Private Foundation

JAMES W AND ELLA B FORSTER TRUST

JAMES W AND ELLA B FORSTER TRUST is a Private Foundation headquartered in ROCK RAPIDS, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $211K revenue, $386K expenses, $1.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 42 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.7M.

EIN: 421305882 ROCK RAPIDS, IA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$211K

Total Expenses$386K

Total Assets$1.8M

Grants Given42

Grant Total$2.7M

Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

ROCK RAPIDS, IA · 2024

FACILITY EXPANSION

$183,685

ROCK RAPIDS AREA DEVELOPMENT FDN

ROCK RAPIDS, IA · 2024

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

$70,345

ATLAS OF LYON COUNTY

ROCK RAPIDS, IA · 2024

EXPAND THRIFT STORE/OUTREACH

$36,000

RANSOM CHURCH

ROCK RAPIDS, IA · 2024

CHURCH FLOOD REPAIR

$30,000

ALVORD BETTERMENT COMMITTMEE

ALVORD, IA · 2024

REC CENTER CONSTRUCTION

$22,500

Showing up to 5 of 42 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Bruce Jennings

Trustee George Schneidermann

Trustee Kandi Koll

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Top Grant Purposes

FACILITY EXPANSION

$1,872,000 9 grants

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

$369,225 6 grants

EXPAND THRIFT STORE/OUTREACH

$108,000 3 grants

OPERATIONS

$70,000 2 grants

REC CENTER CONSTRUCTION

$45,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$211K	$386K	$1.8M
2024	$222K	$346K	$1.9M
2023	$231K	$381K	$2.1M
2021	$226K	$312K	$2.3M
2020	$232K	$315K	$2.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $232K to $211K (-9%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IA.

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