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Buck and Lois Scheele Foundation: 16 grants to organizations, $862,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Buck and Lois Scheele Foundation, a private foundation in Williston, ND, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $862,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 30, 2026. The largest was $500,000 to Bethel Lutheran Home in Williston, ND for nursing home resident care.
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- EIN
- 922341347
- Based in
- Williston, ND
- Assets
- $28,842,891
- Grants paid
- $862,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 30, 2026, IRS object ID 202610899349100121. It reported $862,000 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Lutheran Home | Williston, ND | Nursing home resident care | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Crisis Shelter | Williston, ND | Domestic abuse support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eckert Foundation | Williston, ND | Support troubled children | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harmonic Creative World | Williston, ND | Help youth w/ cost of instruments | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WPRD Foundation | Williston, ND | Endowment fund | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christmas for Kids | Williston, ND | Christmas gifts for needy children | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Plain-Youth for Christ | Williston, ND | Program support for youth | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Joseph's School | Williston, ND | New 8th grade addition | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chi-St Alexius | Williston, ND | Diabetic education/supplies for need | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fire & Iron | Williston, ND | Local firemen, law enf, & military | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact Foundation-Tech4kids | Fargo, ND | Refurbished computers for kids | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Olive Motherhood Foundation | Williston, ND | Support single mothers | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stone Foundation | Williston, ND | Autistic & special needs programs | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upper Missouri Ministries-Spring BR | Epping, ND | Bible camp support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WPRD Foundation | Williston, ND | Support programs williston parks | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Star Literacy Center | Williston, ND | Literacy supplies & tutoring | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202500749349100400. It reported $780,000 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckert Foundation | Williston, ND | Support troubled children | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Williston State College Foundation | Williston, ND | Turf field for mens college baseball | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bethel Lutheran Home | Williston, ND | Nursing home resident care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harmonic Creative World | Williston, ND | Help youth w/ cost of instruments | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upper Missouri Ministries-Spring BR | Epping, ND | Bible camp support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Crisis Shelter | Williston, ND | Domestic abuse support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Lutheran Church | Williston, ND | General church fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coyote Clay Target League Inc | Williston, ND | Support archery range for kids | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact Foundation-Tech4kids | Fargo, ND | Refurbished computers for kids | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Military Affairs Comm-Williston Bas | Williston, ND | Veteran memorial in cemetery | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Star Literacy Center | Williston, ND | Literacy supplies & tutoring | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chi-St Alexius | Williston, ND | Diabetic education/supplies for need | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fire & Iron | Williston, ND | Local firemen, law enf, & military | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Williston Basin Skating Club | Williston, ND | Support hockey ice time & equip | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Church Inc | Williston, ND | Develop childrens center | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Relay for Life-American Cancer Soc | Williston, ND | Fight cancer | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $300,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $30,000 |
| Human services | $20,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $20,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Religion-related | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | $1,642,000 |
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Updated March 30, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.