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DARLENE F AND FRANCIS G W BESTENLEHNER EDUCATIONAL TRUST

· SAINT LOUIS, MO · private_foundation · program funder

30recipients FY2016–24
$791,529giving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 84% of giving in Iowa

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A local funder — 84% of its dollars go to IA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 7 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CO, IA, MN, NE, SD, TX, WI.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
PELLA ROLSCREEN FOUNDATIONPELLA, IAprogram funder11
IOWA COLLEGE FOUNDATIONDES MOINES, IAprogram funder10
WILLARD E AND ELLA P THOMPSON EDUCATIONAL FUNDALGONA, IAprogram funder10
EAGLE FOUNDATIONCHASKA, MNprogram funder9
LA AMUNDSON OHANA FOUNDATIONSLEEPY EYE, MNprogram funder9
MAHANA-CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP FOUMDATIONALGONA, IAprogram funder9
CHARLES E FAHRNEY EDUCATION FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder8
DEAN J KING FAMILY FOUNDATIONLOGAN, IAprogram funder8
MARGUERITE V BROWN TESTAMENTARY TRUSTSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder8
ROY J CARVER CHARITABLE TRMUSCATINE, IAprogram funder8
JOSEPH J SINEK SCHOLARSHIP TRUSTALGONA, IAprogram funder7
LOUIS J ELBERT TRUSTALGONA, IAprogram funder7
MILDRED & MILO HAYES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONTAMPA, FLprogram funder7
MILDRED JAYNE MOORE AND HJ HAM MOORE SCHOLARSHIP TRUSTSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder7
MOUNT SAINT CLARE EDUCATION CHARITABLE TRUSTCLINTON, IAprogram funder7
OTTUMWA REGIONAL LEGACY FOUNDATION INCOTTUMWA, IAprogram funder7
W D & SHIRLEY SCHAFER-RAY EDUCATIONAL TRUSTCRESTON, IAprogram funder7
W E RUEBUSH FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder7
BERNICE E@PETERSON SCHOLARSHIP TRUSTALGONA, IAprogram funder6
CH AND HELEN A SHERIDAN TRUST TAINTOR SAVINGS BANK TRUSTEEMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder6
COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGESWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder6
DONALD K JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTCEDAR RAPIDS, IAprogram funder6
IOWA AUTOMOBILE DEALERS FOUNDATIONWDM, IAprogram funder6
MEYERHOFF CHARITABLE TRWATERLOO, IAprogram funder6
SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION OF DES MOINES COUNTYBURLINGTON, IAprogram funder6

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIA52024$34,821
BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITYIA62024$29,568
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITYNE42024$12,507
IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIA52024$11,295
BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITYIA32024$10,354
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES BUILDING CORPORATIONCO22024$8,000
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCTX12024$2,745
NORTHWEST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIA12024$2,745
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGEMN22024$2,669
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE FOUNDATION INCWI22024$2,668
SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIA12024$2,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATIONSD12024$1,372
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI AND FOUNDATIONMN12024$1,372
LORAS COLLEGEIA52023$9,407
SIMPSON COLLEGEIA42022$19,889
NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIA22022$5,048
GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITYIA22022$2,252
WARTBURG COLLEGEIA32020$4,776
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIA32020$4,744
ST MARYS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAMN22020$2,003
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY GLOBAL INCIA22019$42,828
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITYIA12019$2,250
MOUNT MARTY UNIVERSITYSD22019$2,237
WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITYIA12019$2,000
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDMN22019$1,827
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIA22019$1,354
ALLEN COLLEGEIA12019$945
MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITYIA12019$945
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONIA12018$2,250
CLARKE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE IOWAIA12018$882