Mason City Downtown Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Mason City, IA EIN: 48-1256121

Mason City Downtown Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mason City, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $90K in total assets.

Mason City Downtown Association at a glance

Total assets
$90,096
-5.0% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$79,624
-28.6% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$84,382
-24.9% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Mason City Downtown Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Mason City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2021 it made 2 grants totaling $91K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Parker House Properties Mason City, IAHousing$75,000
City of Mason City Mason City, IACapital Projects$16,200
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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
2024$90,096$79,624$84,382———
2023$94,854$111,563$112,296———
2022$95,587$118,380$69,227——$98
2021$47,538$165,552$167,391$91,2002$21
2020$49,706$96,913$169,244——$86
2019$78,457$44,193$74,252——$655

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mason City Downtown Association is led by Diane Arndt, President since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 11 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Diane Arndt

    President

    Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Van Steenhuyse

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abigail Lee

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Casidey Burk

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isaac Nelson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Follmuth

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Borcherding

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Bigler

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Fabian

    Secretary

    Past President → Director, 2022

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Evans

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Bloomingdale

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Jason Geving (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jaclyn Meier (2021–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Steve Bailey (2021–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Emily Ginneberge (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Kevin Sullivan (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Timothy Schupick (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tessa Trout (2020–2022) — Vice President & Secretary
  • Former: Jeremiah Frein (2022) — Director
  • Former: Dan Wunschel (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Patti Olson-Weiss (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Matt O'Brien (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Patrick Trenary (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sara Rye (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Susan Rebedeau (2019–2020) — Past-President
  • Former: Austin Pehl (2019) — Director
  • Former: Chris Droscha (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kristen Bohman (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mike Tickal (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 Mason City Downtown Association

How large is Mason City Downtown Association?

Mason City Downtown Association reported $90K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $80K.

What is Mason City Downtown Association?

Mason City Downtown Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mason City, IA. It holds $90K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Mason City Downtown Association operate?

Mason City Downtown Association has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Mason City Downtown Association's EIN?

Mason City Downtown Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1256121. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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