Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Eagan, MN EIN: 42-6402869

Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust is a private foundation, based in Eagan, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $93K. Net investment income was $134K.

Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust at a glance

In short: Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust gave $93K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$93,182
+9.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$31,061
+9.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$37,273
Total assets
$1,428,955
+2.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (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 Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

University of Iowa Foundation: $37KUniversity of Iowa Foundation$37KCornell College: $37KCornell College$37KSt Lukes Foundation: $19KSt Lukes Foundation$19K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Iowa Foundation ($37K). Together the top 3 received $93K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Cedar RapidsIowa CityMount Vernon

How Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% 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$50K$100K$150K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2024) to $106K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $93K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Iowa Foundation Iowa City, IAScholarship$37,273
Cornell College Mount Vernon, IAScholarship$37,273
St Lukes Foundation Cedar Rapids, IAScholarship$18,636
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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$1,428,955$165,666$130,262$93,1823$97,916$134,218$103,918
2024$1,394,068$161,503$121,605$85,2883$89,841$132,492$97,735
2023$1,354,166$156,492$121,607$90,3233$94,617$128,698$89,582
2022$1,319,296$84,580$140,075$105,7303$110,127$55,490$94,721
2021$1,374,792$151,186$127,078$92,2973$97,058$120,808$111,109
2020$1,350,690$47,679$121,041$92,3003—$22,075$95,228
2019$1,424,084$94,082$122,362$91,1373—$68,443$95,816

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust reported a distributable amount of $104K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust's only listed officer is US Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • US Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $28K (2019) → $32K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

US Bank N a — Trustee: $32KUS Bank N aTrustee$32K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $32K, to US Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust

How much does Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust give each year?

Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust gave $93K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $85K across 3 grants.

What is Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust's typical grant size?

Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust's median grant in 2025 was $37,273, and its average grant was $31,061, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust give grants?

Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust?

Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $98K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $104K (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 Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust's EIN?

Grace Wormer Testamentary Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6402869. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 5, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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