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Mervin & Carmen Wolf Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Modesto, California · EIN 271620793

Mervin & Carmen Wolf Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Modesto, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 $15,000 the year before.

0% 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$15,0001$349,042
2024$15,0001$347,980
2025$20,0001$343,611

How to apply

Mervin & Carmen Wolf 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 Mervin & Carmen Wolf Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Idaho.

StateGrantsAmount
Idaho1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Donnelly Food Pantrydonnelly Bible Church
Donnelly, ID
To help meet the nutritional, financial, emotional and spiritual needs of others in idaho$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mervin & Carmen Wolf Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Mervin & Carmen Wolf Charitable Foundation give?

$20,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Mervin & Carmen Wolf Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John Hanks (President), Brandon Hanks (Secretary) and Matthew Friedrich (Treasurer).

What does Mervin & Carmen Wolf Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and food and hunger.

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