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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-1469028

Bettle Family Foundation

A private foundation in Ankeny, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $18,700 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $18,700

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $105,202

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $116,555

  • Tax year 2023

    $18,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $118,941

  • Tax year 2022

    $18,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $129,629

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,700

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $116,897

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $129,456

  • Tax year 2019

    $21,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $141,065

  • Tax year 2018

    $21,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $156,266

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Salvation ArmyDes Moines, IA

    Public Charity

    $5,000
  2. Ankeny United Church of ChristAnkeny, IA

    Public Charity

    $4,000
  3. United Way of North Central IAMason City, IA

    Public Charity

    $2,000
  4. Blank Childrens HospitalDes Moines, IA

    Public Charity

    $2,000
  5. Individual

    Public Charity

    $2,000
  6. United Way of Central IowaDes Moines, IA

    Public Charity

    $1,200
  7. University of Northern Iowa FdnCedar Falls, IA

    Public Charity

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Public Charity

    $500
  9. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Public Charity

    $500
  10. Ankeny Art CenterAnkeny, IA

    Public Charity

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $50050% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa8 grants $16,200

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Virginia R BettlePresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark R BettleDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul D BettleDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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