Otto Schoitz Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 81-1949053 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid: $7.2M
Grants reported: 108
Typical grant: $25K
Future commitments: $7.9M

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Contact: Amy Wiles
Address: 114 E 4TH STREET SUITE 300 WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Phone: (319) 232-2870
Deadlines: Submission deadlines are identified in the foundation's online grant management system.
Application materials: Applications should be submitted via the foundation's online grant management system identifying the purpose and amount requested. The application should be accompanied by financial statements, proof of 501(c)(3) organization status or verification that the organization will use the funds exclusively for public purposes or as otherwise described in irc section 170(c)(1), and other supporting documents as requested.
Restrictions: All awards must be to charitable, scientific, literary, or educational organizations within the meaning of irc section 501(c)(3) or exclusively for public purposes or as otherwise described in irc section 170(c)(1) and for projects/organizations within the foundation's 30-mile funding radius.

Original filing text

Contact: AMY WILES
Address: 114 E 4TH STREET SUITE 300 WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Phone: 3192322870
Deadlines: SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
Application materials: APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IDENTIFYING THE PURPOSE AND AMOUNT REQUESTED. THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROOF OF 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION STATUS OR VERIFICATION THAT THE ORGANIZATION WILL USE THE FUNDS EXCLUSIVELY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES OR AS OTHERWISE DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 170(C)(1), AND OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AS REQUESTED.
Restrictions: ALL AWARDS MUST BE TO CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, OR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) OR EXCLUSIVELY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES OR AS OTHERWISE DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 170(C)(1) AND FOR PROJECTS/ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S 30-MILE FUNDING RADIUS.

Reported organization name: OTTO SCHOITZ FOUNDATION

Current grant programs

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Grant Opportunities – Fall & Spring

Deadline February 21, 2027

Biannual grants for projects that generate significant community benefit or address serious need in the Cedar Valley community, with a preference for work impacting Waterloo because of the greater need. Eligible applicants: Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations; for-profit entities and nonprofits that are not 501(c)(3) organizations are ineligible.; Projects must align with the Foundation's mission.; Projects must be within a 30-mile radius of Waterloo, Iowa.; Individuals are ineligible.; Fundraising events and endowment campaigns are ineligible.; Religious events and promotions are ineligible.; A single entity may not submit multiple applications in a given funding cycle.; The Fall and Spring grant cycles are open to all enrolled applicants.; First-time applicants must create an account in the Foundation's online grant management system.; Applicants begin the application process by selecting the applicable cycle in the portal and completing its Letter of Inquiry application.; Funding preference favors proposals that improve residents' quality of life.; Funding preference favors proposals that better the Cedar Valley community.; Funding preference favors proposals that meet the needs of vulnerable people.; Funding preference favors proposals that create equitable opportunities, particularly relating to racial or ethnic equity.; Funding preference favors proposals that address root or primary causes.; Funding preference favors proposals that show evidence of success and impact.; Funding preference favors proposals that impact Waterloo because of the greater need.; Funding preference favors proposals that share funding with others.. Geography served: Within a 30-mile radius of Waterloo, Iowa. Deadline: Spring 11/23/26 1/10/27 2/21/27 5/2027.

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Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax year	Grants paid	Amount
2024	53	$3.7M
2023	55	$3.4M

	Location	Purpose
Northeast Iowa Food Bank	WATERLOO, IA	Operating and capital support	2024	$800K
Christian Community Development Dba House of Hope	WATERLOO, IA	Operating and capital support	2023	$575.5K
Friends of the Family	WATERLOO, IA	Programmatic support	2023	$572.9K
Waterloo Development Corporation	WATERLOO, IA	Capital	2024	$500K
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity	WATERLOO, IA	Programmatic support	2024	$365K

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Otto Schoitz Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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