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US nonprofit · EIN 871537128 · Carroll, IAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 871537128) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 December 2023. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 December 2023 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Caring Hearts of West Central Iowa's network

6 people2 organisationsi6 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

6 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cory HeimanDirector2022
4 yrs
Doug BassDirector2023
3 yrs
Eric WollesenDirector2022
4 yrs
Jeremy BennettDirector2022
4 yrs
Shawna McGowinDirector2022
4 yrs
Sue BehrensDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Joellen BuerckleyExecutive Director (As of March, 2022)since 2022
Louann MowreyExecutive Director (Thru March, 2022)2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Joellen BuerckleyExecutive Director40$127k$21k
Eric WollesonPresident1$0
Doug BassVice President1$0
Shawna McGowinTreasurer1$0
Sue BehrensSecretary1$0
Cory HeimanDirector1$0
Aaron KooikerDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Caring Hearts of West Central Iowa
EIN
871537128
Address
508 N Court St 2, Carroll, IA, 51401-2747
State
Iowa
Mission
To enhance the quality of life of individuals with disabilities in partnership with families and communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Joellen Buerckley (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsCory Heiman
≥4years on the filingsEric Wollesen
≥4years on the filingsJeremy Bennett
≥4years on the filingsShawna McGowin

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
$1.7m
Total liabilities
$604k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$11k
Program service revenue
$5m
Employees
69

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.
Caring Hearts Of West Central Iowa 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
20 May 2021
Registered agent
Joellen Buerckley (city and state not held)