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Hietbrink Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pella, Iowa · EIN 475098228

Hietbrink Family Foundation is a private foundation in Pella, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $37,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $31,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $36,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$36,5003$57,165
2024$36,0004$26,820
2025$37,0003$42,229

How to apply

Hietbrink Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hietbrink Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin1$31,000
North Carolina1$5,000
Iowa1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Madison, WI
Christian ministry$31,000
Sim USA
Charlotte, NC
Christian ministry$5,000
Crossroads
Pella, IA
Christian ministrychristiam ministrychristian ministry$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hietbrink Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Hietbrink Family Foundation give?

$37,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Hietbrink Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Paul D Hietbrink (Director) and Louan Hietbrink (Director).

What does Hietbrink Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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