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Home State Bank Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Jefferson, Iowa · EIN 421378344

Home State Bank Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Jefferson, Iowa. In tax year 2024 it gave $103,124 in 39 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $24,000. 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 $120,380 the year before.

50% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$120,38044$225,165
2024$103,12439$244,382

How to apply

ContactBob Allen
115 West State Street, Jefferson, IA 50129
Phone or email(515) 386-2131
What to submitIn writing, with a brief explanation of the intended use of requested contribution.
RestrictionsMust be to charitable, religious, literary, educational or other worthy institutions or organizations.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Home State Bank Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa34$94,524
Illinois1$6,000
Colorado1$1,000
New York1$1,000
West Virginia1$500
Texas1$100

Grants paid in 2024

All 39 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jefferson Matters
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$24,000
Greene County Early Learning Center
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$21,000
Green County Christian Action Resource Center
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$7,850
Midwest Missions Distribution Center
Pawnee, IL
General Operations$6,000
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Des Moines, IA
General Operations$5,200
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Des Moines, IA
Polk City Community Foundation$5,000
Green County Educational Foundation
Jefferson, IA
Boost$4,750
The Bridge Home
Ames, IA
General Operations$3,000
144 Chi
Grand Junction, IA
General Operations$2,500
North Polk Community School Foundation
Polk City, IA
General Operations$2,500
Ronald McDonald Charities
Des Moines, IA
General Operations$2,000
First United Methodist Church
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$1,604
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$1,520
Iowa College Foundation
Des Moines, IA
General Operations$1,250
Abundant Life Ministries
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$1,000
Clay County Community Foundation
Spencer, IA
General Operations$1,000
Compassion International
Colorado Springs, CO
General Operations$1,000
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Des Moines, IA
Greene County Community Foundation$1,000
New Hope Foundation
Carroll, IA
General Operations$1,000
Our Community Health Foundation
Guthrie Center, IA
General Operations$1,000
St Francis Church
West Des Moines, IA
General Operations$1,000
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society
Walkill, NY
General Operations$1,000
Whiterock Conservancy
Coon Rapids, IA
General Operations$1,000
Little Panther Daycare
Panora, IA
General Operations$900
Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$800
Council of Government Housing Inc
Carroll, IA
General Operations$500
Greene County Fair Foundation
Scranton, IA
Friends of the Fair$500
Region VII Council
Buckhannon, WV
General Operations$500
Region XII Council
Carroll, IA
General Operations$500
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$400
Iowa Association of Business & Industry Foundation
Des Moines, IA
General Operations$350
Greene County Activities Boosters
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$300
The Women of Beta Tau Delta
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$300
Des Moines Performing Arts - Ants
Des Moines, IA
General Operations$250
Paton Business Club
Paton, IA
Paton Sesquincentennial$250
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$150
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
General Operations$100
Paton Churdan Schools
Churdan, IA
Paton Churdan After Prom$100
Central Christian Church
Jefferson, IA
General Operations$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Home State Bank Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Home State Bank Charitable Foundation give?

$103,124 in tax year 2024, across 39 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Home State Bank Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bob Allen (President and Director), Elizabeth Garst (Vice President and Director), Sid Jones (Director) and Christopher Deal (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Home State Bank Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and community development.

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