Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw
Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw is a private foundation, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $121K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $8K.
Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw at a glance
In short: Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,325
- -20.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,331
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,608
- Total assets
- $120,678
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Uw-Madison ($2K).
Organizations only. It also paid 3 individual scholarships ($3,717), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw gives
- Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 76% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $7K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $3,717 |
| Uw-Madison Madison, WI | Scholarship | $1,608 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $120,678 | $10,910 | $8,432 | $5,325 | 4 | $5,325 | $7,851 | $7,043 |
| 2024 | $117,649 | $5,168 | $11,710 | $6,707 | 5 | $8,674 | $2,045 | $6,792 |
| 2023 | $124,522 | $2,309 | $10,678 | $7,375 | 9 | $7,375 | $468 | $6,707 |
| 2022 | $133,264 | $14,637 | $9,950 | $6,726 | 6 | $6,726 | $11,576 | $7,375 |
| 2021 | $128,533 | $11,979 | $11,652 | $7,150 | 6 | — | $8,947 | $7,959 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw's only listed officer is Midwest Institutional Trust Company, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Midwest Institutional Trust Company
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$3K (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: Midwest Institutional Trust CO (2024) — Trustee
- Former: BMO Harris Bank NA (2021–2023) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Midwest Institutional Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw
How much does Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw give each year?
Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 5 grants.
What is Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw's typical grant size?
Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw's median grant in 2025 was $1,608, and its average grant was $1,331, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw give grants?
Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).
How large is Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw?
Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw reported $121K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (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.
What is Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw's EIN?
Carl & Isabel Backlin Tr Uw's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6717250. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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