Private Foundation

WENGER FOUNDATION

WENGER FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in WAYZATA, MN. Financial data from the 2023 filing: $-945K revenue, $12.6M expenses. IRS filings disclose 125 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $14.3M.

EIN: 411436658 WAYZATA, MN Latest filing: 2023

Total Revenue$-945K

Total Expenses$12.6M

Grants Given125

Grant Total$14.3M

Filing Years2018–2023

Sample Grants Given

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2023

TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO NEWLY CREATED DAF TO FINALIZE THE DISSOLUTION OF THE WENGER FOUNDATION

$12,490,724

OWATONNA ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION

OWATONNA, MN · 2023

ASSIST OPERATIONS

$37,000

HARRY WENGER MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL INC

OWATONNA, MN · 2023

ASSIST OPERATIONS

$20,000

LITTLE THEATRE OF OWATONNA

OWATONNA, MN · 2023

ASSIST OPERATIONS

$10,000

NEWMAN STUDENT AWARD-ASA

MELVILLE, NY · 2023

ASSIST OPERATIONS

$5,000

Showing up to 5 of 125 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Hanna Johnson

PRESIDENT Jerry A Wenger

DIRECTOR Kirsten Johnson

DIRECTOR Nancy Benjamin

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Wendy Wenger Dankey

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Top Grant Purposes

TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO NEWLY CREATED DAF TO FINALIZE THE DISSOLUTION OF THE WENGER FOUNDATION

$12,490,724 1 grant

ASSIST OPERATIONS

$1,789,711 119 grants

E-PIANO JR COMPETITION

$40,000 1 grant

Newman Award Fund

$10,000 2 grants

NEWMAN AWARD FUND

$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2023	$-945K	$12.6M	—
2022	$1.1M	$399K	$13.6M
2020	$118K	$434K	$11.2M
2019	$470K	$614K	$11.5M
2018	$1.3M	$636K	$11.6M

Between 2018 and 2023, reported annual revenue moved from $1.3M to $-945K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, DC, MN, NY.

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