Private foundation
BERTHA STEBENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
WILMINGTON, DEEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
WILMINGTON, DEEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $148,393 | $190,112 | $179,806 | $3,266,221 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 63% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH IOWA BAND FESTIVAL FOUNDATIONMASON CITY, IA | SCHOLARSHIPS & EXPENSES | $8,000 | 2017 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Blodgett | Dir, Sec | 1.0 | $0 |
| Scott Brown | Dir, Pres | 1.0 | $0 |
| Gregory C Nicholas | Dir, Treas, VP | 1.0 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $3,266,221 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $107,576 | $192,678 | $184,181 | $3,307,940 | $3,307,940 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | −$38,519 | $168,821 | $160,085 | $3,393,042 | $3,393,042 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $178,265 | $171,503 | $160,884 | $3,600,382 | $3,600,382 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $182,528 | $166,212 | $156,031 | $3,593,620 | $3,593,620 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $160,065 | $153,174 | $142,709 | $3,577,304 | $3,577,304 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $133,583 | $260,845 | $187,052 | $3,570,413 | $3,570,413 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $3,154,010 | $237,504 | $185,973 | $3,697,675 | $3,697,675 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $129,475 | $258,791 | $203,268 | $779,724 | $779,724 |
| Mars Hill Expansion fund |
| $8,000 |
| 2021 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION NORTH IOWAMASON CITY, IA | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Incubator | $7,500 | 2023 |
| NORTH IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATIONMASON CITY, IA | Mason City Early Childhood Center | $7,500 | 2025 |
| CHARLIE BROWN DAYCAREMASON CITY, IA | PLAYGROUNDS NEW LOCATION | $7,500 | 2017 |
| FREEDOM INN HIS GRACE MINISTRYMASON CITY, IA | Fire Alarm System Completion Costs | $7,000 | 2025 |
| ELDERBRIDGE AGENCY ON AGINGMASON CITY, IA | Material Aid Program | $7,000 | 2019 |
| MASON CITY PUBLIC LIBRARYMASON CITY, IA | SUMMER READING PROGRAM & ELECTRIC BOOKMOBILE | $7,000 | 2018 |
| CLEAR LAKE CLASSICAL INCCLEAR LAKE, IA | TUITION ASSISTANCE | $6,500 | 2017 |
| CLEAR LAKE CLASSICAL INCORPORATEDCLEAR LAKE, IA | Band/Music room renovation | $6,500 | 2024 |
| MASON CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATIONMASON CITY, IA | PROFESSIONAL/EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT & ASSESSMENT/STRATEGIC PLANNING | $6,000 | 2017 |
| NORTH IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATIONMASON CITY, IA | Central Office Parking Lot | $6,000 | 2024 |
| COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF NORTH IOWAMASON CITY, IA | Purchase of Food and Meal products | $6,000 | 2023 |
| COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF NORTH IOWAMASON CITY, IA | Purchase of Food and Meal Supplies | $6,000 | 2025 |
| NORTH IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATIONMASON CITY, IA | Central Park Parking Lot fund | $6,000 | 2021 |
| COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF NORTH IOWAMASON CITY, IA | FOR Purchase of Food and Meal Products | $6,000 | 2024 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION NORTH IOWAMASON CITY, IA | Enhancing Women's Health Imaging at MercyOne North Iowa | $5,600 | 2025 |
| NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMASON CITY, IA | Advancing Arts Education fund for North Iowa Young people | $5,000 | 2021 |
| CARING PREGNANCY CENTERMASON CITY, IA | Client-Centered Training for Caring Pregnancy Center (CPC) Staff to Improve Client Care | $5,000 | 2022 |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF MASON CITY INCMASON CITY, IA | Underwriting Cost of Meals | $5,000 | 2022 |
| MASON CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMASON CITY, IA | The Future is Now - Mason City Community School District | $5,000 | 2022 |
| ELDERBRIDGE AGENCY ON AGINGMASON CITY, IA | Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Program | $5,000 | 2023 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER IOWAURBANDALE, IA | Camp Tanglefoot Sunfish Sailboats | $5,000 | 2024 |
| NORTH IOWA VOCATIONAL CENTER INCMASON CITY, IA | Innovation Service Expansion | $5,000 | 2023 |
| NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMASON CITY, IA | Bertha Stebens Fine Arts Scholarship Fund | $5,000 | 2022 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jul 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202530449349100828
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jul 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202400459349100405
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jul 31, 2022
Filing id 202300469349101000
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jul 31, 2021
Filing id 202220109349100522
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Jul 31, 2020
Filing id 202100749349100900
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Jul 31, 2019
Filing id 202011359349101361
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Jul 31, 2018
Filing id 201823419349100602
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Jul 31, 2017
Filing id 201742729349100709
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Jul 31, 2016
Filing id 201612529349100706
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