Tanager Place Endowment Foundation
To raise and invest funds for the benefit of tanager place, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
Tanager Place Endowment Foundation at a glance
In short: Tanager Place Endowment Foundation gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.1M), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,135,201
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,135,201
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,135,201
- Total assets
- $24,759,409
- +9.0% 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.
How to apply to Tanager Place Endowment Foundation
- Next open deadline
- March 31, 2027 (Bridge to the Future Scholarship)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Tanager Place Endowment Foundation
Who Tanager Place Endowment Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tanager Place ($1.1M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Tanager Place Endowment Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $980K (2020) to $1.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tanager Place Cedar Rapids, IA | To Assist with Funding to Cover Operational Expenses | $1,135,201 |
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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 | $24,759,409 | $2,004,039 | $1,279,272 | $1,135,201 | 1 | $1,371,990 |
| 2024 | $22,713,411 | $1,039,149 | $1,113,669 | $998,462 | 1 | $1,007,329 |
| 2023 | $21,266,092 | $145,595 | $1,232,691 | $1,083,405 | 1 | $74,915 |
| 2022 | $20,247,180 | $1,974,530 | $1,262,782 | $1,092,886 | 1 | $1,948,156 |
| 2021 | $23,913,424 | $1,123,427 | $1,134,077 | $1,047,060 | 1 | $1,092,426 |
| 2020 | $19,376,329 | $1,589,340 | $1,066,156 | $980,376 | 1 | $538,580 |
| 2019 | $19,004,541 | $856,818 | $1,167,960 | $986,349 | 1 | $752,695 |
About Tanager Place Endowment Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Tanager Place Endowment Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Cedar Rapids, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tanager Place Endowment Foundation is led by Dick Meisterling, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dick Meisterling
President
Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Streit
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Novak
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Schmitt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa McGrath
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat Deignan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana Ledford
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chad Fesler
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Duane Smith
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Timko
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Boardman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Lynk
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Shenefelt
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Thirnbeck
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Wheeler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Will Schwickerath
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barrie Ernst
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Thatcher
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Duane Jasper
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Okpara Rice
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Glantz
Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Jim Thebeau (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Nathan Fisher (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Johnathon Brinson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Janis Kazimour (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John Rodriguez (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Brigid Halloran (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Randall Nazette (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Nancy Lowenberg (2022) — Director
- Former: Chuck Hammond (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Mitchell (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Vernon Squires (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Bergstrom (2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Dunn (2020) — Director
- Former: Lee Clancey (2020) — Director
- Former: Susan Streit (2020) — Director
- Former: Bergstrom Brian (2019) — Director
- Former: Brigid Halloran Kathleen (2019) — Director
- Former: Clancey Lee (2019) — Director
- Former: Deignan Pat (2019) — Director
- Former: Dunn Greg (2019) — Director
- Former: Ernst Barrie (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Fisher Nathan (2019) — Director
- Former: Hammond Chuck (2019) — Director
- Former: Jasper Duane (2019) — Director
- Former: Kazimour Janis (2019) — Secretary
- Former: McGrath Lisa (2019) — Director
- Former: Meisterling Dick (2019) — Director
- Former: Mitchell Mark (2019) — Director
- Former: Nazette Randall (2019) — Director
- Former: Novak Jim (2019) — Director
- Former: Rice Okpara (2019) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Schmitt Jim (2019) — Director
- Former: Squires Vernon (2019) — Director
- Former: Streit Gary (2019) — Director
- Former: Streit Susan (2019) — President
- Former: Thatcher Brad (2019) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Thebeau Jim (2019) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Tanager Place Endowment Foundation
How much does Tanager Place Endowment Foundation give each year?
Tanager Place Endowment Foundation gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $998K across 1 grant.
How large is Tanager Place Endowment Foundation?
Tanager Place Endowment Foundation reported $24.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
What is Tanager Place Endowment Foundation?
Tanager Place Endowment Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Cedar Rapids, IA. It holds $24.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Tanager Place Endowment Foundation operate?
Tanager Place Endowment Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Tanager Place Endowment Foundation's EIN?
Tanager Place Endowment Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1278189. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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