Cedar Valley Conservation Club
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Cedar Valley Conservation Club at a glance
In short: Cedar Valley Conservation Club gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,300
- +56.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $8,300
- Median grant
- $8,300
- Total assets
- $578,829
- -1.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cedar Valley Conservation Club funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hormel Institute ($8K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (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
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2020) to $8K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hormel Institute Austin, MN | Cancer Research | $8,300 |
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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 | $578,829 | $93,150 | $103,318 | $8,300 | 1 | $129 |
| 2024 | $588,997 | $90,003 | $88,165 | $5,300 | Total only | $129 |
| 2023 | $587,159 | $86,657 | $81,707 | $4,800 | Total only | $108 |
| 2022 | $582,209 | $75,785 | $50,076 | $300 | Total only | $7 |
| 2021 | $556,500 | $55,257 | $48,947 | $420 | Total only | $8 |
| 2020 | $550,190 | $53,547 | $42,029 | $250 | Total only | $15 |
| 2019 | $538,672 | $60,316 | $38,343 | $400 | Total only | $35 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Cedar Valley Conservation Club
Based on IRS filings
Cedar Valley Conservation Club is a public charity, based in Austin, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $579K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $129.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cedar Valley Conservation Club is led by David Baker, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Baker
President
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Bates
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Adams
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gus Maxfield
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Erredge
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Retterath
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Bliese
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Walerak
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Walerak
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arlen Schamber
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy South
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Howie Zimmer (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Larry Bakken (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David Raffelson (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Carl Hanson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Jenkins (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dean Lerud (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Dick Gunderson (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Dave Baker (2020) — President
- Former: Dave Raffelson (2019) — President
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 Cedar Valley Conservation Club
How much does Cedar Valley Conservation Club give each year?
Cedar Valley Conservation Club gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.
How large is Cedar Valley Conservation Club?
Cedar Valley Conservation Club reported $579K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $93K.
Where does Cedar Valley Conservation Club operate?
Cedar Valley Conservation Club has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Cedar Valley Conservation Club's EIN?
Cedar Valley Conservation Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1405689. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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