The Helen Wiese Foundation
The Helen Wiese Foundation is a private foundation, based in Manning, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $95.
The Helen Wiese Foundation at a glance
In short: The Helen Wiese Foundation gave $95 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $95), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $95
- -98.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $95
- -96.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $95
- Primary geography
- Iowa (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 The Helen Wiese Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was All Strings Attached ($95).
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How The Helen Wiese Foundation gives
- Giving fell 99% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 $95 (2025) to $15K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $95.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Strings Attached Carroll, IA | Help and promote purchases for all strings attached music studio | $95 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | $95 | $95 | 1 | $95 | $3 |
| 2024 | $95 | $6,500 | $6,430 | $6,000 | 2 | $6,000 | $4 |
| 2023 | $25 | $7,025 | $7,100 | $6,700 | 3 | $6,700 | $23 |
| 2022 | $100 | $15,000 | $15,441 | $15,041 | 3 | $15,041 | $30 |
| 2021 | $541 | $9,100 | $10,625 | $10,500 | 6 | $10,500 | $37 |
| 2020 | $101 | $6,500 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 8 | — | $7 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Helen Wiese Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Helen Wiese Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbra Wiese
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Book
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen Wiese
Officer & Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Wiese
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Wiese
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Helen Wiese Foundation
How much does The Helen Wiese Foundation give each year?
The Helen Wiese Foundation gave $95 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 2 grants.
Where does The Helen Wiese Foundation operate?
The Helen Wiese Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa, Wisconsin.
How much is The Helen Wiese Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Helen Wiese Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is The Helen Wiese Foundation's EIN?
The Helen Wiese Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-5345898. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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