Keech Scholarship Fund
Keech Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $166K. Net investment income was $210K.
Keech Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Keech Scholarship Fund gave $166K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $83K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $166,000
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $83,000
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $83,000
- Total assets
- $3,081,123
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Keech Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Lukes Health Care Fnd ($83K). Together the top 2 received $166K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Keech Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $159K (2024) to $180K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $166K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Lukes Health Care Fnd Cedar Rapids, IA | Scholarship | $83,000 |
| Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA | Scholarship | $83,000 |
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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 | $3,081,123 | $252,332 | $216,914 | $166,000 | 2 | $172,139 | $209,512 | $183,349 |
| 2024 | $3,045,686 | $161,926 | $206,210 | $159,000 | 2 | $164,921 | $117,815 | $171,964 |
| 2023 | $3,085,688 | $156,179 | $230,562 | $180,000 | 2 | $185,735 | $117,344 | $164,292 |
| 2022 | $3,160,080 | $300,737 | $222,856 | $176,000 | 2 | $181,986 | $258,434 | $189,514 |
| 2021 | $3,082,203 | $127,722 | $231,662 | $180,000 | 2 | — | $85,751 | $193,526 |
| 2019 | $3,157,217 | $172,097 | $201,821 | $160,000 | 2 | — | $133,903 | $171,214 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Keech Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $183K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Keech Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is US Bank N A, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
US Bank N A
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$46K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: US Bank NA (2019–2024) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $46K, to US Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Keech Scholarship Fund
How much does Keech Scholarship Fund give each year?
Keech Scholarship Fund gave $166K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $159K across 2 grants.
How large is Keech Scholarship Fund?
Keech Scholarship Fund reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $172K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $183K (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 Keech Scholarship Fund operate?
Keech Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Keech Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Keech Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6139416. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 9, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 8, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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