Community Education Foundation
Community Education Foundation is a private foundation, based in Mason City, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $101K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K.
Community Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Community Education Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $100,742
- -4.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Community Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Los Altos Rotary Endowment Fund ($1K).
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 18 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Community Education Foundation gives
- Giving fell 93% 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 $1K (2025) to $232K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Los Altos Rotary Endowment Fund Los Altos, CA | Support Rotary Programs | $1,000 |
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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 | $100,742 | — | $90,555 | $1,000 | 1 | $89,779 | — | $5,074 |
| 2024 | $105,298 | $1,699 | $64,812 | $2,000 | 2 | $2,000 | — | $6,370 |
| 2023 | $153,366 | $24,083 | $40,801 | $25,000 | 8 | — | $9,224 | $7,604 |
| 2022 | $161,490 | $30,750 | $15,835 | $15,000 | 3 | $15,000 | $11,471 | $7,258 |
| 2021 | $150,724 | $44,295 | $249,103 | $232,000 | 4 | $232,000 | $16,465 | $12,259 |
| 2020 | $356,383 | $64,137 | $131,240 | $107,600 | 9 | — | $30,919 | $19,341 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Community Education Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Education Foundation is led by Steve Foster, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steve Foster
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Community Education Foundation
How much does Community Education Foundation give each year?
Community Education Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 2 grants.
How large is Community Education Foundation?
Community Education Foundation reported $101K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Community Education Foundation operate?
Community Education Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York.
What is Community Education Foundation's EIN?
Community Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2457826. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 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 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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