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Ray V Hewitt Foundation

Accepts applications Clear Lake, Iowa · EIN 421516560

Ray V Hewitt Foundation is a private foundation in Clear Lake, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $14,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $7,500. 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 $13,500 the year before.

100% 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$12,0007$269,571
2024$13,5008$289,424
2025$14,5005$317,788

How to apply

ContactMark C Hewitt
PO Box 8, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone or email(641) 357-7121
What to submitForm, information and materials: letter of request for a contribution
DeadlinesFebruary 1st of each year
RestrictionsCharitable contributions in cerro gordo county, ia and hancock county, ia

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ray V Hewitt Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa5$14,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
General donation$7,500
Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce
Clear Lake, IA
General donation$4,000
Addison Doughancentral College
Pella, IA
College scholarship$1,000
Zane Haweiowa State University
Ames, IA
College scholarship$1,000
Alex Kerrwartburg College
Waverly, IA
College scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ray V Hewitt Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: February 1st of each year.

How much does Ray V Hewitt Foundation give?

$14,500 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Ray V Hewitt Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Mark C Hewitt (President) and Clear Lake Bank Trust (Trustee).

What does Ray V Hewitt Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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