Beneficient Heartland Foundation
Beneficient Heartland Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hesston, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K.
Beneficient Heartland Foundation at a glance
In short: Beneficient Heartland Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,200
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $2,200
- Median grant
- $2,200
- Total assets
- $12,950,640
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Beneficient Heartland Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hesston Chamber of Commerce ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Beneficient Heartland Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 30% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hesston Chamber of Commerce Hesston, KS | Donation | $2,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,950,640 | $-31,488 | $120,673 | $2,200 | 1 | $175,905 | $590,120 |
| 2024 | $12,949,023 | $1,108 | $14,028 | — | — | $7,115 | $159,639 |
| 2023 | $14,107,060 | $142,272 | $91,736 | — | — | $985,320 | $567,006 |
| 2022 | $12,956,923 | $12,979,102 | $22,179 | — | — | $189,011 | $432,007 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Beneficient Heartland Foundation reported a distributable amount of $590K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Beneficient Heartland Foundation is led by Aurelia Heppner, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aurelia Heppner
President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Heppner
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Kauffman
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise Goevert
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Hill
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Emry
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Krehbiel
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Manickam
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Logan
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Wallace
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Owens
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Woodyard
Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Martens
Vice President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Beneficient Heartland Foundation
How much does Beneficient Heartland Foundation give each year?
Beneficient Heartland Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Beneficient Heartland Foundation?
Beneficient Heartland Foundation reported $13.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $176K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $590K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Beneficient Heartland Foundation operate?
Beneficient Heartland Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Beneficient Heartland Foundation's EIN?
Beneficient Heartland Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-1174019. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Beneficient Heartland Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/beneficient-heartland-foundation-morg_80f18ed6855b4e7a8475c348b35f9ea1
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