Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
To inspire people and connect resources to enrich our communities. The community foundation carries out this mission across its 20 county region by responding to current and future charitable needs of the communities it serves. The foundation responds by supporting nonprofits doing good in their communities through grantmaking and by helping individuals, families and businesses establish endowment funds to create long-term positive impact on their communities and the causes they are passionate about. The community foundation also acts as partner and convener through collaboration with community and philanthropic leaders to address the challenges in our region.
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa at a glance
In short: Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa gave $8.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8.0M). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,951,791
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,951,791
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,951,791
- Total assets
- $197,873,864
- +15.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
How Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa gives
- Giving grew 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $5.1M (2020) to $8.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Schedule | — | $7,951,791 |
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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 | $197,873,864 | $37,662,471 | $10,927,519 | $7,951,791 | 1 | $27,757,593 |
| 2024 | $171,029,310 | $14,451,129 | $11,141,420 | $8,198,742 | 1 | $5,508,817 |
| 2023 | $163,398,434 | $16,618,758 | $11,051,886 | $7,984,341 | 1 | $9,665,197 |
| 2022 | $156,432,405 | $11,303,859 | $9,661,734 | $6,616,567 | 1 | $3,460,699 |
| 2021 | $163,015,524 | $24,241,546 | $8,543,598 | $5,595,772 | 1 | $9,761,457 |
| 2020 | $134,942,312 | $14,891,230 | $7,442,692 | $5,135,528 | 1 | $6,313,478 |
About Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
Based on IRS filings
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa is a public charity, based in Cedar Falls, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $197.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8.0M. Net investment income was $27.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa is led by Kaye M. Englin, President on every filing since 2020; 4 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kaye M. Englin
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$173K (2020) → $263K (2025)
Susan Sims
Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz A. Kurtt
Vice President of Finance
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$87K (2020) → $129K (2025)
Angela Widner
Vice President Community
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$68K (2022) → $117K (2025)
Jake Byers
Vice President of Mktg.
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$99K (2024) → $99K (2025)
Reshonda Young
Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Thomson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joy Briscoe
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Waller
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chawne Paige
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kalola Roby
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Hulme
Vice Chair
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashlyn Jungwirth
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Finke
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Gilbert
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Soifer
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Janssen
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Monaghan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Blasberg
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Todd Henningsen (2020–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Michelle Jungers (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Yolanda Williams (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Doug Lindaman (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Seamans (2020–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Ken Cutts (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brooke Trent (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gene Leonhart (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Miller (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Pat Monat (2020–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Nafissa Egbounye (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Will Frost (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Henry Bevel III (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Sernett (2020–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Helen Schumacher (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Hassman (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stacie Brass (2020) — Past Chair
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $263K, to Kaye M Englin (President &). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
How much does Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa give each year?
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa gave $8.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8.2M across 1 grant.
How large is Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa?
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa reported $197.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $37.7M.
What is Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa's EIN?
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6060414. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 20, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 29, 2026)
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