Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 23-6791280

Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $781K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $48K. Net investment income was $18K.

Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR at a glance

In short: Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR gave $48K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $48K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$48,000
-2.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$48,000
-2.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$48,000
Total assets
$781,208
-4.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

American Cancer Society Inc: $48KAmerican Cancer Society Inc$48K

The largest 2025 recipient was American Cancer Society Inc ($48K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Oklahoma CityAtlantaKennesaw

How Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2021) to $50K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $48K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Cancer Society Inc Atlanta, GAGeneral Operating$48,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$781,208$41,407$75,769$48,0001$52,095$18,081$52,346
2024$815,563$37,600$75,041$49,0001$52,917$14,860$49,354
2023$853,024$-21,941$75,334$50,0001$53,359$4,911$47,999
2022$949,675$77,845$77,693$48,1381$51,765$53,443$54,555
2021$949,431$99,463$72,624$38,0001—$69,483$55,685
2020$922,565$73,560$69,225$42,5001—$57,598$49,396

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR reported a distributable amount of $52K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Wells

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $8K (2020) → $9K (2025)

  • Wells Fargo Bank N A

    Trustee

    Trustee → Co-Trustee, 2022

    Co-Trustee → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $16K (2020) → $17K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Wells Fargo Bank N a — Trustee: $17KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$17KRichard Wells — Co-Trustee: $9KRichard WellsCo-Trustee$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $17K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR

How much does Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR give each year?

Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR gave $48K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $49K across 1 grant.

How large is Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR?

Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR reported $781K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $52K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $52K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR operate?

Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR has awarded grants in Georgia, Oklahoma.

What is Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR's EIN?

Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Amer CNCR's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6791280. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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