Walter C Dissen Charitable Trust

LAKE FOREST, IL EIN: 93-6916129

Walter C Dissen Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LAKE FOREST, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $25.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 15 grants totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $1.3M.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$25.3M

Annual Giving

$1.3M

Grant Count

15

Avg Grant Size

$86K

About Walter C Dissen Charitable Trust

Based on IRS filings

Walter C Dissen Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LAKE FOREST, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $25.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 15 grants totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $1.3M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

CasperChampaignCheyenneFort WayneGiletteIdaho FallsLaramieMequonNew HavenNew KensingtonOakmontRiver ForestSheridanSt Louis

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$15M$22M$29M20232024
Metric20242023
Total Assets$25,344,521
Revenue$26,402,442
Expenses$1,388,010
Qualifying Distributions$1,291,822
Net Investment Income$1,322,268
Distributable Amount$833,249

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$322K$644K$966K$1M0 grants202315 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

LUTHER CLASSICAL COLLEGE$484KCONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL SE…$400KCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHI…$125KCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WIS…$100KLUTHERAN CONCERNS ASSOCI…$63KASSOCIATION OF CONFESSIN…$31KCONCORDIA HISTORICAL INS…$31KOUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH$12KTRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH$11KIMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH$9K

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARK O STERNCO-TRUSTEE10
REV DAVID RAMIREZCO-TRUSTEE2

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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