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Gethmann Foundation

Accepts applications Marshalltown, Iowa · EIN 426063299

Gethmann Foundation is a private foundation in Marshalltown, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $26,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $13,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $25,500 the year before.

80% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$61,40010$848,349
2024$25,5004$913,467
2025$26,0005$1.0 million

How to apply

ContactJill D Craft
610 N 5th Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158
Phone or email(641) 473-2323

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Gethmann Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa3$23,500
Minnesota2$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
East Marshall Booster Club
Le Grand, IA
Support of east marshall booster club$13,000
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
Support of des moines area community college$5,500
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Support of coe college$5,000
Retrieve A Golden of Midwest
Minnetonka, MN
Support of retrieve a golden of midwest$2,000
Ideal Firefighter Relief Association
Pequot Lakes, MN
Support ideal firefighter relief association$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gethmann Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Gethmann Foundation give?

$26,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Gethmann Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jill D Craft (President/ Treasurer) and John L Craft (Vice President/ Secretary).

What does Gethmann Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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