The Krell Institute

AMES, IA EIN: 42-1457548 Website

TO PROMOTE THE APPLICATION OF MODERN COMPUTING, COMMUNICATION, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES TO NATIONAL PRIORITIES.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.8M

+32.8% YoY

Annual Giving

-100.0% YoY

Grant Count

0

-100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$11M$16M$22M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,756,756$2,828,785$2,414,467
Revenue$19,953,360$18,941,044$16,793,664
Expenses$19,931,630$18,912,741$16,780,679
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$30,017$27,724$12,907
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$36K$72K$108K$144K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20217 grants20227 grants20233 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

SHELLY OLSANPRESIDENT$323KBETH BROSNAHANDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN$201KNAZANIN IMANIDIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY$194KBILL CANNONDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS$159KROB PEARSONSENIOR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR$127KMAT WYMORESENIOR DEV OPS ENGINEER$124K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BUDDY BECKBOARD CHAIR1
ALLAN BURMANDIRECTOR0.5
DONA CRAWFORDDIRECTOR0.5
SHELLY OLSANPRESIDENT40$323,220
BETH BROSNAHANDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN40$200,971
NAZANIN IMANIDIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY40$194,132
BILL CANNONDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40$159,016
ROB PEARSONSENIOR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR40$126,506
MAT WYMORESENIOR DEV OPS ENGINEER40$123,949

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

AMESBOULDERDENVERDETROITLOS ANGELESLOUISVILLEPETALUMARANCHO MIRAGESANTA BARBARASEYMOURSLIPPERY ROCKTEMPE

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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