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Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Monroeville, PA EIN: 54-1814360 Website

To fund, promote, and support educational opportunites in the electrical and communications industries.

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation at a glance

In short: Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation gave $1.6M across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $60K), mostly in Virginia. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,626,074
-48.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
27
-30.8% vs 2024
Average grant
$60,225
-25.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$49,054
Total assets
$2,259,786
-4.7% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
11% first-time grantees (3 of 27, 2025)
Primary geography
Virginia (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).

Who Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

IEC - Southern New Mexico: $203KIEC - Southern New Mexico$203KIEC - New Jersey: $134KIEC - New Jersey$134KIEC - New England: $111KIEC - New England$111KIEC - Bluegrass: $104KIEC - Bluegrass$104KIEC - Northern Ohio: $102KIEC - Northern Ohio$102KIEC - Dallas: $101KIEC - Dallas$101KIEC - Greater St Louis: $96KIEC - Greater St Louis$96KIEC - Kentuckey & so Indiana: $84KIEC - Kentuckey & so Indiana$84KIEC - Florida West Coast: $75KIEC - Florida West Coast$75KIEC - Utah: $69KIEC - Utah$69K

The largest 2025 recipient was IEC - Southern New Mexico ($203K). Together the top 10 received $1.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

157 grants across all recorded years

118<$50K28$50–100K10$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 118 grants of 157 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.

Cities

ArlingtonDenverLouisvilleNew York

Is Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation open to new grantees?

11%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 27 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $41K; repeat grants $63K. How we count

Medians: $36K first-time, $50K repeat.

  • 78% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 119% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M16 grants2019 24 grants2020 29 grants2021 37 grants2022 25 grants2023 39 grants2024 27 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $253K (2019) to $3.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $1.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
IEC - Southern New Mexico Arlington, VAEquipment for Training Center Labs$202,554
IEC - New Jersey Arlington, VAEquipment for Training Center Labs$133,554
IEC - New England Arlington, VAEquipment for Training Center Labs$110,954
IEC - Bluegrass Arlington, VAEquipment for Training Center Labs$103,754
IEC - Northern Ohio Arlington, VAEquipment for Training Center Labs$101,754
IEC - Dallas Arlington, VAEquipment for Training Center Labs$100,754
IEC - Greater St Louis Arlington, VAEquipment for Training Center Labs$96,154
IEC - Kentuckey & so Indiana Arlington, VAEquipment for Training Center Labs$83,754
IEC - Florida West Coast Arlington, VAEquipment & Service Fees for Training Center Labs$75,354
IEC - Utah Arlington, VAEquipment for Training Center Labs$68,754
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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$2,259,786$2,384,869$2,561,724$1,626,07427$56,932
2024$2,370,139$3,776,529$4,243,534$3,147,71339$80,782
2023$2,479,770$1,383,626$1,566,848$571,99025$19,684
2022$2,463,956$1,876,841$1,531,944$743,74237$60,626
2021$2,373,854$1,132,389$876,294$518,98629$151,509
2020$2,017,417$996,988$927,557$488,42924$73,188
2019$1,944,134$671,958$500,204$252,87116$85,056

About Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Monroeville, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 27 grants totaling $1.6M. Net investment income was $57K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation is led by Lana Al-Amin, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lana Al-Amin

    Executive Director

    Foundation Director → Executive Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $43K (2022) → $122K (2025)

  • Tom Alexander

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bret Martin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Williams

    Trustee

    Secretary → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey K. Hill

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn Akers Stansbury

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Fowler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Lewis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Ferguson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Bardot

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Canfield

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Monacelli

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Hayward

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lily Reasoner

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Kredit

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene Mini Sr.

    Vice Chair

    Senior Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helene Webster

    Vice Chair

    2nd Vice Chairman → 2nd Vice Chair, 2020

    2nd Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lloyd Quinney

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Bruce Kohan (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Erik Odden (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Kristen Williams Secretary (2024)
  • Former: Lloyd Quinney Trustee (2024) — Nov. & Then Secretary · Filing note: Until
  • Former: Heath Wolfe (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: David Moeller (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Joel Petersheim (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Larry Bucholtz (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Quintinus Henry (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Sarah Hall (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Phil Santoro (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Cecil Leedy (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Rob Haynes (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Spenser Villwock (2019–2021) — CEO
  • Former: Vernice Howard (2019–2021) — CFO
  • Former: Robert Stroescu (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Todd Reed (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Steve Humphrey Jr. (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Dan Endris (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Janet Martin (2019) — Trustee

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

Lana Al-Amin — Executive Director: $122KLana Al-AminExecutive Director$122K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $122K, to Lana Al-Amin (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation

How much does Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation give each year?

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation gave $1.6M across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.1M across 39 grants.

What is Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation's typical grant size?

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $49,054, and its average grant was $60,225, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation that year got $41K on average.

Where does Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation give grants?

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Arlington, VA (27 grants).

Does Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 27 grants with a stated purpose on Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Equipment for Training Center Labs" (25 grants).

Who are Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation's largest grantees?

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include IEC - Southern New Mexico ($202,554), IEC - New Jersey ($133,554) and IEC - New England ($110,954), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation?

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation?

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Monroeville, PA. It holds $2.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation's EIN?

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1814360. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 30, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 7, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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