Mason City Public Library

Foundation · Grantmaker Mason City, IA EIN: 42-1263454

Support for mason city public library

Key facts about Mason City Public Library

In short: Mason City Public Library gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
42-1263454
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$710,152
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$710K

+9.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$20K

+194.1% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+194.1% YoY

How Mason City Public Library gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Mason City Public Library

Based on IRS filings

Mason City Public Library is a nonprofit organization, based in Mason City, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $710K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $18K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

Mason City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Mason City Public Library: $20KMason City Public Library$20K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MASON CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY Mason City, IAOPERATIONS$20,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$25K$50K$75K$100K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$710,152$649,476$584,227
Revenue$25,564$27,057$87,708
Expenses$21,260$8,202$13,005
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$17,895$15,215$74,320
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 13, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mason City Public Library is led by Kris Urdahl, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kris Urdahl

    President

    Treasurer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Lee

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Shelly Schmit

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Darshini Jayawardena

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Schoneberg

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • David Grooters

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marky Markwalter

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: David Haas (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Susan Ruen (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Carrie Berg (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jon Prebeck (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Reidel (2020–2022) — 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 Mason City Public Library

How much does Mason City Public Library give each year?

Mason City Public Library gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.

How large is Mason City Public Library?

Mason City Public Library reported $710K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $26K.

Where does Mason City Public Library operate?

Mason City Public Library has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Mason City Public Library's EIN?

Mason City Public Library's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1263454. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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