Beckman Endowment Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Dyersville, IA EIN: 51-0179386

The mission of the Beckman Endowment Corporation is to support Catholic education by generating funds for Beckman Catholic High School. Advancement of the Beckman Endowment will be obtained through promotion of Planned Gifts, solicitation of Capital funds, as well as preservation of principal & growth of assets through prudent investing.

Beckman Endowment Fund at a glance

In short: Beckman Endowment Fund gave $196K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $196K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$196,375
-0.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$196,375
-0.6% vs 2023
Median grant
$196,375
Total assets
$4,720,573
+11.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Beckman Endowment Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Beckman High School: $196KBeckman High School$196K

The largest 2024 recipient was Beckman High School ($196K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Dyersville

How Beckman Endowment Fund gives

  • Giving grew 45% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $136K (2021) to $198K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $196K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Beckman High School Dyersville, IACapital improvements and scholarships$196,375
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$4,720,573$245,465$253,301$196,3751$195,915
2023$4,222,244$191,044$250,855$197,5501$173,348
2022$4,732,474$582,495$210,175$150,0001$477,928
2021$4,533,299$187,419$185,586$135,8501$145,494

About Beckman Endowment Fund

Based on IRS filings

Beckman Endowment Fund is a public charity focused on Health, based in Dyersville, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $196K. Net investment income was $196K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Beckman Endowment Fund is led by Chris Salrin, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 11 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Chris Salrin

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terese Kruse

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Scherbring

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Steger

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karol Digmann

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Podhajsky

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherri Sigwarth

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angie Kronlage

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Schmitt

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Klaren

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Kruse

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Scott Schilling (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Matt Klaren (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dennis Quint (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steve Boeckenstedt (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Brent Manternach (2021) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Maiers (2021) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Beckman Endowment Fund

How much does Beckman Endowment Fund give each year?

Beckman Endowment Fund gave $196K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $198K across 1 grant.

How large is Beckman Endowment Fund?

Beckman Endowment Fund reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $245K.

What is Beckman Endowment Fund?

Beckman Endowment Fund is a public charity focused on Health, based in Dyersville, IA. It holds $4.7M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Beckman Endowment Fund operate?

Beckman Endowment Fund has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Beckman Endowment Fund's EIN?

Beckman Endowment Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0179386. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 22, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 14, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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