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South Story Bank Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Huxley, Iowa · EIN 814231257

South Story Bank Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Huxley, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $44,634 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $14,624. 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 $32,329 the year before.

55% of its 2025 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$46,56022$81,595
2024$32,32914$97,446
2025$44,63420$102,392

How to apply

ContactDarrell Hughes
South Story Bank Trust, Huxley, IA 50124
Phone or email(515) 228-3566
What to submitIn writing, with a brief explanation as to the charitable or other need.
RestrictionsMust be to charitable, religious, literary, educational or other worthy institutions or organizations.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What South Story Bank Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa19$43,634
Nebraska1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Way of Story County
Ames, IA
General Operations$14,624
Michael Henter Foundation
Clive, IA
General Operations$5,000
Beauty Amidst the Ashes
Newell, IA
General Operations$3,000
Hope Ministries
Des Moines, IA
General Operations$3,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa
Clive, IA
General Operations$2,500
Nevada Parks and Recreation Department
Nevada, IA
Annual Thanksgiving Meal$2,500
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Slater, IA
Slater Food Pantry$2,500
Food Bank of Iowa
Des Moines, IA
General Operations$2,500
Fjeldberg Lutheran Church
Huxley, IA
Huxley Food Pantry$2,500
Timber Creek Charities
Guthrie Center, IA
General Operations$1,000
Wildwood Hills Ranch of Iowa
St Charles, IA
Wild About the Child Shindig$1,000
Trinity United Methodist Church
Huxley, IA
General Operations$1,000
Mosaic at Home
Omaha, NE
General Operations$1,000
Slater Community Club
Slater, IA
Christmas on Main$950
University of Northern Iowa Foundation
Cedar Falls, IA
General Operations$500
Garden Gate Ranch
Des Moines, IA
General Operations$500
Ballard Athletic Booster Club
Huxley, IA
General Operations$400
Young Womens Resource Center
Des Moines, IA
General Operations$60
The Nevada Foundation
Nevada, IA
General Operations$50
Nevada Food at First
Nevada, IA
General Operations$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does South Story Bank Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does South Story Bank Charitable Foundation give?

$44,634 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs South Story Bank Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Steve Simon (President & Director), Darrell Hughes (Secretary & Director), Matt Schmaltz (Director) and Brandon Danielson (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does South Story Bank Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, faith communities and youth programs.

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