Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977

Private foundation · Grantmaker Milwaukee, WI EIN: 94-2473421

Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 is a private foundation based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its 2025 filing lists grants to organizations working in areas including public radio, health care, conservation, education, and community services.

Key facts about Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977

In short: Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 gave $220K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Colorado. 47% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
94-2473421
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$220,000
Grants made (2025)
30
Average grant
$7,333
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
47% first-time grantees (14 of 30, 2025)
Total assets
$2,206,386
Primary geography
Colorado (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
Yes
How to apply
The foundation accepts unsolicited requests. Full details ↓
Deadline
None.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.2M

-4.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$220K

+2.8% YoY

Grant Count

30

-9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+13.1% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 reported a distributable amount of $232K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 open to new grantees?

47%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 14 of 30 grantees (47%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $7K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s 2023 filing states that it is organized exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and/or educational purposes. Its 2025 grants included general operating support for organizations such as KSUT Public Radio, NPR, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Sonoma Land Trust, and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation.

Grantee descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Sonoma Land Trust says it works to protect Sonoma County’s natural, cultural, agricultural, and open lands. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado says it creates wishes for children with critical illnesses, while TRU Community Care describes its work as care for people living with illness and loss. Other 2025 recipients include Culver Educational Foundation, which describes its mission as educating students for leadership and responsible citizenship, and Hearts & Horses, which provides equine-assisted therapeutic services to people with disabilities and special needs.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave $220,000 through 30 grants. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000. Its largest listed grants were $25,000 each to KSUT Public Radio and NPR, followed by $15,000 to Children’s Hospital Colorado. Other notable awards included $10,000 each to CARMA, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Sonoma Land Trust, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation, and Community Foundation Serving.

Review Cycle

None.

How to Apply

The foundation accepts unsolicited requests. Its filing says applications can be made by sending a letter with a brief description of the proposal and a copy of the applicant’s IRS exemption letter. The filing states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations. It also describes the trust’s geographic area as limited to Michigan, Florida, and California.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation’s 2023 filing identifies Michigan, Florida, and California as its geographic area. Its 2025 grants were distributed across multiple states; Colorado received the largest share of grant dollars (59%), followed by California (14%), Maryland (11%), Kentucky (5%), and Montana (5%).

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.

Cities

DenverLa JollaArcadiaLexingtonGreenwood VillageNicasioSonomaArvadaCortezLafayettePetalumaSan DiegoAlbanyFort CollinsGypsumKeenesburgSan YsidroAuroraEncinitasLoveland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K26 grants2019 8 grants2020 12 grants2021 25 grants2022 25 grants2023 33 grants2024 30 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $59K (2020) to $220K (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $220K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Ksut Public Radio: $25KKsut Public Radio$25KNPR: $25KNPR$25KChildren S Hospital Colorado: $15KChildren S Hospital Colorado$15KCarma: $10KCarma$10KGrayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation: $10KGrayson-Jockey Club ResearchFoundation$10KSonoma Land Trust: $10KSonoma Land Trust$10KYellowstone to Yukon Conservation: $10KYellowstone to YukonConservation$10KComm Foundation Serving: $10KComm Foundation Serving$10KCulver Educational Foundation: $8KCulver Educational Foundation$8KMakeawish Foundation of Colorado: $8KMakeawish Foundation ofColorado$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ksut Public Radio ($25K). Together the top 10 received $130K.

Grant Size Distribution

125 grants across all recorded years

125<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 125 grants of 125 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ksut Public Radio Ignacio, COGeneral Operating$25,000
NPR Baltimore, MDGeneral Operating$25,000
Children S Hospital Colorado Aurora, COGeneral Operating$15,000
Carma Arcadia, CAGeneral Operating$10,000
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Lexington, KYGeneral Operating$10,000
Sonoma Land Trust Santa Rosa, CAGeneral Operating$10,000
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Bozeman, MTGeneral Operating$10,000
Comm Foundation Serving Durango, COGeneral Operating$10,000
Culver Educational Foundation Culver, INGeneral Operating$7,500
Makeawish Foundation of Colorado Greenwood Village, COGeneral Operating$7,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Grant total Number of grants
2025 $220,000 30
2024 $214,000 33
2023 $146,000 25
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,206,386$2,305,742$1,909,123
Revenue$213,898$731,335$862,787
Expenses$313,245$334,683$229,692
Qualifying Distributions$231,158$243,125$160,746
Net Investment Income$138,537$658,335$794,098
Distributable Amount$232,328$214,622$204,257

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 January 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 2, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 3, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists William Bachman, Thomas Bachman, and Dusty Teal as co-trustees, and US Bank N A as trustee.

Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • US Bank N A

    Trustee

    Co-Trustee → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $78K (2024) → $82K (2025)

  • Dusty Teal

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Bachman

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Bachman

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Lois Bachman (2019–2023) — Co-Trustee
  • Former: US Bank National Association (2019–2023) — Co-Trustee
  • Former: Carolyn Yorston (2019–2022) — Co-Trustee

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: $82KUS Bank N aTrustee$82K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $82K, to US Bank N a (Trustee).

Contact

Application contact: Louis And Florence Weyand 1977 Char
Mailing address: 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: (612) 303-3205

Frequently asked questions about Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977

How much does Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 give each year?

Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 gave $220K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $214K across 33 grants.

What is Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977's typical grant size?

Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $7,333, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 that year got $8K on average.

Where does Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 give grants?

Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 gives mostly in Colorado: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (14%) and Maryland (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cortez, CO (3 grants), Denver, CO (3 grants) and Lexington, KY (2 grants).

Does Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (30 of 30) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977's largest grantees?

Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977's largest 2025 grantees include Ksut Public Radio ($25,000), NPR ($25,000) and Children S Hospital Colorado ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977?

Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $231K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $232K (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 does Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 fund?

The foundation’s 2023 filing states that it is organized exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and/or educational purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977?

The foundation accepts unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977's EIN?

Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2473421. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Louis F and Florence H Weyand 1977 accept unsolicited proposals?

Yes, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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