Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation
Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Altoona, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $603K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $37K.
Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,500
- -78.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,500
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $603,258
- -0.7% 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 Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Warm Kids Warm Hearts ($8K).
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 66% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 74% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2025) to $41K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Warm Kids Warm Hearts Altoona, IA | Clothing for Needy | $7,500 |
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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 | $603,258 | $54,394 | $39,763 | $7,500 | 1 | $21,897 | $36,803 | $29,693 |
| 2024 | $607,688 | $25,717 | $55,602 | $35,000 | 4 | $52,292 | $22,907 | $27,082 |
| 2023 | $569,477 | $34,985 | $46,678 | $27,500 | 4 | $44,428 | $32,878 | $26,605 |
| 2022 | $559,347 | $12,537 | $27,963 | $22,000 | 3 | $23,202 | $12,506 | $29,488 |
| 2021 | $617,997 | $27,110 | $36,187 | $26,300 | 4 | $30,042 | $26,708 | $29,579 |
| 2020 | $550,840 | $15,752 | $47,695 | $29,600 | 7 | — | $17,115 | $26,546 |
| 2019 | $645,495 | $31,746 | $44,539 | $40,818 | 7 | — | $30,652 | $32,057 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $30K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa Heddens
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
$500 (2019) → $1K (2025)
Pam Obrien
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
$500 (2019) → $1K (2025)
Deb Potter
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
$1K (2022) → $1K (2025)
Robert B. Skinner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
$1K (2025)
Former officers (4)
- Former: Chaille Skinner (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mari Beth Rowe (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Geri D. Huser (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: R. Bradley Skinner (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $1K, to Lisa Heddens (Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation
How much does Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation give each year?
Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 4 grants.
How large is Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation?
Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation reported $603K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $22K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $30K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation operate?
Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Virginia.
What is Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Hilker-Pedretti Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1522399. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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