Hietbrink Family Foundation
Hietbrink Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Pella, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $42K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $513.
Hietbrink Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Hietbrink Family Foundation gave $37K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $37,000
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,333
- +37.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $42,229
- +57.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (84% 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 Hietbrink Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Intervarsity Christian Fellowship ($31K). Together the top 3 received $37K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Hietbrink Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1133% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2023 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $37K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $37K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Madison, WI | Christian Ministry | $31,000 |
| Sim USA Charlotte, NC | Christian Ministry | $5,000 |
| Crossroads Pella, IA | Christian Ministrychristiam Ministrychristian Ministry | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $42,229 | $52,446 | $37,037 | $37,000 | 3 | $37,000 | $513 | — |
| 2024 | $26,820 | $5,655 | $36,000 | $36,000 | 4 | $36,000 | $2,655 | — |
| 2023 | $57,165 | $26,742 | $36,500 | $36,500 | 3 | $36,500 | — | $2,955 |
| 2022 | $66,923 | $17,582 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 3 | $3,000 | $133 | $2,953 |
| 2021 | $52,090 | $29,608 | $3,750 | $3,750 | 7 | $3,750 | $36 | $1,969 |
| 2020 | $26,232 | $6,984 | $2,000 | $2,000 | 3 | — | $53 | — |
| 2019 | $21,248 | $7,894 | $5,170 | $5,170 | 7 | — | $157 | $909 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hietbrink Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Louan Hietbrink
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Paul D. Hietbrink
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 Hietbrink Family Foundation
How much does Hietbrink Family Foundation give each year?
Hietbrink Family Foundation gave $37K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $36K across 4 grants.
What is Hietbrink Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Hietbrink Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $12,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Hietbrink Family Foundation give grants?
Hietbrink Family Foundation gives mostly in Wisconsin: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (14%).
Does Hietbrink Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Hietbrink Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Hietbrink Family Foundation?
Hietbrink Family Foundation reported $42K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $52K.
What is Hietbrink Family Foundation's EIN?
Hietbrink Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5098228. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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