Regional Health Services Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Cresco, IA EIN: 42-1402097

Provide continuing support for the regional health services hospital through a broad-based program of increasing health awareness, enhancing public relations, and providing a convenient vehicle for charitable contributions.

Regional Health Services Foundation at a glance

In short: Regional Health Services Foundation gave $128K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $128K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$127,745
-73.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$127,745
-73.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$127,745
Total assets
$512,861
-28.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Regional Health Services Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Regional Health Services of Howard County: $128KRegional Health Services ofHoward County$128K

The largest 2025 recipient was Regional Health Services of Howard County ($128K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Cresco

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $530K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $128K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Regional Health Services of Howard County Cresco, IATo benefit health services in the Howard county area$127,745
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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
2025$512,861$69,553$147,384$127,7451$16,209
2024$712,162$164,412$519,458$488,9591$31,743
2023$1,184,781$540,621$425,638$399,7231$16,492
2022$784,013$157,585$42,416——$-943
2021$668,204$436,947$549,882$529,8831$9,421
2020$791,000$67,701$7,555$2,287Total only$1,002

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Regional Health Services Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Regional Health Services Foundation is a public charity, based in Cresco, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $513K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $128K. Net investment income was $16K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Regional Health Services Foundation is led by Heather Johnson, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Heather Johnson

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennalee Pedretti

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darlene Vsetecka

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Thomas

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heidi Rice

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Kraft

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Schulter

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Tuchek

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Hvitved

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Vsetecka

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Sovereign

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Breanna Sovereign (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bootie Kapler (2020–2022) — Bot Liaison

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 Regional Health Services Foundation

How much does Regional Health Services Foundation give each year?

Regional Health Services Foundation gave $128K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $489K across 1 grant.

How large is Regional Health Services Foundation?

Regional Health Services Foundation reported $513K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $70K.

Where does Regional Health Services Foundation operate?

Regional Health Services Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Regional Health Services Foundation's EIN?

Regional Health Services Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1402097. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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