Peoples Charitable Foundation
Peoples Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Rock Valley, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $421K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $6K.
Peoples Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Peoples Charitable Foundation gave $8K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,500
- -57.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,750
- -57.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,750
- Total assets
- $421,149
- +68.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Peoples Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hope Haven Foundation ($5K). Together the top 2 received $8K.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 28 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Peoples Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 93% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 52% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2025) to $208K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Haven Foundation Rock Valley, IA | General Operations | $5,000 |
| Promise Community Health Center Sioux Center, IA | General Operations | $2,500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $421,149 | $180,390 | $8,727 | $7,500 | 2 | $8,655 | $6,050 | $16,712 |
| 2024 | $249,486 | $5,210 | $18,892 | $17,800 | 2 | $18,850 | $5,210 | $12,317 |
| 2023 | $263,168 | $106,580 | $43,503 | $42,500 | 2 | $43,500 | $2,987 | $11,437 |
| 2022 | $200,091 | $150,248 | $111,205 | $110,300 | 19 | $111,200 | $248 | $9,565 |
| 2021 | $161,048 | $100,391 | $208,414 | $207,500 | 3 | — | $391 | $11,293 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Peoples Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Peoples Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Al Vermeer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Van Tol
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Van Beek
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Peoples Charitable Foundation
How much does Peoples Charitable Foundation give each year?
Peoples Charitable Foundation gave $8K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 2 grants.
How large is Peoples Charitable Foundation?
Peoples Charitable Foundation reported $421K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Peoples Charitable Foundation operate?
Peoples Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota.
What is Peoples Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Peoples Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1592102. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
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 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 7, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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