Clizbe Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Clinton, IA EIN: 81-4619469

Clizbe Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Clinton, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $155K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $10K.

Clizbe Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Clizbe Family Foundation gave $14K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,000
-6.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,000
+40.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,000
Total assets
$154,877
+2.0% vs 2024
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 Clizbe Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Information Referral Assistance Se: $8KInformation ReferralAssistance Se$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Information Referral Assistance Se ($8K).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($6,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ClintonAmes

How Clizbe Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 178% of 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2025) to $18K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Information Referral Assistance Se Clinton, IAOperations$8,000
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$154,877$20,486$17,475$14,0002$14,440$10,331$8,090
2024$151,866$14,833$17,951$15,0003$15,410$9,615$8,116
2023$154,984$6,368$21,012$18,0003$18,833$2,795$7,867
2022$169,628$-120$26,354$15,0002$15,000$5,765$8,632
2021$191,689$18,803$26,412$15,0002$15,000$15,618$10,722
2020$199,298$3,337$23,816$16,6002—$3,337$10,382

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clizbe Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Clizbe Family Foundation is led by Nancy C. Patti, Chair since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nancy C. Patti

    Chair

    President → Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Debra J. Delaney

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Keith D. Clizbe

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Scott E. Clizbe

    Vice Chair

    Secretary & Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen E. Clizbe

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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 Clizbe Family Foundation

How much does Clizbe Family Foundation give each year?

Clizbe Family Foundation gave $14K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 3 grants.

How large is Clizbe Family Foundation?

Clizbe Family Foundation reported $155K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Clizbe Family Foundation operate?

Clizbe Family Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Clizbe Family Foundation's EIN?

Clizbe Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4619469. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 19, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)

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