Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust
Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Billings, Montana. Its 2025 grants supported scholarships and organizations and programs serving students, children, and communities, primarily in an individual recipient
Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust gave $61K across 40 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in South Dakota. 48% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $60,700
- +8.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 40
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,518
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,025
- Total assets
- $1,067,761
- -2.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 48% first-time grantees (16 of 33, 2025)
- Primary geography
- South Dakota (82% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust
- How to Apply
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Contact the Green Scholarship Committee and see the attached application form. Awards are limited to high school seniors graduating from Lead/Deadwood High School in Lead, an individual recipient
- Contact
Application contact: Green Scholarship Committee
Mailing address: 320 S Main, Lead, SD 57754
Phone: (605) 348-3322
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was SD School of Mines and Technology ($5K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $33K.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($4,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
179 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 179 grants of 179 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 82% of grant dollars went to an individual recipient recipients. The remaining shares were Colorado (5%), an individual recipient (5%), Montana (3%), and Wyoming (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 40 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
48%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 33 grantees (48%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2020) to $70K (2021). In 2025 it made 40 grants totaling $61K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SD School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD | Scholarship | $4,000 |
| LDMS - Student Council Lead, SD | Student Council | $4,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lead-Deadwood Lead, SD | Program Support | $3,500 |
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $4,000 |
| LDMS - Outlaw Ranch Program Lead, SD | Outlaw Ranch Program | $3,000 |
| University of Colorado Boulder, CO | Scholarship | $3,000 |
| University of Jamestown Jamestown, ND | Scholarship | $3,000 |
| Southeast Technical Institute Sioux Falls, SD | Scholarship | $3,000 |
| LDHS - Key Club Lead, SD | Program Support | $2,500 |
| Clothe a Kid Lead, SD | Program Support | $2,300 |
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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 | $1,067,761 | $47,282 | $79,260 | $60,700 | 40 | $65,645 | $35,900 | $61,801 |
| 2024 | $1,099,793 | $110,406 | $68,797 | $56,125 | 36 | $59,752 | $102,088 | $58,927 |
| 2023 | $1,058,435 | $50,015 | $71,933 | $56,600 | 37 | $61,172 | $38,806 | $55,893 |
| 2022 | $1,080,346 | $32,239 | $77,167 | $60,150 | 25 | $64,733 | $21,183 | $58,053 |
| 2021 | $1,125,357 | $83,181 | $85,269 | $69,600 | 41 | $74,255 | $72,062 | $66,278 |
| 2020 | $1,127,462 | $55,011 | $70,020 | $53,200 | 25 | — | $45,151 | $59,199 |
| 2019 | $1,141,229 | $78,548 | $73,401 | $59,205 | 33 | — | $67,967 | $57,888 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $62K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants included scholarships, student council and program support, and support for education-related and community organizations.
Grantees describe their work in varied ways. Junior Achievement of an individual recipient says it prepares young people for the global economy through programs in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. An individual recipient Alliance for Children says it provides affordable child care and educational services to families with young children in the an individual recipient Mitchell Technical College says its support helps students build skills for technical careers through scholarships and updated equipment and tools.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the trust made 40 grants totaling $60,700. Grants ranged from $250 to $4,000, with a median of $1,025. Recent filing-year totals were $56,600 across 37 grants in 2023 and $56,125 across 36 grants in 2024.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $4,000 to SD School of Mines and Technology for scholarships, $4,000 to LDMS - Student Council, $3,500 to Boys and Girls Club of Lead-Deadwood for program support, and $3,000 each to an individual recipient State University, LDMS - Outlaw Ranch Program, University of Colorado, University of Jamestown, and Southeast Technical Institute. The trust also gave $2,500 to LDHS - Key Club and $2,300 to Clothe a Kid.
Additional 2025 recipients included Junior Achievement of an individual recipient ($1,800), an individual recipient Alliance for Children ($1,050), Mitchell Technical College ($1,000), an individual recipient Area CASA Program ($1,000), and an individual recipient State University ($500). The grantees describe their work respectively as youth preparation for economic success, child care and education, technical career preparation, court-appointed advocacy for children who have experienced abuse or neglect, and support for an individual recipient State University.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dr. Erik Person, Suzanne Rogers, David Ruth Jr., Ron Everett, and Tim Madsen as board members, and First Interstate Bank as trustee.
Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
First Interstate Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$13K (2019) → $14K (2025)
David Ruth Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Everett
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Rogers
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Madsen
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erik Person
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Dan Leikvold (2019–2021) — Board Member
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 highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $14K, to First Interstate Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust
How much does Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust give each year?
Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust gave $61K across 40 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $56K across 36 grants.
What is Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $1,025, and its average grant was $1,518, across 40 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust that year got $2K on average.
Where does Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust give grants?
Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust gives mostly in South Dakota: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lead, SD (16 grants), Mitchell, SD (4 grants), Rapid City, SD (3 grants) and Sioux Falls, SD (3 grants).
Does Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 40 grants with a stated purpose on Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (20 grants) and "Program Support" (16 grants).
Who are Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include SD School of Mines and Technology ($5,000 across 2 grants), Southeast Technical Institute ($5,000 across 2 grants) and LDMS - Student Council ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($4,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust?
Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $66K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $62K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants included scholarships, student council and program support, and support for education-related and community organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust?
Contact the Green Scholarship Committee and see the attached application form. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust's EIN?
Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-6096446. 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. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Live grants for the work Walter & Frances Green Charitable Trust funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- UK Annual Writing Award: 'Pleasure in the Task of Writing' £250 (1st prize); £50 (runners-up); books for school library · Due November 5, 2026
- Nellie Mae Event Sponsorship Fund Grant Up to US $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
- Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute Up to $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
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