Private Foundation

WILLARD E AND ELLA P THOMPSON EDUCATIONAL FUND

WILLARD E AND ELLA P THOMPSON EDUCATIONAL FUND is a Private Foundation headquartered in ALGONA, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.1M revenue, $412K expenses, $7.5M total assets. IRS filings disclose 66 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.8M.

EIN: 366028029 ALGONA, IA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$4.1M

Total Expenses$412K

Total Assets$7.5M

Grants Given66

Grant Total$1.8M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ESTERVILLE, IA · 2025

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALGONA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES

$78,116

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

AMES, IA · 2025

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALGONA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES

$64,316

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

CEDAR FALLS, IA · 2025

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALGONA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES

$33,904

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

IOWA CITY, IA · 2025

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALGONA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES

$28,468

DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ANKENY, IA · 2025

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALGONA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES

$24,660

Showing up to 5 of 66 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Iowa State Bank

Trustee Joe Carter

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Top Grant Purposes

PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP MONEY

$843,488 3 grants

SCHOLARSHIPS

$545,593 30 grants

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALGONA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES

$360,014 25 grants

SCHOLARSHIP

$33,812 6 grants

UNRESTRICTED GENERAL

$11,916 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$4.1M	$412K	$7.5M
2024	$335K	$353K	$3.8M
2023	$210K	$353K	$3.8M
2022	$378K	$398K	$4.0M
2021	$414K	$297K	$3.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $414K to $4.1M (+894%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IA, RI.

IARI

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