Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in East Peoria, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $300K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $9K.
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust gave $18K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,500
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,188
- -49.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $299,695
- -3.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (54% 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 Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Carthage College ($5K). Together the top 6 received $16K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($2,000), which are not listed by name.
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 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 121% 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2023) to $18K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $18K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carthage College Kenosha, WI | Scholarships | $5,000 |
| University of Illinois Urbana Office of Student Financial Aid Champaign, IL | Scholarships | $5,000 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL | Scholarships | $2,500 |
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $2,000 |
| Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon, WI | Scholarships | $1,000 |
| St Ambrose University Davenport, IA | Scholarships | $1,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Scholarships | $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 | $299,695 | $16,206 | $28,321 | $17,500 | 8 | $19,765 | $9,412 | $16,398 |
| 2024 | $311,798 | $69,799 | $21,669 | $17,400 | 4 | $18,401 | $66,746 | $15,190 |
| 2023 | $263,391 | $10,298 | $23,362 | $17,398 | 5 | $20,424 | $7,713 | $15,093 |
| 2022 | $276,687 | $297,090 | $20,264 | $17,400 | 3 | $18,104 | $5,924 | $15,158 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Morton Community Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Morton Community Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
$3K (2022) → $4K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 $4K, to Morton Community Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust
How much does Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust give each year?
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust gave $18K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 4 grants.
What is Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,188, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust give grants?
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust gives mostly in Illinois: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Wisconsin (34%) and Iowa (6%).
Does Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships" (7 grants).
Who are Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust's largest grantees?
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Carthage College ($5,000), University of Illinois Urbana Office of Student Financial Aid ($5,000) and Illinois Central College ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($2,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust?
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust reported $300K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust?
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in East Peoria, IL. It holds $300K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-6099521. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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