Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234

Public charity · Grantmaker Ottawa, OH EIN: 23-7135326

Promote social welfare for the community and provide social and recreational activities for members through the volunteered time provided by members.

Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 at a glance

In short: Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 reported $162K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$161,658 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-0.8% vs 2024
Total assets
$2,598,238
+9.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$908,970
+21.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$21,016
-8.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$685,736
+2.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Ottawa

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $162K (2025) to $192K (2023). In 2025 it reported $162K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Blanchard 2234 Charitable Foundatio Ottawa, OHCharitable Donation$153,880
Putnam Educational Foundation Ottawa, OHCharitable Donation$9,138
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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
2025$2,598,238$908,970$685,736$161,658Total only$21,016
2024$2,374,125$745,595$669,445$163,0182$22,943
2023$2,299,840$810,791$761,980$191,6363$9,147
2022$2,260,785$737,205$639,028——$4,554
2021$2,208,814$735,441$540,937——$8,434
2020$2,008,253$472,313$538,408——$12,701

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234

Based on IRS filings

Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 is a public charity, based in Ottawa, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $162K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $21K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 is led by Michael Beckman, Worthy President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Beckman

    Worthy President

    Worthy Vice President → Worthy President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Osterhage

    Trustee Chairman

    Worthy President → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Trustee Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Osting

    Trustee

    Trustee → Trustee Chairman, 2024

    Trustee Chairman → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Brickner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Schwertner

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $972 (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • John Buescher

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $14K (2020) → $16K (2025)

  • Arnold Hohenbrink

    Past Worthy President

    Worthy Vice → Past Worthy President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Riepenhoff

    Inside Guard

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Schmitz

    Worthy Chaplain

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Goecke

    Worthy Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Collet

    Worthy Conductor

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Gerald Rees (2020–2024) — Worthy Conductor
  • Former: Rick Goecke (2024) — Worthy President
  • Former: David A. Dickman (2020–2023) — Past Worthy
  • Former: David Nuveman (2020–2023) — Worthy Vice
  • Former: Ron Gerding (2020–2023) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

John Buescher — Secretary: $16KJohn BuescherSecretary$16KDavid Schwertner — Treasurer: $2KDavid SchwertnerTreasurer$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $16K, to John Buescher (Secretary). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234

How much does Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 give each year?

Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 reported $162K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $163K across 2 grants.

How large is Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234?

Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $909K.

Where does Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 operate?

Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234 has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234's EIN?

Fraternal Order of Eagles #2234's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7135326. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 10, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 4, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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