LTI NWA Private Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Springdale, AR EIN: 87-6984653

LTI NWA Private Foundation is a private foundation, based in Springdale, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $574K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $4.

LTI NWA Private Foundation at a glance

In short: LTI NWA Private Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,145
-91.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,145
-73.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,145
Total assets
$573,787
-1.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arkansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who LTI NWA Private Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Into the Light: $5KInto the Light$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Into the Light ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

SpringdaleBartlesvilleFayetteville

How LTI NWA Private Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 32% 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$20K$40K$60K0 grants2022 0 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $57K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Into the Light Springdale, ARGIFT$5,145
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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$573,787$5$6,867$5,1451$5,145$4$15,852
2024$580,649$-5,482$75,738$57,2503$75,719$5$23,805
2023$661,869——————$32,597
2022$661,869$686,869$25,000——$25,000—$30,990

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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

LTI NWA Private Foundation is led by Dustin Smith, Trustee since 2023 (on filings since 2022) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dustin Smith

    Trustee

    Manager → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 LTI NWA Private Foundation

How much does LTI NWA Private Foundation give each year?

LTI NWA Private Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $57K across 3 grants.

How large is LTI NWA Private Foundation?

LTI NWA Private Foundation reported $574K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (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 LTI NWA Private Foundation operate?

LTI NWA Private Foundation has awarded grants in Arkansas, Oklahoma.

What is LTI NWA Private Foundation's EIN?

LTI NWA Private Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-6984653. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 30, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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