How much funding does Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation Grant provide?

Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation Grant provides US $1,000 - US $35,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation Grant

Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation

Foundation Grants for Education Family Services Grants Health Disparities Grants Grants for Nonprofits

Funding Amount

US $1,000 - US $35,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

The Guernsey Charitable Foundation awards grants to organizations in the following eight Iowa counties:Benton.

Required status

Tax-exempt status

Other requirements

Black HawkBremerBuchananButlerGrundyFayetteTama

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: The foundation prioritizes funding for programs over capital projects, aiming to benefit a broad spectrum of community needs while excluding certain organizations, such as those that are not 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
Not eligible: In order to focus our resources, there are a number of organizations and programs that Guernsey Charitable Foundation does not fund.
Not eligible: Generally we do not grant to the following: Individuals.
Not eligible: Business ventures.
Not eligible: Organizations that are not established 501(c)(3) nonprofits or government entities.
Not eligible: Organizations that limit membership or services based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, socio-economic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or religion.
Not eligible: Endowments of any kindConferences, seminars, trips, or similar events.
Not eligible: Advertising for benefit or courtesy purposes.
Not eligible: Religious or sectarian programs for religious purposes.
Not eligible: National organizations and their affiliates whose primary services are not concentrated in the foundation's eight-county regionVeteran, labor, and political organizations or campaign

Overview

The Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation supports non-profit organizations in eight Iowa counties, focusing on education, family life, health, and social issues. The foundation prioritizes funding for programs over capital projects, aiming to benefit a broad spectrum of community needs while excluding certain organizations, such as those that are not 501(c)(3) nonprofits.

About Max & Helen Guernsey
he founders of the Guernsey Charitable Foundation are Max and Helen Guernsey, longtime residents of the Waterloo Community. It is in this spirit the resources of the Guernsey Charitable Foundation are distributed.
The Max & Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation is a family foundation incorporated under Iowa law.
Focus Area
The Guernsey Charitable Foundation focuses its grant-making in the following four categories:

Social IssuesEducationFamily Life & Community BettermentHealth, Recreation, & Fitness

Eligibility

The foundation assists non-profit, tax exempt organizations and acts as a catalyst for social, cultural, educational and charitable fields. The Guernsey Charitable Foundation awards grants to organizations in the following eight Iowa counties:BentonBlack HawkBremerBuchananButlerGrundyFayetteTama

Ineligibility

In order to focus our resources, there are a number of organizations and programs that Guernsey Charitable Foundation does not fund. Generally we do not grant to the following: IndividualsBusiness venturesOrganizations that are not established 501(c)(3) nonprofits or government entitiesOrganizations that limit membership or services based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, socio-economic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or religion.Endowments of any kindConferences, seminars, trips, or similar eventsAdvertising for benefit or courtesy purposesReligious or sectarian programs for religious purposesNational organizations and their affiliates whose primary services are not concentrated in the foundation's eight-county regionVeteran, labor, and political organizations or campaign

What Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025: 125
Total given: $2.19M
Median grant: $16K
Range: $1,000–$35K

By dollars: Iowa 97%, California 2%, Kansas <1%. Top recipient cities: Waterloo, IA; Cedar Falls, IA; Waverly, IA.
34% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
34% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Cedar Valley Preschool & Childcare Center · Cedar Falls, IA

Building bright futures program

$35K
City of Tama · Tama, IA

Capital for safe routes to school network

$35K
Successlink Inc · Waterloo, IA

Together 4 youth programming

$35K
Transformations by Cedar Valley Angels · Waterloo, IA

Dare to dream & love box programs

$35K
UNI Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA

Kaleidoscope, theatre 4 very young, talent search series pgms

$33K