James W and Ella B Forster Trust

ROCK RAPIDS, IA EIN: 42-1305882

James W and Ella B Forster Trust is a nonprofit organization, based in ROCK RAPIDS, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $358K.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$358K

+12.8% YoY

Grant Count

7

+40.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$51K

-19.5% YoY

About James W and Ella B Forster Trust

Based on IRS filings

James W and Ella B Forster Trust is a nonprofit organization, based in ROCK RAPIDS, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $358K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

ALVORDINWOODLESTERROCK RAPIDS

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$90K$179K$269K$358K3 grants20214 grants20226 grants20235 grants20247 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNIT…$184KROCK RAPIDS AREA DEVELOP…$70KATLAS OF LYON COUNTY$36KRANSOM CHURCH$30KALVORD BETTERMENT COMMIT…$23KROCK RAPIDS MURAL SOCIETY$8KLESTER DEVELOPMENT CORPO…$8K

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K6$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GEORGE SCHNEIDERMANNTrustee1
KANDI KOLLTrustee1
BRUCE JENNINGSTrustee1

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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