Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship
Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $109K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $3K.
Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship at a glance
In short: Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship gave $4K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,750
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,750
- Total assets
- $108,787
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (71% 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 Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of CA - LA ($3K).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship gives
- Giving fell 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $5K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of CA - LA Poughkeepsie, NY | Scholarship | $2,500 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $1,000 |
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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 | $108,787 | $5,597 | $8,177 | $3,500 | 2 | $5,893 | $3,342 | $6,557 |
| 2024 | $111,341 | $3,770 | $7,708 | $3,500 | 3 | $5,746 | $1,833 | $6,253 |
| 2023 | $115,237 | $1,201 | $9,059 | $5,000 | 4 | $7,234 | $1,641 | $5,844 |
| 2022 | $123,114 | $2,531 | $9,555 | $5,000 | 4 | $7,115 | $1,638 | $6,319 |
| 2021 | $130,150 | $21,991 | $8,373 | $4,000 | 3 | $6,083 | $19,806 | $6,883 |
| 2020 | $116,578 | $7,867 | $5,835 | $2,000 | 1 | — | $5,945 | $6,102 |
| 2019 | $114,505 | $4,697 | $6,244 | $2,500 | 2 | — | $2,727 | $6,022 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship 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
Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$2K (2019) → $3K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship
How much does Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship give each year?
Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship gave $4K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 3 grants.
How large is Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship?
Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship reported $109K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K 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.
Where does Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship operate?
Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship has awarded grants in California, Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas.
What is Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship's EIN?
Lavina Michl Wright Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6449065. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
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