Public Charity

WANDA ALSTON FOUNDATION INC

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, WANDA ALSTON FOUNDATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.5M in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, $818K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 24 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $961K.

EIN: 463159251 WASHINGTON, DC Housing & Shelter N.E.C. NTEE: L99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$818K
Grant Records24
Funding Total$961K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE WANDA ALSTON FOUNDATION (WAF) IS TO ERADICATE HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY FOR LGBTQIA2S+ YOUTH AGES 18-24 AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND PROGRAMMING. THE WAF OPENED ITS DOORS IN 2008 AS THE ONLY HOUSING PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON, DC, SOLELY DEDICATED TO OFFERING PRE-INDEPENDENT TRANSITIONAL LIVING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO LGBTQIA2S+ YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR WHO ARE AT RISK IN ALL EIGHT WARDS. COMPLEMENTING THIS, THE WANDA ALSTON COUNSELING CENTER (WACC) PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND GENERAL SUPPORT, TO LGBTQIA2S+ INDIVIDUALS IN THE D.C. AREA WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ENSURES THAT ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR WELL-BEING ARE ADDRESSED, MAKING THE AUDIENCE FEEL REASSURED AND SUPPORTED.

Where $100 goes at Wanda Alston Foundation Inc

How Wanda Alston Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$79
Wanda alston house
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Cary Kadlecek
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Cesar Toledo
DIRECTOR Christopher Hartmann
CHAIRMAN Darrin Glymph
PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR June Crenshaw
DIRECTOR Kurt Vorndran

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$571,468 14 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$180,000 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$81,500 2 grants
Unspecified
$128,383 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.5M $1.6M $818K
2024 $1.5M $1.5M $1.1M
2023 $1.5M $1.8M $678K
2022 $1.7M $1.5M $1.3M
2021 $1.4M $1.1M $588K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $1.5M (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $818K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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