Bevcomm Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Blue Earth, MN EIN: 26-4416507

Bevcomm Foundation is a private foundation, based in Blue Earth, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $45K.

Bevcomm Foundation at a glance

In short: Bevcomm Foundation gave $45K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$45,432
-88.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$45,432
-65.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$45,432
Primary geography
Minnesota (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 Bevcomm Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation: $45KSouthern Minnesota InitiativeFoundation$45K

The largest 2025 recipient was Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation ($45K).

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

FairmontSouth St PaulBlue EarthMankatoOwatonnaWinnebago

How Bevcomm Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2021) to $395K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Owatonna, MNGeneral Support$45,432
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$2,885$49,685$45,4321$49,685—$2,086
2024$46,800$45,378$400,964$395,0003$398,174$42,588$19,375
2023$402,386$90,824$42,230$37,0003$39,545$5,378$19,634
2022$353,802$-7,993$84,394$73,0004$75,911$3,421$18,608
2021$446,338$257,644$36,740$33,4552$35,545$256,449$18,020
2020$225,308$6,138$64,209$60,0004—$8,679$20,480

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bevcomm Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bevcomm Foundation is led by Susan A. Eckles, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Susan A. Eckles

    President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail P. Eckles

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William V. Eckles

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Neil E. Eckles (2020–2021) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Bevcomm Foundation

How much does Bevcomm Foundation give each year?

Bevcomm Foundation gave $45K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $395K across 3 grants.

Where does Bevcomm Foundation operate?

Bevcomm Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.

How much is Bevcomm Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Bevcomm Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Bevcomm Foundation's EIN?

Bevcomm Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4416507. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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