Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227

Foundation · Grantmaker La Crosse, WI EIN: 39-1809106

Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 is a private foundation, based in La Crosse, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $290K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 15 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $18K.

Key facts about Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227

In short: Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 gave $9K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $600), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
39-1809106
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$9,000
Grants made (2025)
15
Average grant
$600
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$289,829
Primary geography
Wisconsin (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$290K

+6.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$9K

+350.0% YoY

Grant Count

15

+650.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$600

-40.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 gives

  • Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 67% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 15 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

La CrosseOnalaskaHagerstownEau ClaireAlbert LeaMadisonMinneapolisNew YorkGreen BayHelenaMankatoNorthfieldPlattevilleStevens Point

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K7 grants201912 grants20208 grants202111 grants202216 grants20232 grants202415 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

University of Wisconsin-Madison: $2KUniversity ofWisconsin-Madison$2KDoctors Without Borders: $2KDoctors Without Borders$2KLa Crosse Symphony Orchestra: $1KLa Crosse Symphony Orchestra$1KInternational Rescue Committee: $500International Rescue Committee$500Coulee Region Humane Society Inc: $500Coulee Region Humane SocietyInc$500Great Rivers United Way: $500Great Rivers United Way$500Gundersen Medical Foundation: $500Gundersen Medical Foundation$500Mississippi Valley Conservancy: $500Mississippi Valley Conservancy$500St Clare Health Mission: $500St Clare Health Mission$500Women's Fund: $250Women's Fund$250

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

52<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Madison, WIROLAND A. LOCHER MEMORIAL$2,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS Hagerstown, MDHUMANITARIAN$1,500
LA CROSSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA La Crosse, WIARTS$1,000
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE Albert Lea, MNHUMANITARIAN$500
COULEE REGION HUMANE SOCIETY INC Onalaska, WIANIMAL PROTECTION AND$500
GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY Onalaska, WIHUMANITARIAN$500
GUNDERSEN MEDICAL FOUNDATION La Crosse, WIHEALTH$500
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONSERVANCY La Crosse, WIENVIRONMENTAL$500
ST CLARE HEALTH MISSION La Crosse, WIHEALTH$500
WOMEN'S FUND La Crosse, WIHUMANITARIAN$250

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$289,829$271,181$254,315
Revenue$31,311$22,257$22,372
Expenses$12,510$5,341$17,143
Qualifying Distributions$10,400$3,400$15,400
Net Investment Income$17,976$9,116$8,796
Distributable Amount$15,536$14,045$12,931

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christian Locher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Locher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Locher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Locher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Trust Point Inc (2019–2023) — Investment

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.

Frequently asked questions about Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227

How much does Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 give each year?

Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 gave $9K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 2 grants.

What is Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227's typical grant size?

Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $600, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 give grants?

Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 gives mostly in Wisconsin: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (17%) and Minnesota (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were La Crosse, WI (10 grants) and Onalaska, WI (2 grants).

Does Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Humanitarian" (7 grants).

Who are Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227's largest grantees?

Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227's largest 2025 grantees include University of Wisconsin-Madison ($2,000), Doctors Without Borders ($1,500) and La Crosse Symphony Orchestra ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227?

Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227 reported $290K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227's EIN?

Locher Family Foundation Trust XXXXXX1227's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1809106. 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.

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