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The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation

Accepts applications Media, Pennsylvania · EIN 237807828

The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation is a private foundation in Media, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $675,672 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $7,750 and the largest $615,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.0 million the year before.

79% of its 2024 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
2022$1.1 million39$41.0 million
2023$1.0 million21$47.1 million
2024$675,67220$51.9 million

How to apply

ContactKevin J McNamara
200 E State St Ste 306-A PO Box, 1819, Media, PA 19063
Phone or email(610) 566-3375, kjmcnamara@botstiber.org
What to submitA grant proposal shall consist of a proposal summary, narrative description and all required supporting information. Applications must be submitted through the foundant grant inverface link on www.botstiberbiaas.org.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Ohio. It also paid $74,997 in 9 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio1$615,000
New York3$64,500
Pennsylvania5$51,540
California1$11,000
Minnesota1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Donor Advised Fund
Cincinnati, OH
Grant to support qualified charitable organizations$615,000
Institute for International Education
New York, NY
Promote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$42,000
Delaware Valley Science Fairs Inc
Exton, PA
Grant to provide four-year scholarships to students selected by the delaware valley science fairs and for general operating support of the science fairs.$35,000
Queens College Foundation
New York, NY
Promote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$15,000
University of West Bohemia in PilsenPromote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$11,500
University of California Berkeley the Regents of the University of Ca
Los Angeles, CA
Promote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$11,000
IndividualPromote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$10,070
University of ViennaPromote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$10,000
IndividualPromote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$9,295
IndividualPromote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$8,000
Austrian Consulate General Cultural Affairs Section
New York, NY
Promote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$7,500
Lugwig Maximillian University of MunichPromote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$7,396
Magic Palms SchoolScholarship grant to students to attend stockholm junior water prize international competition$7,000
Individual
PA
Promote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$6,440
IndividualPromote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$6,236
IndividualPromote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$5,500
Philadelphia Fire Dept Historical Corporation
Philadelphia, PA
Grant to provide fire prevention and education programming at the fireman's hall museum.$5,000
The Starfish Foundation Inc
West Chester, PA
Provide scholarships for ecuadorian youth facing systemic barriers to achive a post-secondary education.$5,000
Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International Inc
St Paul, MN
Promote an understanding of the historic relationship between united states and austria$2,500
Foundation for Delaware County
Media, PA
Grant to support qualified charitable organizations$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation give?

$675,672 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $7,750.

Who runs The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Terrance Kline (Co-Trustee) and Mary VZ Wachterhauser (Co-Trustee).

What does The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, international and arts and culture.

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