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Lewis W Hyer Trust 098310c

EIN 43-6020535 · Saint Paul, MN

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What it says it does

PROVIDING GRANTS TO VARIOUS SECTION170(b)(1)(A)(ii) AND SECTION 170(b)(1)(A)(iii)

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$7.1 million spent. COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS P.O. BOX 17 POINT LOOK OUT, MO 65726-0017 EIN: 44-0556862 PURPOSE OF GRANT: GENERAL OPERATING
$940,462 spent. SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN P.O. BOX 31218 TAMPA, FL 33631-3218 EIN: 43-6019866 PURPOSE OF GRANT: GENERAL OPERATING
$470,232 spent. RANKEN JORDAN HOME11365 DORSETT ROAD MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043 EIN: 43-0666765 PURPOSE OF GRANT: GENERAL OPERATING
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY P.O. BOX 720366 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73162 EIN:44-0552054 COX MEDICAL CENTER 1423 N JEFFERSON ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802 EIN:44-0577118

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 4947(a)(2) split-interest trust.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1900.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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