Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hays, KS EIN: 74-3073186

Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Hays, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $416K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $20K.

Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$415,691
+1.1% 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 Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Thomas More Prep-Marian: $15KThomas More Prep-Marian$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Thomas More Prep-Marian ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

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

Hays

How Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 75% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2024) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Thomas More Prep-Marian Hays, KSPromote Educational Activities$15,000
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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$415,691$21,918$17,270$15,0001$15,000$19,648$20,045
2024$411,043$155,085$16,789$15,0001$15,000$153,296$15,399
2023$272,747$595$635————$20,192
2022$272,787—$1,214————$13,880
2021$274,001$485$525————$13,904
2019$274,081$850$890————$13,908

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc is led by Donald G. Bickle Jr., President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donald G. Bickle Jr.

    President

    Trustee → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Lynette Ruth Pfannenstiel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy L. Bickle

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Donald G. Bickle (2019–2023) — Trustee

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 Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc

How much does Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.

How large is Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc?

Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc reported $416K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (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 Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc operate?

Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Kansas.

What is Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Don Bickle Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-3073186. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 13, 2019)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 10, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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