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Wyman Family Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Sioux Falls, South Dakota · EIN 326097937

Wyman Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In tax year 2025 it gave $111,000 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $15,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $105,000 the year before.

13% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$105,00016$2.3 million
2024$105,00018$2.5 million
2025$111,00015$2.8 million

How to apply

Wyman Family Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wyman Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota5$42,000
Colorado6$37,000
Washington2$15,000
Virginia1$10,000
New York1$7,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Blake School
Hopkins, MN
General operating fund$15,000
Providence Academy
Plymouth, MN
General operating fund$12,000
Nature Conservancy Inc
Arlington, VA
General operating fund$10,000
Old Dog Haven
Oak Harbor, WA
General operating fund$10,000
Childrens Diabetes Foundation
Aurora, CO
General operating fund$10,000
Parkinson's Foundation Inc
New York, NY
General operating fund$7,000
Pax Christi Catholic Church
Lone Tree, CO
General operating fund$7,000
Geneva Glen Camp Incorporated
Indian Hills, CO
General operating fund$6,000
University of Colorado Foundation
Denver, CO
General operating fund$6,000
Castle Pines Scholarship Foundation Inc
Castle Rock, CO
General operating fund$5,000
Wayzata Community Church
Wayzata, MN
General operating fund$5,000
Quetico Superior Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
General operating fund$5,000
Humane Society for Seattle-King Co
Bellevue, WA
General operating fund$5,000
Hatch and Flock
Minneapolis, MN
General operating fund$5,000
Food Bank of the Rockies
Denver, CO
General operating fund$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wyman Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Wyman Family Charitable Foundation give?

$111,000 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Wyman Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Dorsey Whitney Trust Company LLC (Trustee), Elizabeth Wilcox (Trustee), James Wyman (Trustee) and Steven Wyman (Trustee).

What does Wyman Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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