Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) is a public charity based in Grinnell, Iowa, formed in 1989. It serves Poweshiek County through community grantmaking, financial management for partner nonprofit organizations, and support for donors’ charitable giving.
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation gave $337K across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Iowa. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $337,215
- +24.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- +26.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,628
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,732
- Total assets
- $19,670,736
- +6.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (10 of 28, 2025)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation
- How to Apply
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The website provides grant application materials for the Poweshiek County Alliance program and the anti-racism grant program. The Alliance program uses a single application; the application, rubric, guidelines, and reporting materials are listed on the foundation’s website.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 344, Grinnell, IA 50112
Phone: (641) 236-5518
Website: https://greaterpcf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Grinnell Area Arts Council ($40K). Together the top 10 received $191K.
Grant Size Distribution
117 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 113 grants of 117 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
GPCF is based in Grinnell and serves Poweshiek County. Its website says Alliance applicants must be located in or provide services within a community or unincorporated area of the county. The anti-racism grant program focuses on the Grinnell area. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Iowa.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 28 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $13K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $9K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $226K (2023) to $774K (2021). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $337K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grinnell Area Arts Council Grinnell, IA | Improvements | $40,188 |
| Mayflower Homes Inc Grinnell, IA | Improvements | $37,810 |
| The Claude W & Dolly Ahrens Foundation Grinnell, IA | Operations | $21,345 |
| Unity Point Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA | Operations | $20,800 |
| Drake Community Library Grinnell, IA | Operations | $15,000 |
| United Church of Christ Congregational Grinnell, IA | Operations | $14,300 |
| Grinnell Farm to Table Grinnell, IA | Coordinator | $11,750 |
| Brooklyn Community Development Brooklyn, IA | Operations | $10,088 |
| East Poweshiek County Ambulance Service Brooklyn, IA | Operations | $10,070 |
| Bear Creek Kids Campus Brooklyn, IA | Safety compliance | $10,000 |
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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 | $19,670,736 | $2,678,926 | $2,529,508 | $337,215 | 29 | $431,559 |
| 2024 | $18,526,787 | $6,844,913 | $2,078,053 | $271,274 | 23 | $482,008 |
| 2023 | $12,783,042 | $2,562,906 | $2,186,606 | $226,327 | 20 | $277,678 |
| 2022 | $11,245,531 | $3,278,335 | $1,827,103 | $278,403 | 23 | $638,443 |
| 2021 | $12,005,119 | $2,363,925 | $1,678,428 | $774,298 | 22 | $275,362 |
| 2020 | $9,094,793 | $2,276,740 | $1,772,503 | $623,593 | 21 | $220,427 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
GPCF’s mission is to inspire philanthropy through effective granting, responsible investing, and collaborative partnering to empower inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable communities and nonprofits.
The foundation’s website describes grants for eligible nonprofits and public entities serving Poweshiek County. Its Poweshiek County Alliance program identifies cultural, educational, recreational, wellness, community enhancement, and physical and mental health projects as supported areas. A separate anti-racism program supports community organizations advancing racial equity through changes to policies, institutions, or systems, with a focus on the Grinnell area.
The 2025 grantees illustrate the range of organizations supported. The Grinnell Area Arts Council says its mission is to enrich the community by supporting creative expression. Mayflower Homes says it provides a vibrant, purposeful, and compassionate community of older adults. Brooklyn Community Development describes operating a community opera house, theater, and community center, with event management and adult and child programming.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, GPCF reported 29 grants totaling $337,215. Grants ranged from $5,150 to $40,188, with a median of $9,732. Among the largest awards were $40,188 to Grinnell Area Arts Council for improvements; $37,810 to Mayflower Homes Inc for improvements; $21,345 to The Claude W & Dolly Ahrens Foundation for operations; $20,800 to Unity Point Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center for operations; and $15,000 to Drake Community Library for operations. Brooklyn Community Development received $10,088 for operations.
The foundation’s website describes a single application for the Poweshiek County Alliance’s 2026 grants, with approximately $215,000 expected to be distributed. Its guidance says individual requests of up to, but no more than, $10,000 are anticipated; no application is to be rejected solely because of the amount requested. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofits or public entities located in or providing services within a community or unincorporated area of Poweshiek County. The website also describes an application and rubric for its anti-racism grants, prioritizing proposals that address racial history and disparities, pursue lasting systems change, involve community partnerships, and leverage additional funding.
The Poweshiek County Alliance program does not fund individuals, loans or debt retirement, conference or annual-meeting attendance, political campaigns or lobbying, retroactive expenses incurred before decision dates, or organizations that do not serve Poweshiek County residents. It also excludes organizations that discriminate on specified grounds and sectarian organizations whose services are limited to members of one religious group.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mike Allen as president, Monica Chavez-Silva and Brad German as directors, Patrick Cogley as past president, Steve Gant as vice-president, Mike Geiger, Paul Kolpin, and Marie Hedlund as directors, Jonathan Plate as treasurer, and Nicole Brua-Behrens as executive director.
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation is led by Nicole Brua-Behrens, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nicole Brua-Behrens
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$61K (2020) → $62K (2025)
Mike Allen
President
Director → Vice Presient, 2023
Vice Presient → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Kolpin
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Geiger
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Chavez-Silva
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katy Wells
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Sherwood
Director
Diector → Diector & Director, 2024
Diector & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rusty Clayton
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Kerchival
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie Hedlund
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Ross
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad German
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Strong
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Sandquist
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Lair
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Traci Taylor
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Blanchard
Program Manager
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
$35K (2020) → $37K (2025)
Jonathan Plate
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Cogley
Past President
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Gant
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Lacina
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Barb Baker (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Connie Scurr (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Vickie McDonald (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Austin Jones (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Liesl Roorda (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Tina Elfenbein (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: George Britton (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Jodie Ryan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Marie Hedeelund (2022) — Director
- Former: Laura Manatt (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Mahaffey (2021) — Director
- Former: David Arendt (2020) — Director
- Former: Jo Becker (2020) — Director
- Former: Mike Mahaffey (2020) — Director
- Former: Rachel Bly (2020) — Director
- Former: Tina Elfenbien (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $62K, to Nicole Brua-Behrens (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation
How much does Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation give each year?
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation gave $337K across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $271K across 23 grants.
What is Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $9,732, and its average grant was $11,628, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation that year got $9K on average.
Where does Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation give grants?
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Grinnell, IA (13 grants), Brooklyn, IA (7 grants) and Montezuma, IA (5 grants).
Does Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (8 grants) and "Improvements" (4 grants).
Who are Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Grinnell Area Arts Council ($40,188), Mayflower Homes Inc ($37,810) and The Claude W & Dolly Ahrens Foundation ($21,345), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation?
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation reported $19.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.
What does Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation fund?
GPCF’s mission is to inspire philanthropy through effective granting, responsible investing, and collaborative partnering to empower inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable communities and nonprofits. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation?
The website provides grant application materials for the Poweshiek County Alliance program and the anti-racism grant program. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's EIN?
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1298055. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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