Kruse Family Foundation
Kruse Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Iowa Falls, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $100K in total assets. Net investment income was $7.
Kruse Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $100,239
- +39520.2% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $100,007
- Net investment income (2024)
- $7
- Expenses (2024)
- $21
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Kruse Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Kruse Family Foundation gives
- In 2021 it paid out 523% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2020) to $81K (2019). In 2020 it made 4 grants totaling $26K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc New York, NY | General Operating Budget | $10,000 |
| Feeding America Chicago, IL | General Operating Budget | $10,000 |
| Project Pink'd Omaha, NE | General Operating Budget | $5,000 |
| Ellsworth College Foundation Iowa Falls, IA | Ellingson Scholarship | $1,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $100,239 | $100,007 | $21 | — | — | — | $7 | $218 |
| 2023 | $253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12 |
| 2021 | $1,252 | — | $815 | — | — | $408 | — | $78 |
| 2020 | $2,067 | $42 | $26,817 | $26,000 | 4 | — | — | $553 |
| 2019 | $28,842 | $2,927 | $82,134 | $81,000 | 4 | — | $184 | $2,882 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kruse Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $218 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kruse Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Dan Stockdale
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Kruse
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jackson Kruse
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Duane Schamerloh (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Kruse Dod (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Kruse Family Foundation
How large is Kruse Family Foundation?
Kruse Family Foundation reported $100K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $100K.
Where does Kruse Family Foundation operate?
Kruse Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, New York, Washington.
How much is Kruse Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Kruse Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $218 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Kruse Family Foundation's EIN?
Kruse Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1512648. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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