Blanden Charitable Foundation
Donations deductibleBlanden Charitable Foundation's network
3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Meier | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Frischmeyer | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rusty Farrington | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Darcy Lee | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Jo Seltz | President | since 2022 |
| Maureen Seamonds | Vice President | since 2022 |
| Meredith Davis | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| Rusty Farrington | President | since 2018 |
| Steve Kersten | Treasurer | since 2019 |
| Susan Ahlers-Leman | Company secretary | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Frischmeyer | President | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Jo Seltz | Vice President | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Eileen Meier | Treasurer/Secretary | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Meredith Davis | Director | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Dr Kenneth Adams | Director | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Mary Jo Hinds | Director | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| James Kramer | Director | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Doug Brightman | Director | 4.15 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Blanden Charitable Foundation
- EIN
- 237251297
- Address
- 920 3rd Ave S, Fort Dodge, IA, 50501-4723
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- The mission of the organization is to strive to inspire and nurture education in and appreciation of the visual arts through the permanent collection, innovative exhibitions and (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A51I Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1972
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1973
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMichael Frischmeyer
≥4years on the filingsEileen Meier
≥4years on the filingsRusty Farrington
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.4m
- Total liabilities
- $237
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $75k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 32
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Blanden Charitable Foundation. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 18 November 1998
- Registered agent
- Eric Anderson (city and state not held)