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Ar Wood Educational Trust First Bank and Trust

Accepts applications Sioux Falls, South Dakota · EIN 416023357

Ar Wood Educational Trust First Bank and Trust is a private foundation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In tax year 2025 it gave $7,100 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $350 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $7,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6,50014$135,083
2024$7,0009$137,080
2025$7,10011$144,909

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactFirst Bank and Trust
PO Box 1347, Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1347
Phone or email(605) 978-1129
What to submitApplication material provided upon request
DeadlinesAugust 31 of each year
RestrictionsGraduate of luverne, mn high school, 3.0 gpa, top 20% of class

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ar Wood Educational Trust First Bank and Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to South Dakota.

StateGrantsAmount
South Dakota4$2,050
Minnesota3$1,700
Arizona1$1,000
Florida1$1,000
Wisconsin1$1,000
North Dakota1$350

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
WI
Education$1,000
Individual
FL
Education$1,000
Individual
SD
Education$1,000
Individual
AZ
Education$1,000
Individual
MN
Education$1,000
Individual
SD
Education$350
Individual
MN
Education$350
Individual
SD
Education$350
Individual
SD
Education$350
Individual
MN
Education$350
Individual
ND
Education$350

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ar Wood Educational Trust First Bank and Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 31 of each year.

How much does Ar Wood Educational Trust First Bank and Trust give?

$7,100 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $350.

Who runs Ar Wood Educational Trust First Bank and Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists First Bank Trust (Trustee).

What does Ar Wood Educational Trust First Bank and Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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