B D Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on place-based community vitality in Newton/Jasper County and flagship Iowa civic events. The foundation makes a small number of fairly large grants to organizations that support downtown revitalization, fairs, and county agricultural/civic programming, indicating a preference for visible community infrastructure and public-facing events.
B D Charitable Trust’s largest recent grant was a $200,000 award to Newton Main Street, which captures the foundation’s clear emphasis on community-visible projects in Newton. The trust backs organizations that shape the town’s public life and civic identity, including downtown revitalization, local community support, and county-level agricultural programming. Its recent record also shows repeated support for Newton Main Street across multiple years, alongside funding for the Iowa State Fair and Jasper County Ag Society. Those grants place the trust at the intersection of local economic activity, public events, and agricultural institutions. The foundation’s giving is small in number but meaningful in size, with several awards clustered around a few recurring community anchors. It supports both operating-style community needs and program support, and its grantees include local nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and public-benefit groups in and around Newton and Jasper County. The pattern suggests a funder that favors place-based institutions with a direct role in the everyday life of the community rather than broad, statewide grantmaking.
Downtown and Main Street development is one of the trust’s clearest priorities. It gave $200,000 to Newton Main Street in 2024 and followed with another $7,000 grant in 2025, showing continued support for local revitalization. Agricultural and fair-related institutions are another important area. The trust awarded $20,000 to Jasper County Ag Society in 2025 and $18,725 to Isf-blue Ribbon Foundation in 2025, continuing prior support for Iowa State Fair-related work. The foundation also funds school and youth-related efforts. It gave $9,000 to Newton Community Education Foundation for school projects within the Newton Community School District and $3,500 to Kick It Forward to support youth soccer players. Smaller grants have gone to services for persons with disabilities, such as Outdoors Without Boundaries, and to student-athlete advancement through I Club Foundation and the University of Iowa.
Typical grants are modest relative to the trust’s largest awards, with a p25 of $2,500, a median grant of $4,000, and a p75 of $7,000. That spread shows a mix of smaller community grants and a few much larger anchor awards, including one six-figure grant. The recipient list shows recurring support to several organizations across multiple years, especially local Newton and Jasper County institutions. The trust is a private charitable trust, not a fund that gives to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent pattern is fully local, with giving concentrated in Iowa.
$423K
$1.8M
$177K
$89K
Most grants fall between $3K and $7K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$7K
About 84% of grants go to recipients in IA.
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Highly concentrated: few but sizable grants, including at least one very large grant to a single local civic organization; repeat funding for major statewide events (Iowa State Fair) and emphasis on local, public-facing community institutions.
Notable grantees: Newton Main Street, Iowa State Fair / ISF-Blue Ribbon Foundation, Jasper County Agricultural Society
Giving is overwhelmingly centered in Iowa, with 84% of grants going to recipients in the trust’s HQ state. Newton appears repeatedly, including grants to Newton Main Street, First Presbyterian Church, Newton Firefighters Assoc, and Outdoors Without Boundaries. Other Iowa recipients include Des Moines, Colfax, and Iowa City. Outside Iowa, the only recipient state shown is Minnesota, through grants to Pheasants Forever in Saint Paul. The grant list shows a local footprint with a few state-level civic and conservation connections.
The trust funds community and civic organizations, including downtown revitalization, county agricultural groups, fair-related foundations, school project funding, youth soccer, disability services, conservation, and student-athlete support. Recent recipients include Newton Main Street, Jasper County Ag Society, Newton Community Education Foundation, and Outdoors Without Boundaries.
Typical grants are in the low thousands: the p25 is $2,500, the median is $4,000, and the p75 is $7,000. The trust also makes occasional larger grants, including a $200,000 award to Newton Main Street.
Yes. The geographic scope is local, and 84% of grants go to recipients in Iowa, the foundation’s HQ state. Newton is a repeated recipient city, along with Des Moines, Colfax, and Iowa City.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year, including Newton Main Street, Iowa State Fair, Jasper County Ag Society, First Presbyterian Church, Jasper Community Foundation, and Pheasants Forever. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASPER COUNTY AG SOCIETY | Colfax, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ISF-BLUE RIBBON FOUNDATION | Des Moines, IA | $18,725 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | Newton, IA | $9,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| PHEASANTS FOREVER | Saint Paul, MN | $7,300 | 2025 | CONSERVATION OF PHEASANTS QUAIL & OTHER WILDLIFE |
| NEWTON MAIN STREET | Newton, IA | $7,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| JASPER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | Newton, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| NEWTON FIREFIGHTERS ASSOC | Newton, IA | $4,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| KICK IT FORWARD | Newton, IA | $3,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE SUPPORT TO YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS |
| ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE | Newton, IA | $3,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| NEWTON COMUNITY THEATER | Newton, IA | $3,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA | Iowa City, IA | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENTS |
| OUTDOORS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES | Newton, IA | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES |
| JASPER COUNTY RSVP | Newton, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| NEWTON MAIN STREET | NEWTON, IA | $200,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| IOWA STATE FAIR | DES MOINES, IA | $37,604 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | NEWTON, IA | $5,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| OUTDOORS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES | NEWTON, IA | $4,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES |
| PROJECT AWAKE | NEWTON, IA | $2,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| I CLUB FOUNDATION | IOWA CITY, IA | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES |
| JASPER COUNTY AG SOCIETY | COLFAX, IA | $2,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| PHEASANTS FOREVER | ST PAUL, MN | $1,700 | 2024 | CONSERVATION OF PHEASANTS, QUAIL & OTHER WILDLIFE |
| ROTARY | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | CREATE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE UNITE AND TAKE ACTION TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE - ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. |
| BIBLE MISSIONARY CHURCH | NEWTON, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | CHRISITAN EDUCATION |
| KNOXVILLE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE | KNOXVILLE, IA | $500 | 2024 | MEDICAL MISSION WORK |
| IOWA STATE FAIR | DES MOINES, IA | $29,166 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| NEWTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | NEWTON, IA | $9,000 | 2023 | FUND SCHOOL PROJECTS THROUGH GRANTS WITHIN THE NEWTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| AMERICAN LEGION POST III | NEWTON, IA | $7,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| NEWTON MAIN STREET | NEWTON, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| JASPER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NEWTON, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | NEWTON, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| JASPER CO HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEWTON, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | COLLECTING, PRESERVING & EXHIBITING AGRICULTURAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL & SOCIETAL HISTORY |
| PHEASANTS FOREVER | ST PAUL, MN | $4,750 | 2023 | CONSERVATION OF PHEASANTS, QUAIL & OTHER WILDLIFE |
| JASPER COUNTY AG SOCIETY | COLFAX, IA | $3,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| I CLUB | IOWA CITY, IA | $2,500 | 2023 | SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES |
| CELEBRATE LIFE CHURCH | KNOXVILLE, IA | $1,500 | 2023 | COMMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| DUCKS UNLIMITED | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,200 | 2023 | WETLANDS & WATERFOWL CONSERVATION |
| ROTARY | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2023 | CREATE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE UNITE AND TAKE ACTION TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE - ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. |
JASPER COUNTY AG SOCIETY
$20,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
ISF-BLUE RIBBON FOUNDATION
$18,725COMMUNITY SUPPORT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$9,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
PHEASANTS FOREVER
$7,300CONSERVATION OF PHEASANTS QUAIL & OTHER WILDLIFE
NEWTON MAIN STREET
$7,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
JASPER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
NEWTON FIREFIGHTERS ASSOC
$4,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
KICK IT FORWARD
$3,500PROVIDE SUPPORT TO YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS
ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE
$3,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
NEWTON COMUNITY THEATER
$3,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
$2,500SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENTS
OUTDOORS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
$1,500SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
JASPER COUNTY RSVP
$1,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
NEWTON MAIN STREET
$200,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
IOWA STATE FAIR
$37,604COMMUNITY SUPPORT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
OUTDOORS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
$4,000SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
PROJECT AWAKE
$2,500COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
I CLUB FOUNDATION
$2,500SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES
JASPER COUNTY AG SOCIETY
$2,500COMMUNITY SUPPORT
PHEASANTS FOREVER
$1,700CONSERVATION OF PHEASANTS, QUAIL & OTHER WILDLIFE
ROTARY
$1,000CREATE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE UNITE AND TAKE ACTION TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE - ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
BIBLE MISSIONARY CHURCH
$1,000CHRISITAN EDUCATION
KNOXVILLE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
$500MEDICAL MISSION WORK
IOWA STATE FAIR
$29,166COMMUNITY SUPPORT
NEWTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$9,000FUND SCHOOL PROJECTS THROUGH GRANTS WITHIN THE NEWTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
AMERICAN LEGION POST III
$7,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
NEWTON MAIN STREET
$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
JASPER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
JASPER CO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$5,000COLLECTING, PRESERVING & EXHIBITING AGRICULTURAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL & SOCIETAL HISTORY
PHEASANTS FOREVER
$4,750CONSERVATION OF PHEASANTS, QUAIL & OTHER WILDLIFE
JASPER COUNTY AG SOCIETY
$3,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
I CLUB
$2,500SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES
CELEBRATE LIFE CHURCH
$1,500COMMMUNITY SUPPORT
DUCKS UNLIMITED
$1,200WETLANDS & WATERFOWL CONSERVATION
ROTARY
$1,000CREATE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE UNITE AND TAKE ACTION TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE - ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND IN THE COMMUNITY.