Buck and Lois Scheele Foundation

WILLISTON, ND EIN: 92-2341347

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$16.6M

+13.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$780K

+14.7% YoY

Grant Count

16

+23.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$49K

-6.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$13M$17M20232024
Metric20242023
Total Assets$16,599,861$14,633,750
Revenue$2,762,779$15,313,750
Expenses$796,668$680,000
Qualifying Distributions$780,000$680,000
Net Investment Income$759,579$313,750
Distributable Amount$811,743$571,598

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$195K$390K$585K$780K13 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ECKERT FOUNDATION$150KWILLISTON STATE COLLEGE …$150KBETHEL LUTHERAN HOME$100KHARMONIC CREATIVE WORLD$100KUPPER MISSOURI MINISTRIE…$60KFAMILY CRISIS SHELTER$50KFIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH$50KIMPACT FOUNDATION-TECH4K…$20KCOYOTE CLAY TARGET LEAGU…$20KMILITARY AFFAIRS COMM-WI…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K7$50–100K8$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LOIS SCHEELEPRESIDENT
TOM POWERSVICE PRESIDE
ADAM GROTHASST VICE PR
LISA PATTONASST VICE PR
CHERYL POWERSSECR/TREAS

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

EppingFargoMinotWilliston

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

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