Public Charity

IVAN & CAROLINE WILSON MEMORIAL TRUST

IVAN & CAROLINE WILSON MEMORIAL TRUST is a Public Charity headquartered in SHENANDOAH, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $446K revenue, $436K expenses, $6.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 49 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.7M.

EIN: 426528237 SHENANDOAH, IA Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C. NTEE: T99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$446K
Total Expenses$436K
Total Assets$6.3M
Grants Given49
Grant Total$2.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS A CHARITABLE TRUST AND ALL BENEFICIARIES ARE SECTION 501(C)3 TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO PRESERVE CAPITAL WHILE EARNING OPTIMUM INCOME FOR DISTRIBUTION TO DESIGNATED BENEFICIARIES

Where $100 goes at Ivan & Caroline Wilson Memorial Trust

How Ivan & Caroline Wilson Memorial Trust divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $100 for programs

$50
Charitable grants to local designated organizations
About 50% (cost not reported)
$50
Charitable grants to local designated organizations
50% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

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Rarely funds new orgs Every recent recipient had been funded before (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

SHENANDOAH, IA · 2025
EQUIPMENT
$182,479
CITY OF SHENANDOAH
SHENANDOAH, IA · 2025
PUBLIC UTILITIES
$137,873
SHENADOAH PUBLIC LIBRARY
SHENANDOAH, IA · 2025
UTILITIES & SALARIES
$60,826
CONGREGATIONAL UCC
SHENANDOAH, IA · 2025
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
$12,165
SHENANDOAH, IA · 2025
WITHOUT RESTRICTION
$12,165

Showing up to 5 of 49 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Gary T Gee

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,201,482 14 grants
Unspecified
$1,534,435 23 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $446K $436K $6.3M
2024 $436K $418K $6.3M
2023 $418K $416K $6.3M
2022 $416K $440K $6.2M
2021 $440K $432K $6.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $446K, with total assets most recently reported at $6.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IA.

IA

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