Grants awarded
Who does Marie H Bechtel Charitable Trust fund?
Marie H Bechtel Charitable Trust has awarded $17 million across 259 grants to 114 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $33,600, with most between $15,000 and $75,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $42,500 versus $20,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$16.8M
Typical grant
$34K
Grantees
114
Grants
259
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $2.6M | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Palmer College Foundation
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$1.3M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IA | |
| Q Quad City Cultural Trust | $1.2M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$660K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $600K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Project Renewal INC
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$584K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$575K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $555K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Bettendorf | $452K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievemnt of the Quad Citie | $450K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Grow Quad Cities - Iowa | $420K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Putnam Museum | $375K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $375K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Salvation Army | $330K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $308K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa | $300K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Project Renewal | $277K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O One Eighty Zone INC | $272K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Child Serve Foundation | $250K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Davenport Community Schools | $208K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Family Resources INC | $200K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Nahant Marsh Education Center
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$190K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
Safer Foundation
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$180K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T Togather Making a Better Community | $160K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$150K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| C Community Health Care INC | $150K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Assumption High School | $140K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Testimonies of Hope INC | $138K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Unity House of Davenport INC
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$137K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| Y YWCA | $133K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
River Bend Food Reservoir
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$130K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $129K | 5 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Deanery School of Music | $125K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| R River Bend Food Reservoir | $125K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$120K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Rejuvenate Housing INC
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$110K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| E Eastern Iowa Community College | $100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Scott County Catholic School | $95K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$94K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
Hillsdale College
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$90K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $85K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hav Life Foundation | $80K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Ambrose University | $75K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IA | — |
| I Indiana University School of Medici | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $65K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Testimonies of Hope INC | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center for Alcohol and Drug Service | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$55K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| R Rejuvenate Housing INC | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Havlife Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| T Third Baptist Church | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Iliaowa Council Boy Scouts of Ameri | $45K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Quad-Cities Sports Initiative INC
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$45K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
YWCA of the Quad Cities
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$42K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| G Gilda's Club | $40K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Christian Friendliness Association | $40K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Hillsdale College | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Assumption Foundation for K-12 Scho | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Child Abuse Council | $35K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Havlife Foundation | $35K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| Q Quad Cities Community Foundation-Io | $35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Yellowstone Forever
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$33K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MT | |
| H Hilltop Campus Village INC | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| H Heart of Hope Ministries | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Safer Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Blue Grass Presbyterian Church | $29K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Whs Vocal Boosters INC | $26K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U Unity House of Davenport INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dress for Success | $25K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | SC | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Veterans Memorial Park | $24K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Aswas INC | $21K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Davenport Central Vocal Boosters in | $20K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Autistic and Loved | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Safe Families for Children Alliance | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys Girls Clubs of the Miss Valley | $20K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Martin Luther King JR Center | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lonnie Rays Academy | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| N Nahant Marsh Education Center | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Heart of Hope | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Great River Revelry | $19K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IA | |
| P Pleasant Valley School District | $15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Countryside Community Theatre INC | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Ambrose University | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Virtual Technology Group Associatio | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Livwell Care INC | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bettendorf Public Library | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Trinity Reformed Church | $13K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W West End Alano Club INC | $12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| C Clothing Center Minnie's Maison | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Iowa Jobs for American Graduates | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Progressive Baptist Church | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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