Private foundation (trust)EIN 426059607Est. 1953-12

Betts Foundation

Des Moines, IA 50321

Total Assets

$397K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$13K

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$3K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$43K

Total Expenses

$19K

Qualifying Distributions

$14K

Distributable Amount

$18K

Min. Investment Return

$18K

Undistributed Income

$2K

Payout rate 78%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.78%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $2K to maximum $10K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $30K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

28 grants

United Way of Central Iowa
$20K
2 grants
Westminster Church
$15K
2 grants
Mind and Spirit Counseling Center
$11K
2 grants
Drake University
$4K
1 grant
Des Moines Performing Arts (Civic Center)
$3K
2 grants
Great Outdoor Foundation - ICON Watertrails
$2K
1 grant
Central Presbyterian Church
$2K
2 grants
Scottish Rite - Miller Fund
$2K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants

<$10K
27
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

1 states

Iowa
$68K
100% of total

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