Foster and Evelyn Barkema Charitable Trust

How to apply, from its 2025 IRS return

How to ask

Application for funds form fully filled out and signed; copy of the 501(c)(3) determination letter from the IRS attached; or certification that the organization is a political subdivision of the state in which it is located.

Deadlines

September 30

Limits on who can apply

Qualified tax-exempt charitable organizations, giving first preference to the communities of Alexander, Iowa, including but not limited to Alexander, Latimer, Coulter, Hampton and Belmond, Iowa.

Grants paid in 2025

$1.2 million, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.