Covenant Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Waterloo, IA EIN: 42-1295784

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Covenant Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Covenant Foundation Inc gave $724K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $724K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$723,996
-25.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$723,996
-25.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$723,996
Total assets
$6,768,770
+4.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Covenant Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Covenant Medical Center Inc: $724KCovenant Medical Center Inc$724K

The largest 2025 recipient was Covenant Medical Center Inc ($724K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Waterloo

How Covenant Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $292K (2023) to $1.6M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $724K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IAPurchase Equipment$723,996
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,768,770$816,171$1,013,262$723,9961$310,276
2024$6,459,436$2,120,318$1,257,534$973,0441$1,645,767
2023$6,511,961$829,989$583,564$291,7741$321,913
2022$5,921,895$-417,229$990,016$711,0451$-937,027
2021$7,329,140$2,101,688$1,849,246$1,568,4091$1,612,617
2020$7,076,698$844,823$1,014,053$735,3961$284,265

About Covenant Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Covenant Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Waterloo, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $724K. Net investment income was $310K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Covenant Foundation Inc is led by Nancy Weber, Director & Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nancy Weber

    Director & Chair

    Director, V Chair Thr & Chair- → Director & Vice Chair, 2024

    Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Nagle

    Director & Chair

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Schuchmann

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becky Mudd

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Sayer

    Director & Vice Chair

    Director - Treasurer → Director, Treasurer Thr & V Chair-, 2023

    Director, Treasurer Thr & V Chair- → Director & Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Sims DO

    Director & Physician - Pediatrics

    Director, Secretary & Physician → Director & Physician, 2024

    Director & Physician → Director & Physician - Pediatrics, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Keagle

    Director

    Director - Chair → Director & Chair, 2023

    Director & Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Bowling

    Director & Treasurer

    Director → Director & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Fettkether

    Director & Secretary

    Director → Director & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Meyer

    Director & Mercyone Ne Ia COO

    Ex-Officio & Vice President Site Administrator → Director & Vice President Site Administrator, 2023

    Director & Vice President Site Administrator → Director & Mercyone Ne Ia COO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shirley Dunlap

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Folkers

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Kasten MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabe Berger

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jewell Jones

    Director Thr & Registered Nurse

    Director, Manager & Patient Care → Director, Manager & Patient Care Thr, 2024

    Director, Manager & Patient Care Thr → Director Thr & Registered Nurse, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Gates

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Millisa Tierney

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Coloff

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Clark

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Huber

    Mercyone Northeast Ia Vice President of Finance

    Vice President of Finance → Mercyone Northeast Ia Vice President of Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Sarah Clark Dobes (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Pilipchuk-Kruth (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Don Temeyer (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jack Dusenbery (2020–2023) — Director, President & Mercyone Ne Ia Thr
  • Former: Jim Coloff (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tammy Bedard (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chris Brady (2022–2023) — Director & Administrator Director - Operations
  • Former: Jewell Jones MSN RN (2022) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Thorpe (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tara Thomas (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.

Frequently asked questions about Covenant Foundation Inc

How much does Covenant Foundation Inc give each year?

Covenant Foundation Inc gave $724K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $973K across 1 grant.

How large is Covenant Foundation Inc?

Covenant Foundation Inc reported $6.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $816K.

Where does Covenant Foundation Inc operate?

Covenant Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Covenant Foundation Inc's EIN?

Covenant Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1295784. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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