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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-3253451

The Bettcher Foundation

A private foundation in Vermilion, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $27,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $21,475

  • Tax year 2024

    $130,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $27,322

  • Tax year 2023

    $36,575

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $115,687

  • Tax year 2022

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $13,001

  • Tax year 2021

    $43,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $19,768

  • Tax year 2020

    $73,508

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $26,566

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Charitable - general support

    $10,000
  2. Healthnetwork FoundationCleveland, OH

    Charitable - general support

    $10,000
  3. Erie County Community FDNSandusky, OH

    Charitable - general support

    $2,000
  4. Captiva Civic AssociationCaptiva, FL

    Charitable - general support

    $1,800
  5. Bowling Green State University FoundationBowling Green, OH

    Charitable - general support

    $1,000
  6. Community Foundation of Lorain CountyElyria, OH

    Charitable - general support

    $1,000
  7. Ritter Public LibraryVermilion, OH

    Charitable - general support

    $700
  8. Lake Erie FoundationMarblehead, OH

    Charitable - general support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $20,00089% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio6 grants $15,200
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  3. Florida1 grant $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Laurence A BettcherCHAIRMAN Hours 4Pay $0
  • Karen E BettcherPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nicholas MiesenVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lindsay B KunimuraVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Timothy McNeillTREASURER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Wanda DaltonSECRETARY Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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