Wesley Acres Foundation
Wesley Acres Foundation is a private foundation, based in Mitchell, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $213K in total assets. Net investment income was $5K.
Wesley Acres Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $212,728
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,665
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $5,340
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,627
- +723.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wesley Acres Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Wesley Acres Foundation gives
- In 2021 it paid out 821% 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
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2020) to $90K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $90K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wesley Acres Inc Mitchell, SD | Operating Expenses | $90,000 |
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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 | $212,728 | $5,665 | $2,627 | — | — | — | $5,340 | $10,403 |
| 2024 | $187,129 | $5,218 | $319 | — | — | — | $4,899 | $9,148 |
| 2023 | $167,638 | $11,083 | $738 | — | — | — | $10,345 | $8,112 |
| 2022 | $154,151 | $4,381 | $1,957 | — | — | — | $2,424 | $7,361 |
| 2021 | $187,299 | $3,472 | $91,193 | $90,000 | 1 | $90,000 | $2,279 | $10,960 |
| 2020 | $259,079 | $3,566 | $41,224 | $40,000 | 1 | — | $2,342 | $12,612 |
| 2019 | $254,421 | $5,570 | $61,291 | $60,000 | 1 | — | $4,279 | $12,728 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wesley Acres Foundation 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
Wesley Acres Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeff Logan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Loren Wegehaupt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Martin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Gloria Thompson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Keith Nelson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kitty Allen (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mel Pooley (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Rich Platt (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tama Backlund (2019–2024) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Dale Wilson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Dave Brooks (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Doug Carlson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rod Colvin (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Lyle Swenson (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Boyd Blumer (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Wesley Acres Foundation
How large is Wesley Acres Foundation?
Wesley Acres Foundation reported $213K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $6K.
Where does Wesley Acres Foundation operate?
Wesley Acres Foundation has awarded grants in South Dakota.
How much is Wesley Acres Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Wesley Acres Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Wesley Acres Foundation's EIN?
Wesley Acres Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3756874. 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.
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 July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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