The Marillyn M & Robert W Schlutz Family Foundation focuses on small, local community support in and around Columbus Junction/Grandview, IA, funding civic clubs, school programs, basic needs and services for seniors and veterans. Grants are largely unrestricted donations to community institutions (schools, police, childcare, veteran groups) that strengthen local social infrastructure and youth programming. The foundation appears to prioritize direct, place-based impact over large institutional or national causes.
The Marillyn M & Robert W Schlutz Family Foundation’s recent giving is centered on small, local donations that support the everyday institutions of Columbus Junction, Grandview, Letts, and nearby Louisa County communities. Its largest recent grants went to the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine for $24,000 and to the Grandview Community Club for $20,000, showing a preference for place-based institutions rather than distant or national causes. The foundation also funds schools, libraries, childcare, public safety, and veteran and senior services, with grants written as donations to local organizations that serve residents directly. Recent awards show that the foundation often supports community infrastructure in practical ways: a police department, a senior center, a childcare center, a school district food pantry, and a veterans group all appear in its grant list. That mix suggests a donor family focused on local civic life, youth needs, and basic community services. The foundation’s stated grant programs also align with this pattern, as they invite annual applications for community betterment, youth support, and local nonprofit projects in Iowa.
The foundation backs community institutions across several related areas. In civic life, it gave $20,000 to Grandview Community Club in 2025 and $10,000 to the same group in 2023, indicating continuing support for a local gathering place. For public safety, it awarded $5,300 to the Columbus Junction Police Department in 2023. Its school-related giving includes $5,000 to L-m School District - Food Pantry and $5,000 to L-m School District - Sports League in 2025, plus $3,055 to Columbus Community School in 2023. The foundation also supports family and age-based services: $5,000 went to Columbus Community Childcare Center in 2023, and $5,000 went to Columbus Junction Senior Center in 2023. Veterans’ support appears as well, with a $5,000 grant to Louisa County Vietnam Veterans in 2025.
Typical grants are small: the 25th percentile is $1,797, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same local organizations across multiple years, including Grandview Community Club and L-m School District-related programs. The foundation operates as a family foundation and accepts unsolicited online applications through annual grant cycles. Awards are made annually based on available funds and alignment with the principles and community-focused priorities of Bob and Marillyn Schlutz.
$100K
$86K
$6K
$40K
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IA.
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Concentrated, place-based giving: a small number of modest-to-medium-sized grants focused on local nonprofits and municipal entities. Many $5,000 gifts across similar community needs, with a few larger gifts (notably two grants totaling $30,000 to Grandview Community Club) and use of community foundation channels for regional impact.
Notable grantees: Grandview Community Club, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine (Community Foundation of Greater Mus...), Columbus Junction Police Department, L-M School District (food pantry and sports league programs), Columbus Community Childcare Center
All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants were made to organizations in Iowa. The foundation’s giving clusters around Columbus Junction, Grandview, and Letts, with multiple recipients in each of those communities. Named recipients include the Grandview Community Club in Grandview, Columbus Junction Police Department and Columbus Junction Senior Center in Columbus Junction, and L-m School District - Food Pantry and Letts Public Library in Letts. That pattern matches a local, place-based grant footprint rather than a multi-state or national one.
Its recent grants go to community clubs, schools, a police department, a senior center, a childcare center, a veterans group, and libraries. The active grant programs also point to community betterment, youth services, local nonprofit support, and civic or charitable projects in Iowa.
Yes. The active grant programs say it accepts online grant applications from nonprofit organizations through annual cycles. One program notes applications are accepted at the start of each calendar year and reviewed by November 15.
The grant-size distribution is small and local: p25 is $1,797, the median is $3,000, and p75 is $5,000. Recent awards include several $5,000 grants and a $3,000 grant, which fits that pattern.
Its recent grants all went to Iowa organizations, with 100% of grants in the state. The recipient list is concentrated in Columbus Junction, Grandview, and Letts, alongside a larger grant to the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine in Muscatine.
Yes. Grandview Community Club received $10,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2025. L-m School District-related programs also received multiple awards in 2025, and several local institutions appear more than once across the recent grant list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRANDVIEW COMMUNITY CLUB | GRANDVIEW, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| LOUISA COUNTY VIETNAM VETERANS | LETTS, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| L-M SCHOOL DISTRICT - FOOD PANTRY | LETTS, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| L-M SCHOOL DISTRICT - SPORTS LEAGUE | LETTS, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MUS | MUSCATINE, IA | $24,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBUS JUNCTION LI | COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA | $3,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| CITY OF LETTS | LETTS, IA | $2,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| L-M ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | LETTS, IA | $2,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| GRANDVIEW COMMUNITY CLUB | GRANDVIEW, IA | $10,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| COLUMBUS JUNCTION POLICE DEPARTMENT | COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA | $5,300 | 2023 | DONATION |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTER | COLUMBUS JUNCTIONS, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| COLUMBUS JUNCTION SENIOR CENTER | COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA | $5,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY SCHOOL | COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA | $3,055 | 2023 | DONATION |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY ATHLETIC BOOSTER | COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA | $1,797 | 2023 | DONATION |
| L-M ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | LETTS, IA | $1,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| LETTS PUBLIC LIBRARY | LETTS, IA | $1,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| COLUMBUS JUNCTION LIBRARY | COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA | $1,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
GRANDVIEW COMMUNITY CLUB
$20,000DONATION
LOUISA COUNTY VIETNAM VETERANS
$5,000DONATION
L-M SCHOOL DISTRICT - FOOD PANTRY
$5,000DONATION
L-M SCHOOL DISTRICT - SPORTS LEAGUE
$5,000DONATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MUS
$24,000DONATION
FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBUS JUNCTION LI
$3,000DONATION
CITY OF LETTS
DONATION
L-M ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$2,500DONATION
GRANDVIEW COMMUNITY CLUB
$10,000DONATION
COLUMBUS JUNCTION POLICE DEPARTMENT
$5,300DONATION
COLUMBUS COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTER
$5,000DONATION
COLUMBUS JUNCTION SENIOR CENTER
$5,000DONATION
COLUMBUS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$3,055DONATION
COLUMBUS COMMUNITY ATHLETIC BOOSTER
$1,797DONATION
L-M ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$1,000DONATION
LETTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
$1,000DONATION
COLUMBUS JUNCTION LIBRARY
$1,000DONATION
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