Weeres Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker St Cloud, MN EIN: 20-1254832

Weeres Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in St Cloud, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $203K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $4K.

Weeres Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Weeres Foundation Inc gave $9K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,100
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,300
-42.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,300
Total assets
$203,063
+1.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Dakota (31% 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 Weeres Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

Elk MoundWisconsin RapidsAberdeenPloverJanesvilleSauk CityStevens PointWest BranchDanversGreen BaySaint CloudSauk RapidsSussexWest Des Moines

How Weeres Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 101% 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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K7 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $9K (2021). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
7 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$9,100
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$203,063$12,234$9,985$9,1007$9,955$4,334$9,870
2024$200,814$9,997$9,901$9,1004$9,825$2,142$9,911
2023$200,718$9,593$9,885$9,2003$9,885$1,508$9,903
2022$201,010$10,197$9,912$9,3005$9,912$785$9,879
2021$200,725$9,786$9,970$9,3503$9,970$166$9,891
2020$200,909$8,679$9,083$8,4507—$746$9,922

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Weeres Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Weeres Foundation Inc is led by Beth Falconer, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Beth Falconer

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Weeres

    Officer Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Andra Knapek

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jana Schindele

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sylvia Weeres

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    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 Weeres Foundation Inc

How much does Weeres Foundation Inc give each year?

Weeres Foundation Inc gave $9K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 4 grants.

What is Weeres Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Weeres Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,300, and its average grant was $1,300, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Weeres Foundation Inc give grants?

Weeres Foundation Inc's top state is South Dakota, with 31% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Minnesota (23%) and Wisconsin (21%).

Does Weeres Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Weeres Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship for Post-Secondary Education" (7 grants).

How large is Weeres Foundation Inc?

Weeres Foundation Inc reported $203K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Weeres Foundation Inc?

Weeres Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in St Cloud, MN. It holds $203K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Weeres Foundation Inc's EIN?

Weeres Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1254832. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 25, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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