Mission
CREATING GREAT PLACES IS A NON-ROFIT ORGANIZATION IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING VITALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND RURAL CULTURES.
Public Charity
CREATING GREAT PLACES
CREATING GREAT PLACES, of COON RAPIDS, IA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $24K in revenue, $27K in expenses, $628K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 5 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $116K.
EIN: 261827029
COON RAPIDS, IA
Economic Development
NTEE: S30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$24K
Total Expenses$27K
Total Assets$628K
Grants Given5
Grant Total$116K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Creating Great Places
How Creating Great Places divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$4
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 $96 for programs
$71
Provided support to local rural organizations vital to the success of rural communitites
$24
Environmental proection
$1
Nature trail
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
COON RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT
SUPPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT
$12,281
COON RAPIDS DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
$58,000
MAIN STREET COON RAPIDS
BIN MURAL
$26,000
Covid Gran
$13,000
Revitalize
$7,000
Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President
Jesica Leighty
Director
Joel Roetman
Director
Kevin Dorpinghaus
Treasurer
Mary Schwaller
Vice President
Nathan Muench
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24K | $27K | $628K |
| 2024 | $14K | $39K | $627K |
| 2023 | $24K | $23K | $651K |
| 2022 | $-31K | $94K | $652K |
| 2020 | $28K | $37K | $779K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $28K to $24K (-14%), with total assets most recently reported at $628K.
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.