Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO BE USED BY VARIOUS NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE GREATER LE MARS AREA FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE AREA.
Public Charity
LE MARS AREA BETTERMENT FOUNDATION
LE MARS AREA BETTERMENT FOUNDATION is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in LE MARS, IA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $4.4M, expenses of $125K, total assets of $4.6M. Imperigo tracks 3 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $1.3M.
EIN: 472335483
LE MARS, IA
Community & Neighborhood Development
NTEE: S20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$125K
Total Assets$4.6M
Grants Given3
Grant Total$1.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Le Mars Area Betterment Foundation
How Le Mars Area Betterment Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$93
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $93 for programs
$93
Raise funds for the purpose of making grants in response to community needs, challenges and opportunities, erect and maintain public buildings, public monuments and public works, lessen the…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
START UP FUNDS
$200,000
CITY OF LE MARS
COMMUNITY WAY OF LIF
$742,020
START UP FUNDS
$400,000
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Angela Kneip
DIRECTOR
Angie Erdmann
PRESIDENT
Dustin Wright
DIRECTOR
Jeff Kramer
DIRECTOR
Jim Klein
SECRETARY
John Rexwinkel
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.4M | $125K | $4.6M |
| 2024 | $1K | $262K | $326K |
| 2023 | $56K | $1.2M | $586K |
| 2022 | $8K | $8K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $4K | $104K | $1.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4K to $4.4M (+116770%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IA.
IA
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.