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Westerling Emanuel Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Riverside, California · EIN 854378214

Westerling Emanuel Family Foundation is a private foundation in Riverside, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $54,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 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 $24,000 the year before.

43% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$3,0003$0
2023$24,0005$0
2024$24,0005$0
2025$54,00010$0

How to apply

Westerling Emanuel Family 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 Westerling Emanuel Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$54,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
March Air Field Museum
Riverside, CA
Restoration projects$20,000
March Air Field Museum
Riverside, CA
Acquisition and display of pv-2 harpoon aircraft$17,000
Serrano High School
Phelan, CA
Wrestling team wear, electronic display, student scholarship$6,250
Individual
CA
Programming$5,500
Tri County Branch of So Cal Ida
Riverside, CA
Annual dyslexia conference for educators and parents$1,000
Riverside Community Players Theater
Riverside, CA
Theater renovation$1,000
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Palm Desert, CA
Project headstart$1,000
Center for Intergrative Bee Researc
Riverside, CA
Unrestricted funds for bee research$1,000
Riverside Youth Judo
Riverside, CA
Tuition and materials for needy child students$750
Individual
CA
Unrestricted funds$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Westerling Emanuel Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Westerling Emanuel Family Foundation give?

$54,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Westerling Emanuel Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Karin Westerling (Cfo).

What does Westerling Emanuel Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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