Life Investors Fortunaires Club
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Life Investors Fortunaires Club at a glance
In short: Life Investors Fortunaires Club gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,000
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $969,515
- +6.0% vs 2024
- 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.
Who Life Investors Fortunaires Club funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Prospect Meadows Inc ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (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 Life Investors Fortunaires Club gives
- Giving fell 88% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $51K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Prospect Meadows Inc Marion, IA | General Operations | $6,000 |
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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 | $969,515 | $132,497 | $77,996 | $6,000 | 1 | $51,525 |
| 2024 | $915,014 | $119,516 | $68,674 | $5,000 | 1 | $39,054 |
| 2023 | $864,172 | $126,768 | $63,748 | $5,000 | 1 | $47,798 |
| 2022 | $801,152 | $134,190 | $113,137 | $50,805 | 3 | $16,974 |
| 2021 | $780,099 | $112,218 | $60,171 | $6,400 | 1 | $26,548 |
| 2020 | $728,052 | $95,895 | $87,756 | $26,990 | 3 | $28,950 |
About Life Investors Fortunaires Club
Based on IRS filings
Life Investors Fortunaires Club is a public charity, based in Cedar Rapids, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $970K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $52K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Life Investors Fortunaires Club is led by Dave Menard, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dave Menard
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Haefner
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neil Wilkinson
Director
President → Past President, 2021
Past President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Thielen
Director
Past President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Fox
Director
President → Past President, 2023
Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Strellner
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Hejlik
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Rice
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lance Carlson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darrel Peck
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Bigler
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Anderson
Past President
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Ellison
Co Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jo Carbaugh
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Tom Kneeland (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Erin Worden (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Randy Carlson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Dewey (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Powell (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Scot Ogren (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ken Shepherd (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.
Frequently asked questions about Life Investors Fortunaires Club
How much does Life Investors Fortunaires Club give each year?
Life Investors Fortunaires Club gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
How large is Life Investors Fortunaires Club?
Life Investors Fortunaires Club reported $970K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $132K.
Where does Life Investors Fortunaires Club operate?
Life Investors Fortunaires Club has awarded grants in Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan.
What is Life Investors Fortunaires Club's EIN?
Life Investors Fortunaires Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-0929419. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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