Stephen Littler Tr
Stephen Littler Tr is a private foundation, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it made $15K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $490K.
Stephen Littler Tr at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,542,477
- +9.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,071,264
- -36.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $14,720
- -94.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $669,373
- -32.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Stephen Littler Tr funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Stephen Littler Tr gives
- Giving fell 53% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 1% 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
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2023) to $530K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Medical Center Springfield, IL | General Operating | $250,000 |
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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 | $3,542,477 | $1,071,264 | $669,373 | — | — | $14,720 | $490,213 | $1,906,532 |
| 2024 | $3,230,586 | $1,694,202 | $994,626 | $250,000 | 1 | $267,539 | $1,042,257 | $1,240,394 |
| 2023 | $2,621,009 | $1,372,040 | $767,213 | $25,000 | 1 | $42,455 | $731,460 | $1,210,734 |
| 2022 | $2,106,181 | $1,461,431 | $1,162,081 | $500,000 | 1 | $530,048 | $897,435 | $1,186,956 |
| 2021 | $1,896,824 | $1,149,111 | $1,257,039 | $530,379 | 1 | — | $530,185 | $1,248,334 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stephen Littler Tr reported a distributable amount of $1.9M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stephen Littler Tr's only listed officer is US Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
US Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$119K (2021) → $102K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $102K, to US Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Stephen Littler Tr
How large is Stephen Littler Tr?
Stephen Littler Tr reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.9M (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 Stephen Littler Tr operate?
Stephen Littler Tr has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Stephen Littler Tr's EIN?
Stephen Littler Tr's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6023121. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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