O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust
O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Logansport, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $140K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $8K.
O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust gave $12K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $139,956
- -2.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 168% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $12K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $12,000 |
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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 | $139,956 | $11,855 | $14,708 | $12,000 | 6 | $12,000 | $7,911 | $7,164 |
| 2024 | $142,809 | $9,666 | $14,626 | $12,000 | 6 | $12,000 | $8,254 | $7,099 |
| 2023 | $147,769 | $3,783 | $14,481 | $12,000 | 6 | $12,000 | $4,849 | $7,474 |
| 2022 | $158,467 | $8,220 | $15,355 | $12,000 | 6 | $12,000 | $5,522 | $7,903 |
| 2021 | $165,602 | $3,523 | $13,962 | $12,000 | 6 | $12,000 | $8,536 | $8,294 |
| 2020 | $176,041 | $4,479 | $14,501 | $12,000 | 6 | — | $4,572 | $8,853 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust 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
O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Security Federal Savings Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Security Federal Savings Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$2K (2020) → $2K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $2K, to Security Federal Savings Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust
How much does O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust give each year?
O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust gave $12K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 6 grants.
What is O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?
O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust give grants?
O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust gives mostly in Indiana: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (17%).
Does O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Scholarship" (6 grants).
How large is O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust?
O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust reported $140K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust?
O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Logansport, IN. It holds $140K in total assets as of 2025.
What is O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust's EIN?
O Wildermuth Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6433778. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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