The Nellie Agnew Bechtel Trust is a small, highly focused Cincinnati grantmaker that concentrates its giving on two local institutions: a long‑standing residential/eldercare facility and the Episcopal Diocese. Its support is core operating/financial in nature, suggesting a preference for sustaining established community and faith‑based organizations rather than funding a broad portfolio of causes.
Very concentrated: six large grants split evenly between two repeat grantees. Grants appear to be multi‑year or recurring operational support rather than one‑off project funding.
Notable grantees: Beechwood Home (Cincinnati), Episcopal Diocese (Cincinnati)
The Nellie Agnew Bechtel Trust centers its giving on two institutions that appear year after year: Beechwood Home in Cincinnati and the Episcopal Diocese in Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania. That narrow pattern shows a funder built around sustained financial support rather than a broad, project-based portfolio. Across the recent grants list, both organizations receive matching grants in the same years and at nearly identical amounts, pointing to a deliberate, stable approach to established operating needs. The trust’s recent record shows support at the mid-$200,000 level, with 2024 and 2025 grants both landing at $240,017 for each of the two recipient organizations. In 2023, each received $219,864. The repetition of the same grantees, paired with the same payment amounts, is the clearest signal of how the foundation gives. Beechwood Home represents its Cincinnati connection, while the Episcopal Diocese reflects a faith-based line of support that reaches beyond Ohio into Pennsylvania. The trust funds organizations rather than individuals and does not appear to rely on a broad array of grant recipients in the available record.
The trust’s funding is concentrated in a small set of causes tied to institutional support. One area is residential eldercare and supportive housing: Beechwood Home in Cincinnati received $255,147 in 2024 for financial support, following earlier support of $219,864 in 2023 and $240,017 in 2025. A second area is Episcopal Church operations and ministry. The Episcopal Diocese in Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania received the same pattern of support, including $255,147 in 2024 and $240,017 in 2025, both listed as financial support. The shared purpose text across grants suggests general-purpose operating support rather than restricted project funding. The recent grants list does not show a wider spread of cause areas beyond these two institutional relationships.
Typical grant size falls in a tight band: the 25th percentile is $224,902, the median is $240,017, and the 75th percentile is $251,364. The recent record shows repeat awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with matching amounts for each pair in a given year. That points to a recurring, formula-like pattern rather than one-off awards. The trust is not a foundation that funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its structure and grantmaking style align with direct financial support and unrestricted operating support for established organizations.
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Most grants fall between $225K and $251K, with a median of $240K.
25th Percentile
$225K
Median
$240K
75th Percentile
$251K
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The trust gives within a regional footprint, with grants landing in two U.S. locations in the recent list: Cincinnati, Ohio, and Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania. Ohio accounts for 50% of grants to recipients in the headquarters state, while Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count overall. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 6 grants in the United States and none elsewhere in the available record.
The recent grants point to support for established institutions tied to eldercare and Episcopal ministry. Beechwood Home in Cincinnati and the Episcopal Diocese in Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania each received multiple financial-support grants across 2023 to 2025.
Typical grants are tightly clustered around the mid-$200,000 range. The 25th percentile is $224,902, the median is $240,017, and the 75th percentile is $251,364.
No. The trust does not fund individuals; its recent record shows institutional grants only.
It is recurring. The same two organizations appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and each year they receive matching amounts in the recent grants list.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count in the available data, while Ohio—its headquarters state—accounts for 50% of grants to recipients in that state.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal Diocese | Harrisburgh, PA | $227,238 | 2026 | Financial Support |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $227,238 | 2026 | Financial Support |
| Episcopal Diocese | Harrisburgh, PA | $240,017 | 2025 | Financial support |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $240,017 | 2025 | Financial support |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $255,147 | 2024 | Financial support |
| Episcopal Diocese | Harrisburgh, PA | $255,147 | 2024 | Financial support |
| Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $219,864 | 2023 | Financial support |
| Episcopal Diocese | Harrisburgh, PA | $219,864 | 2023 | Financial support |
Episcopal Diocese
$227,238Financial Support
Episcopal Diocese
$240,017Financial support
Episcopal Diocese
$255,147Financial support
Episcopal Diocese
$219,864Financial support