Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation
Habitat preservation, environmental education, recreation
Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,716,816
- +18.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $533,816
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $67,209
- +47.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $108,926
- -6.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $7K (2022). In 2023 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarships Council Bluffs, IA | Charitable | $7,041 |
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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 | $2,716,816 | $533,816 | $108,926 | — | — | $67,209 |
| 2024 | $2,291,926 | $570,628 | $116,814 | — | — | $45,449 |
| 2023 | $1,838,112 | $250,295 | $91,224 | $5,000 | Total only | $25,864 |
| 2022 | $1,679,041 | $589,449 | $96,252 | $7,041 | 1 | $14,238 |
| 2021 | $1,185,844 | $220,399 | $54,561 | — | — | $13,234 |
| 2020 | $1,020,006 | $359,920 | $45,450 | — | — | $22,496 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation is a public charity, based in Council Bluffs, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $67K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation is led by Matt Saar, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matt Saar
President
Board Member → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Thien
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Petersen
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Fiscus
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Wickersham
Secretary
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael G. Geier
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christy Sauser
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judd Knispel
Board Member
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jody Green
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Meyers
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Franco
Pccb Liaison
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Windmuller
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Hough
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Kelli O'Brien (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Troy Burrus (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lori Shields (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Shoemaker (2020–2023) — Liason
- Former: Warren Weber (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rob Engdahl (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Julia Woods (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ben Johnson (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Gary H. Matters (2020) — Board Member
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 Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation
How large is Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation?
Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $534K.
Where does Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation operate?
Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation's EIN?
Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1405608. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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