Wier Family Foundation
Wier Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $730K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $55K. Net investment income was $43K.
Wier Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Wier Family Foundation gave $55K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $55,000
- -40.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,333
- -20.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $729,561
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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 Wier Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pedal the Pacific ($20K). Together the top 3 received $55K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 20 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wier Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 149% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2022) to $93K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $55K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pedal the Pacific Austin, TX | Social Welfare | $20,000 |
| Vickery Meadow Neighborhood Alliance Dallas, TX | Social Welfare | $20,000 |
| The Winston School Dallas, TX | Education | $15,000 |
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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 | $729,561 | $46,900 | $63,129 | $55,000 | 3 | $58,683 | $42,754 | $39,425 |
| 2024 | $746,231 | $40,492 | $100,642 | $92,500 | 4 | $96,257 | $36,107 | $40,581 |
| 2023 | $807,331 | $33,496 | $55,267 | $45,058 | 3 | $48,710 | $29,339 | $39,920 |
| 2022 | $823,331 | $89,685 | $52,410 | $45,000 | 5 | $48,621 | $85,896 | $41,384 |
| 2021 | $785,153 | $10,532 | $60,282 | $52,000 | 5 | $56,045 | $16,189 | $48,828 |
| 2020 | $835,831 | $26,940 | $60,980 | $53,164 | 5 | — | $22,745 | $44,694 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wier Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wier Family Foundation is led by Byron Wier, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Byron Wier
President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Wier
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Austin Anderson
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 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 Wier Family Foundation
How much does Wier Family Foundation give each year?
Wier Family Foundation gave $55K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $93K across 4 grants.
What is Wier Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Wier Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $18,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wier Family Foundation give grants?
Wier Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (2 grants).
Does Wier Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Wier Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Wier Family Foundation?
Wier Family Foundation reported $730K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $59K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Wier Family Foundation's EIN?
Wier Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1308885. 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 November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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