Montana · Public charity
William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc
Support ministries of the Montana Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- $48k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2025
- $6k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $6,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $6,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 50% of the organizations William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $6k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $14k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $15k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $15k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $27k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $22k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Lutheran Ministries Inc | $23,420 | 3 | 0% |
| Atonement Lutheran Church | $8,375 | 1 | n/a |
| Lutheran Bible Camp Inc Dba Christikon | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Church | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| First Lutheran Church | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zion Lutheran Church | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St John's Lutheran Church | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sapphire Lutheran Home | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Lutheran Ministries Inc | $23,420 | 3 | 0% |
| Atonement Lutheran Church | $8,375 | 1 | n/a |
| Lutheran Bible Camp Inc Dba Christikon | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Church | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| First Lutheran Church | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zion Lutheran Church | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St John's Lutheran Church | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sapphire Lutheran Home | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith Lutheran Church | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc
- How much does William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc give?
- William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc reported 1 itemized grants totaling $6,000, out of $47,536 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (50%), Human Services (28%), Youth Development (14%).
- Who are William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St John's Lutheran Ministries Inc ($23k), Atonement Lutheran Church ($8k), Lutheran Bible Camp Inc Dba Christikon ($8k).
- Does William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc based?
- William and Blanche Hetzel Foundation Inc is based in MT.
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