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Demco Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Boyden, Iowa · EIN 421322684

Demco Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Boyden, Iowa. In tax year 2024 it gave $165,336 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $81,766. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $388,600 the year before.

35% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$130,75021$3.0 million
2023$388,60024$3.4 million
2024$165,33623$3.4 million

How to apply

ContactKevin Ten Haken
4010 320th St, Boyden, IA 51234
Phone or email(712) 725-2311
What to submitStatement of purpose, use of gift, verification of tax exempt status

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Demco Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa19$150,336
South Dakota1$10,000
Ohio1$3,000
Georgia1$1,000
Tennessee1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boyden-Hull High School
Hull, IA
To support educational services$81,766
Shaylee Bee Foundation
Spencer, IA
To support those living with special needs$25,000
Northwestern College
Orange City, IA
To support educational services$10,250
The Luke Society
Sioux Falls, SD
To support community services$10,000
Hull Bright Start
Hull, IA
To support education$5,000
Northwest Iowa Soccer Club
Spencer, IA
To support community services$5,000
Moc-Floyed Valley Community School District
Orange City, IA
To support community services$4,000
Rise Sponsorship (Silver) Pledge
Sheldon, IA
To support community services$3,000
Lifewise Acadamy
Hilliard, OH
To support education$3,000
Iowa Lakes Corridor
Spencer, IA
To support economic development in bv, clay, dickinson, and emmet counties$2,500
Northwest Iowa Community College
Sheldon, IA
To support educational system$2,500
Clay County Community Foundation
Des Moines, IA
To support community services$2,500
Justice for All
Rock Valley, IA
To support community services$1,500
Gehlen Catholic School
Le Mars, IA
To support education$1,500
Love Inc
Des Moines, IA
To support community services$1,330
Upper Des Moines Opportunity
Fort Dodge, IA
To support community services$1,020
Assumptions Institute
Peachtree City, GA
To support religious services$1,000
Freedom in Christ Ministries
Knoxville, TN
To support religious services$1,000
Youth in Philantrophyokoboji Fund
Okoboji, IA
To support education$1,000
Village Northwest Unlimited
Sheldon, IA
To support educational and living services for those with special needs$1,000
Impact Youth Group
West Des Moines, IA
To support operations of religious education$720
Midwest Honor Flight
Sioux Center, IA
To support community services$500
Iowa College Foundation
Des Moines, IA
To support educational services$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Demco Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Demco Charitable Foundation give?

$165,336 in tax year 2024, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Demco Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Robert Koerselman (President), Kevin Ten Haken (VP), James C Koerselman (Secretary) and Janice Vander Pol (Treasurer).

What does Demco Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, disability and community development.

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