Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation
Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Indianola, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $27K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $8K.
Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation at a glance
In short: Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,500
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,500
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $26,798
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (60% 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 Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Iowa ($3K). Together the top 2 received $5K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($3,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 590% of 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $9K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $3,000 |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Scholarship | $3,000 |
| Dmacc Ankeny, IA | Scholarship | $1,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26,798 | $10,500 | $8,520 | $7,500 | 3 | $7,500 | $1,271 |
| 2024 | $24,818 | $10,500 | $6,975 | $6,000 | 4 | $6,000 | $1,099 |
| 2023 | $21,293 | $10,500 | $6,935 | $6,000 | 4 | $6,000 | $961 |
| 2022 | $17,728 | $10,500 | $8,425 | $7,500 | 6 | $7,500 | $846 |
| 2021 | $16,618 | $11,465 | $9,965 | $9,000 | 7 | $9,000 | $782 |
| 2020 | $15,118 | $20,100 | $9,982 | $4,500 | 4 | — | $493 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation is led by Marcia Hansen, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marcia Hansen
Director & President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Patrick Bendon
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Ann Bendon
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Jean Turnball
Diretor, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation
How much does Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation give each year?
Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 4 grants.
What is Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation's typical grant size?
Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $2,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation give grants?
Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Missouri (40%).
Does Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).
How large is Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation?
Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation reported $27K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation?
Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Indianola, IA. It holds $27K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation's EIN?
Marcia Hansen Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3549304. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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