Private foundation · EIN 93-6916129

Walter C Dissen Charitable Trust

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Lake Forest, IL

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202532139349100608
Total assets (EOY)$25,344,521
Grants paid$1,288,055
Typical (median) grant$12,301
Grants listed15
Giving in home state (IL)10%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K2
$5K–$25K6
$25K–$100K3
$100K+4

Smallest $50 · Largest $484,000

Geographic focus

WY
40%
IN
31%
IL
10%
WI
8%
PA
5%
MO
3%
ID
2%

Common purposes

capitalprojectsfacultyendowedchairsgrantoperating

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$0$00
2024$1,288,055$25,344,52115

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Luther Classical CollegeCASPER, WYCAPITAL PROJECTS, FACULTY ENDOWED CHAIRS, FACULTY GRANT$484,000
Concordia Theological SeminaryFORT WAYNE, INCAPITAL PROJECTS, FACULTY ENDOWED CHAIRS$400,000
Concordia University ChicagoRIVER FOREST, ILCAPITAL PROJECTS, OPERATING GRANT$125,000
Concordia University WisconsinMEQUON, WICAPITAL PROJECTS$100,000
Lutheran Concerns AssociationNEW KENSINGTON, PAUNRESTRICTED GRANT$62,710
Association Of Confessing Evangelical Lutheran CongregationsIDAHO FALLS, IDUNRESTRICTED GRANT$31,250
Concordia Historical InstituteST LOUIS, MOOPERATING GRANT$31,250
Our Savior Lutheran ChurchCHEYENNE, WYOPERATING GRANT$12,301
Trinity Lutheran ChurchNEW HAVEN, MOOPERATING GRANT$11,000
Immanuel Lutheran ChurchSHERIDAN, WYOPERATING GRANT$8,948
St Andrews Lutheran Church And Campus CenterLARAMIE, WYOPERATING GRANT$7,198
South Asia Lutheran MissionOAKMONT, PAUNRESTRICTED GRANT$7,000
Trinity Lutheran ChurchGILETTE, WYOPERATING GRANTOPERATING GRANT$5,598
University Lutheran ChurchCHAMPAIGN, ILUNRESTRICTED GRANT$1,750
Concordia SeminaryST LOUIS, MOOPERATING GRANT$50
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