Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sioux Falls, SD EIN: 46-6040270

Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust is a private foundation, based in Sioux Falls, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $131K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $10K.

Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust at a glance

In short: Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,597
-4.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,597
-4.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,597
Total assets
$130,534
-0.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Dakota (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 Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of South Dakota Foundation: $9KUniversity of South DakotaFoundation$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of South Dakota Foundation ($9K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Vermillion

How Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $10K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of South Dakota Foundation Vermillion, SDEducation$8,597
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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$130,534$13,953$14,346$8,5971$9,849$9,635$9,254
2024$130,930$16,619$13,657$8,9901$9,849$12,847$8,899
2023$127,981$6,468$14,786$9,5681$10,773$2,483$8,349
2022$136,314$4,898$14,314$8,8741$11,232$1,999$8,761
2021$145,784$16,310$14,353$8,8441$11,208$13,177$9,747
2020$143,836$5,429$13,816$8,6701—$2,638$8,510
2019$152,155$9,001$13,891$8,7441—$8,237$8,664

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust's only listed officer is The First Nat'l Bank in Sioux Falls, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • The First Nat'l Bank in Sioux Falls

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $3K (2019) → $2K (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 First Nat'l Bank in Sioux Falls — Trustee: $2KThe First Nat'l Bank in…Trustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to The First Nat'l Bank in Sioux Falls (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust

How much does Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust give each year?

Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 1 grant.

How large is Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust?

Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust reported $131K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust operate?

Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust has awarded grants in South Dakota.

What is Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust's EIN?

Lulu B Wheeler UW Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-6040270. 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 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 5, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 27, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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