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Lisle Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Clarinda, Iowa · EIN 832296397

Lisle Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Clarinda, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,475 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $512 and the largest $5,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $7,400 the year before.

33% of its 2025 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
2023$9,3756$316,964
2024$7,4005$401,805
2025$8,4756$453,025

How to apply

ContactMary Landhuis
807 E Main St, Clarinda, IA 51632
Phone or email(712) 542-5101
What to submitWritten request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lisle Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa4$6,450
Minnesota1$1,500
Maryland1$525

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Clarinda Foundation
Clarinda, IA
Charitable$5,500
Wacosa
Waite Park, MN
Charitable$1,500
University of the Aftermarket Foundation
Bethesda, MD
Educational$525
Clarinda Public Library Foundation
Clarinda, IA
Charitable$500
Iowa Western Community College - Spirits for Scholarships
Clarinda, IA
Educational$250
National Child Safety Council
Clarinda, IA
Charitable$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lisle Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Lisle Charitable Foundation give?

$8,475 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $512.

Who runs Lisle Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Mary Landhuis (Trustee) and Edwin F Lisle (Trustee).

What does Lisle Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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