Open Foundations · Iowa

Marie H Bechtel Charitable Trust

Davenport, Iowa · EIN 260745711. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.7M across 39 grants in 2025, a median of $35K each.

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$2.7M
paid in 2025
39
grants paid
$35K
median grant
47%
to first-time recipients
$48.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Jeffrey S Bittner
Address
101 W Second St Ste 506, Davenport, IA, 52801
Phone
5633283353
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Forms furnished upon the applicant's request
Submission deadline
None
Restrictions on awards
Income from a portion of trust is geographically restricted to Scott County, Iowa

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202601219349100515. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

youth

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 39 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Common ChordIA$375,000Reinvigorating the Redstone Building
2The Salvation ArmyIA$330,000New housing for men struggling with substance abuse/Christmas pantry help.
3Project RenewalIA$277,200Renovations
4Child Serve FoundationIA$250,000Capital Fund Support for Child Serve Davenport Center.
5Scott County Family YIA$200,000Kids Camp and Scholarship
6Assumption High SchoolIA$140,000Building a new Tennis Court
7River Bend Food ReservoirIA$125,000Hunger Drive
8Big Brothers Big SistersIA$90,000Youth Mentoring
9One Eighty Zone IncIA$85,000Renovation
10Hav Life FoundationIA$80,000Assisting At Risk Youth
11Testimonies of Hope IncIA$60,000Support for Victims of Violence
12Community Health Care IncIA$50,000Mental Health Support
13Girl Scouts of Eastern IowaIA$50,000Girl Scout Leadership Program
14Grow Quad Cities - IowaIA$50,000Operating Support
15Rejuvenate Housing IncIA$50,000Neighborhood Revitaliazation

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202029$2.0M
202135$2.2M
202236$2.5M
202340$2.5M
202440$2.5M
2025 (partial year)39$2.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Iowa87%
Illinois10%
Michigan3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Jeffrey S BittnerTrustee · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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