Lindhart Education Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Humboldt, IA EIN: 42-6051376
N/A

Lindhart Education Trust is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Humboldt, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $87K in total assets.

Lindhart Education Trust at a glance

Total assets
$86,846
-0.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,315
-52.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,372
+9.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lindhart Education Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Humboldt

How Lindhart Education Trust gives

  • In 2022 it paid out well above 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $95K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Humboldt Community School Foundatio Humboldt, IATo provide funds to the Humboldt Community School Foundation to award scholarships to students in order for them to pursue secondary education.$95,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$86,846$1,315$1,372—————
2024$86,903$2,749$1,251———$104$2,709
2023$85,405$1,977$1,115———$647$1,983
2022$84,543$3,422$96,117$95,0001$95,000$2,198$969
2021$163,488$10,372$736———$9,636$3,166
2020$153,852$3,303$745———$2,558$626
2019$151,294$3,188$805———$2,383$298

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lindhart Education Trust is led by Tony Christensen, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tony Christensen

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Rhead

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Legvold

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Mattes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Peyton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Gargano

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Olson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Jana Bratland (2019–2020) — Secretary & Treasurer

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.

Frequently asked questions about Lindhart Education Trust

How large is Lindhart Education Trust?

Lindhart Education Trust reported $87K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1K.

What is Lindhart Education Trust?

Lindhart Education Trust is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Humboldt, IA. It holds $87K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lindhart Education Trust operate?

Lindhart Education Trust has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Lindhart Education Trust's EIN?

Lindhart Education Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6051376. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 24, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 23, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 4, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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