: $68KKuemper Catholic Schools$68KGehlen Catholic Schools: $54KGehlen Catholic Schools$54KRemsen St Mary's Catholic Schools: $39KRemsen St Mary's CatholicSchools$39KSt Patrick School: $37KSt Patrick School$37KEmmetsburg Catholic School: $34KEmmetsburg Catholic School$34KSt Edmond Catholic Schools: $34KSt Edmond Catholic Schools$34KPocahontas Catholic Schools: $32KPocahontas Catholic Schools$32KDanbury Catholic School: $26KDanbury Catholic School$26K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools ($119K). Together the top 10 received $551K.

Organizations only. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($184,377), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

80 grants across all recorded years

63<$50K11$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 80 (79%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools Sioux City, IAProvide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School.$119,001
Bishop Garrigan Catholic Schools Algona, IAProvide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School.$106,853
Kuemper Catholic Schools Carroll, IAProvide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School.$68,175
5 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$184,377
Gehlen Catholic Schools Lemars, IAProvide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School.$53,745
Remsen St Mary's Catholic Schools Remsen, IAProvide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School.$39,107
St Patrick School Sheldon, IAProvide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School.$37,417
Emmetsburg Catholic School Emmetsburg, IAProvide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School.$34,427
St Edmond Catholic Schools Fort Dodge, IAProvide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School.$34,069
Pocahontas Catholic Schools Pocahontas, IAProvide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School.$32,108

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $21,242,490 $428,287 $957,493 $757,659
2024 $20,313,561 $849,144 $888,904 $712,462
2023 $18,539,038 $451,290 $832,069 $702,137
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$21,242,490$20,313,561$18,539,038
Revenue$428,287$849,144$451,290
Expenses$957,493$888,904$832,069

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 28, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Bishop John E Keehner as president and Nic Nelson as board chairperson. Directors listed are Patty Lansink, Carlos Almendarez, Amy Jungers, Randy Schmitz, Leon Heider, Dennis Boyle, Jill Book, and Rev Craig Collison.

Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City is led by Bishop John E. Keehner, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bishop John E. Keehner

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nic Nelson

    Board Chairperson

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Collison

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Boyle

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Book

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leon Heider

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patty Lansink

    Director

    Director → School Superintendent, 2022

    School Superintendent → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Schmitz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Jungers

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Almendarez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reverend Timothy Pick

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Foley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Prosser

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Secretary & Treasurer Part Y → Director, 2024

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Bishop R. Walker Nickless (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Dan Flattery (2020–2022) — Board Chairperson
  • Former: Kathi Milligan (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Timothy Pick (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brad Pelzel (2020–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer -
  • Former: Chuck Kellen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jim Rossiter (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Shane Deman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Steffes (2020) — Director

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 1821 Jackson Street, Sioux City, IA 51105-1055
Phone: (712) 255-7933

Frequently asked questions about Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City

How much does Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City give each year?

Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City gave $758K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $712K across 16 grants.

What is Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City's typical grant size?

Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City's median grant in 2025 was $35,894, and its average grant was $47,354, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City that year got $31K on average.

Where does Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City give grants?

Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sioux City, IA (2 grants).

Does Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Provide Financial Assistance to Diocesan School." (16 grants).

Who are Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City's largest grantees?

Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City's largest 2025 grantees include Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools ($119,001), Bishop Garrigan Catholic Schools ($106,853) and Kuemper Catholic Schools ($68,175), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($184,377), which are not listed by name. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City?

Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City reported $21.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $428K.

What does Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City fund?

The foundation’s stated mission is to “support Catholic high schools and grade schools in the Diocese of Sioux City.” Its 2023 filing says it awarded grants to Catholic high schools and grade schools in the diocese. In 2025, it also made a grant to Briar Cliff University. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City?

Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City's EIN?

Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7030715. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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