Private Foundation

THE GERDIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

THE GERDIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is a private foundation categorized as Private Foundation based in NORTH LIBERTY, IA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $4.0M, expenses of $7.1M, total assets of $64.0M. Imperigo tracks 40 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $44.8M.

EIN: 421462088 NORTH LIBERTY, IA Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$4.0M

Total Expenses$7.1M

Total Assets$64.0M

Grants Given40

Grant Total$44.8M

Filing Years2021–2025

Before you apply to The Gerdin Charitable Foundation

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2025 Form 990-PF.

Often funds new orgs 56% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

LUTHER COLLEGE

DECORAH, IA · 2025

REGENTS CENTER RENOVATION PROJECT

$3,000,000

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT

IOWA CITY, IA · 2025

U OF I HEALTH CARE CATALYST FUND SUPPORT

$1,250,000

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT

IOWA CITY, IA · 2025

SUPPORT FOR WOMENS ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIPS

$1,250,000

FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER

SEATTLE, WA · 2025

NAIVE T CELL DEPLETION RESEARCH SUPPORT

$550,000

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

AMES, IA · 2025

GENERAL OPERATING FUND

$500,000

Showing up to 5 of 40 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Angela K Janssen

PRESIDENT/SEC/TREAS Ann S Gerdin

VICE PRESIDENT Julie J Durr

VICE PRESIDENT Michael J Gerdin

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$18,646,000 19 grants

Education

$12,798,767 8 grants

Health & Medicine

$5,955,000 4 grants

Sports & Recreation

$3,015,045 1 grant

Research & Policy

$2,150,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$4.0M	$7.1M	$64.0M
2024	$3.9M	$5.4M	$67.1M
2023	$7.3M	$3.8M	$68.6M
2022	$5.6M	$1.6M	$65.1M
2021	$14.5M	$4.5M	$61.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $14.5M to $4.0M (-72%), with total assets most recently reported at $64.0M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IA, PA, WA, WI.

IAPAWAWI

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