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Community Education Foundation

Preselected recipients only Mason City, Iowa · EIN 472457826

Community Education Foundation is a private foundation in Mason City, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $1,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $2,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$25,0008$153,366
2024$2,0002$105,298
2025$1,0001$100,742

How to apply

Community Education Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Los Altos Rotary Endowment Fund
Los Altos, CA
Support rotary programs$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Community Education Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Community Education Foundation give?

$1,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Community Education Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Steve Foster (President).

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