Bethesda Home Foundation
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Bethesda Home Foundation at a glance
In short: Bethesda Home Foundation gave $230K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $230K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $229,634
- +531.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $229,634
- +531.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $229,634
- Total assets
- $1,143,968
- -8.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Dakota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bethesda Home Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bethesda Home Inc ($230K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
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 Bethesda Home Foundation gives
- Giving grew 187% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2020) to $230K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $230K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Home Inc Webster, SD | Operations | $229,634 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,143,968 | $127,538 | $229,634 | $229,634 | 1 | $25,939 |
| 2024 | $1,245,986 | $122,259 | $36,375 | $36,375 | 1 | $32,447 |
| 2023 | $1,160,750 | $128,802 | — | — | — | $14,760 |
| 2022 | $1,032,146 | $304,860 | $80,000 | $80,000 | 1 | $710 |
| 2021 | $807,579 | $80,796 | $48,993 | $48,993 | 1 | $363 |
| 2020 | $775,113 | $115,361 | $36,315 | $36,315 | 1 | $1,566 |
| 2019 | $696,031 | $87,226 | $55,455 | $55,395 | 1 | $2,433 |
About Bethesda Home Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Bethesda Home Foundation is a public charity, based in Webster, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $230K. Net investment income was $26K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bethesda Home Foundation is led by Brent Zimmerman, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brent Zimmerman
President
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Matthews
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Hoffman
Director
Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Cunningham
Senior Director & Administrator
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gail Fischer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Buhler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kay Vanness
Intermin Senior Director & Administrator
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Rood
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Kwasniewski
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Baumgarn - Director Of
Business Svcs & Administrator
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Isaac Gerdes - Sr Director (2024) — Administrator
- Former: Kay Vanness - Interim (2024) — Senior Director & Administrator
- Former: Isaac Gerdes (2019–2023) — Senior Director & Administrator
- Former: Sherry Zimmerman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Barb Ohleen (2019) — Secretary & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Bethesda Home Foundation
How much does Bethesda Home Foundation give each year?
Bethesda Home Foundation gave $230K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $36K across 1 grant.
How large is Bethesda Home Foundation?
Bethesda Home Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $128K.
Where does Bethesda Home Foundation operate?
Bethesda Home Foundation has awarded grants in South Dakota.
What is Bethesda Home Foundation's EIN?
Bethesda Home Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0397029. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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