Mission
TO CREATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
Public Charity
THE KERNELS FOUNDATION
THE KERNELS FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $51K revenue, $67K expenses, $135K total assets. IRS filings disclose 4 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $34K.
EIN: 421506142
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: T12
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$51K
Total Expenses$67K
Total Assets$135K
Grants Given4
Grant Total$34K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Kernels Foundation
How The Kernels Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$22
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 $78 for programs
$78
Solicitation and collection of community contributions provided to the city of Cedar Rapids and qualified charitable organizations of linn county, ia for their use in creating recreational facilities…
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
FACILITY IMPROVEMENT
$12,000
FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
$6,000
COLESBURG COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS.
$10,000
FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
$6,000
Showing up to 5 of 4 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Aron Brecht
DIRECTOR
Brad Simanek
PRESIDENT
Dana Nichols
DIRECTOR
Gayla Huston
SECRETARY
John Breitbach
TREASURER
Joretta Barbee
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $51K | $67K | $135K |
| 2024 | $65K | $55K | $151K |
| 2023 | $62K | $49K | $141K |
| 2022 | $97K | $37K | $127K |
| 2021 | $52K | $25K | $107K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $52K to $51K (-2%), with total assets most recently reported at $135K.
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.