Harland And Genevieve Emerson Foundation

Urbandale, IA
Tax-exempt since Aug. 1997
EIN: 42-6543700

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$44.5k (2025)

Expenses

$49.8k (2025)

Total Assets

$831k (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2025

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2025

Revenue

$44,474

Expenses

$49,837

Net Income

-$5,363

Net Assets

$831,187

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$12	0.0%
Dividends	$31,273	70.3%
Sales of Assets	$8,145	18.3%
Other Income	$5,044	11.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$31,737	63.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$10,085	20.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$831,187
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$831,187

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Iowa State Bank (Co Trustee)	$7,592	$0
James E Van Werden (Co Trustee)	$2,493	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 10, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2024

Revenue

$30,449

Expenses

$48,913

Net Income

-$18,464

Net Assets

$836,550

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$45	0.1%
Dividends	$30,995	> 100%
Sales of Assets	-$4,575
Other Income	$3,984	13.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$26,817	54.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$10,003	20.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$836,550
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$836,550

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Iowa State Bank (Co Trustee)	$6,990	$0
James E Van Werden (Co Trustee)	$3,014	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 5, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$64,413

Expenses

$36,535

Net Income

$27,878

Net Assets

$855,014

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$32	0.0%
Dividends	$26,072	40.5%
Sales of Assets	$34,562	53.7%
Other Income	$3,747	5.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$15,580	42.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$9,106	24.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$855,014
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$855,014

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Iowa State Bank (Co Trustee)	$6,773	$0
James E Van Werden (Co Trustee)	$2,333	$0

990-PF

Filed on Jan. 17, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$9,934

Expenses

$32,658

Net Income

-$22,724

Net Assets

$827,136

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$150	1.5%
Dividends	$11,357	> 100%
Sales of Assets	-$7,669
Other Income	$6,096	61.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$15,893	48.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$8,860	27.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$827,136
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$827,136

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Racoon Valley Bank (Co Trustee)	$6,529	$0
James E Van Werden (Co Trustee)	$2,331	$0
Iowa State Bank (Co Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 28, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$48,491

Expenses

$60,112

Net Income

-$11,621

Net Assets

$849,860

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,235	2.5%
Dividends	$19,549	40.3%
Sales of Assets	$15,971	32.9%
Other Income	$11,736	24.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$28,610	47.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,280	20.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$849,860
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$849,860

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Racoon Valley Bank (Co Trustee)	$7,305	$0
James E Van Werden (Co Trustee)	$4,975	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 9, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$223,683

Expenses

$49,979

Net Income

$173,704

Net Assets

$861,480

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$14	0.0%
Dividends	$12,036	5.4%
Sales of Assets	$198,728	88.8%
Other Income	$12,905	5.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$29,017	58.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$12,945	25.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$861,481
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$861,480

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Racoon Valley Bank (Co Trustee)	$5,601	$0
First American Bank (Co Trustee)	$4,535	$0
James E Van Werden (Co Trustee)	$2,809	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 10, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$21,711

Expenses

$42,268

Net Income

-$20,557

Net Assets

$687,777

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$10	0.0%
Dividends	$11,549	53.2%
Sales of Assets	$8,131	37.5%
Other Income	$2,021	9.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$25,167	59.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$9,574	22.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$687,777
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$687,777

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$8,328

Expenses

$70,546

Net Income

-$62,218

Net Assets

$783,880

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$20	0.2%
Dividends	$10,479	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$31,352	> 100%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$34,846	49.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$13,081	18.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$783,880
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$783,880

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$72,618

Expenses

$73,565

Net Income

-$947

Net Assets

$867,782

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$56	0.1%
Dividends	$14,810	20.4%
Sales of Assets	$18,402	25.3%
Other Income	$39,350	54.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$34,456	46.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$14,919	20.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$867,782
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$867,782

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$96,495

Expenses

$80,306

Net Income

$16,189

Net Assets

$893,807

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$32	0.0%
Dividends	$13,920	14.4%
Sales of Assets	$51,583	53.5%
Other Income	$30,960	32.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$40,083	49.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$15,633	19.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$893,807
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$893,807

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$53,560

Expenses

$59,744

Net Income

-$6,184

Net Assets

$887,344

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$6	0.0%
Dividends	$18,704	34.9%
Sales of Assets	$4,920	9.2%
Other Income	$29,930	55.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$25,556	42.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$16,876	28.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$887,344
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$887,344

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$56,280

Expenses

$61,022

Net Income

-$4,742

Net Assets

$905,126

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$6	0.0%
Dividends	$20,287	36.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$40,781	72.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$26,426	43.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$16,395	26.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$905,126
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$905,126

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$80,847

Expenses

$70,446

Net Income

$10,401

Net Assets

$930,351

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$16	0.0%
Dividends	$22,137	27.4%
Sales of Assets	$32,068	39.7%
Other Income	$26,626	32.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$31,450	44.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$17,988	25.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$930,351
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$930,351

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Harland And Genevieve Emerson Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $44.5k (2025)

Expenses $49.8k (2025)

Total Assets $831k (2025)

Total Liabilities $0 (2025)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2012

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2011

Revenue

$44.5k (2025)

Expenses

$49.8k (2025)

Total Assets

$831k (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

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