West Union Retired School Personnel

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fayette, IA EIN: 42-1527410

West Union Retired School Personnel is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Fayette, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $69K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $2K. Net investment income was $4K.

West Union Retired School Personnel at a glance

In short: West Union Retired School Personnel gave $2K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$500
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$69,351
+14.1% 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 September 2026.

Who West Union Retired School Personnel funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ArlingtonAuroraCastaliaClermontElginFairbankFayetteHawkeyeOelweinWadenaWest Union

How West Union Retired School Personnel gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $2K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
4 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$69,351$10,341$2,043$2,0004$2,000$3,522
2024$60,787$2,726$2,041$2,0004$2,000$2,726
2023$59,849$2,278$2,034$2,0004$2,000$2,278
2022$59,372$2,469$2,048$2,0004$2,008$2,461
2021$58,752$2,885$2,124$2,0004$2,008$2,877
2020$57,805$8,412$2,090$2,0004—$8,344
2019$51,284$2,608$2,064$2,0004—$2,599

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

West Union Retired School Personnel is led by Gay Bowden, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gay Bowden

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Hagelie

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Harper

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Hofmeyer

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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 West Union Retired School Personnel

How much does West Union Retired School Personnel give each year?

West Union Retired School Personnel gave $2K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 4 grants.

What is West Union Retired School Personnel's typical grant size?

West Union Retired School Personnel's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does West Union Retired School Personnel give grants?

West Union Retired School Personnel gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does West Union Retired School Personnel give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on West Union Retired School Personnel's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "College" (4 grants).

How large is West Union Retired School Personnel?

West Union Retired School Personnel reported $69K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $10K.

What is West Union Retired School Personnel?

West Union Retired School Personnel is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Fayette, IA. It holds $69K in total assets as of 2025.

What is West Union Retired School Personnel's EIN?

West Union Retired School Personnel's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1527410. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 19, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 1, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 31, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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