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WMR Family Foundation 045351-000

Accepts applications Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 656269018

WMR Family Foundation 045351-000 is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $5.7 million in 22 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $2.7 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $187,445 the year before.

30% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$182,39834$4.2 million
2024$187,44533$4.8 million
2025$5.7 million22$0

How to apply

ContactMark Parker
1100 N Market Street DE3-C070, Wilmington, DE 19890
Phone or email(302) 651-1847
What to submitNo formal application. Letter outlining purpose of grant should be forwarded to trustees.
RestrictionsGrants are made as selected by trustee.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What WMR Family Foundation 045351-000 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas6$2.8 million
New York2$1.4 million
Rhode Island1$1.4 million
Michigan11$77,500
Ohio1$20,000
Florida1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Topeka Community Foundation
Topeka, KS
Parker family fund$2.7 million
Individual
NY
Palmer family fund$1.4 million
Individual
RI
Jillian parker fund$1.4 million
Kansas Public Radio
Lawrence, KS
General operating support$40,690
The Bay View Association
Petosky, MI
General operating support$25,000
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
General operating support$20,000
Audio Reader Network
Lawrence, KS
General operating support$20,000
Community Action House
Holland, MI
General operating support$10,000
Justice in Motion Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$8,000
Cultureworks
Holland, MI
General operating support$7,500
Little Traverse Conservancy Inc
Harbor Springs, MI
General operating support$5,000
KSDS Assistance Dogs Inc
Washington, KS
General operating support$5,000
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
Petosky, MI
General operating support$5,000
Cornerstone of Topeka Inc
Topeka, KS
General operating support$5,000
Blustem Meadow Foundation
Petoskey, MI
General operating support$5,000
The Mana Food Project Inc
Harbor Springs, MI
General operating support$5,000
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Comm F
Petoskey, MI
General operating support$5,000
Northwest Michigan Comm Action Agen
Traverse City, MI
General operating support$5,000
Top of Michigan Trails Council
Petosky, MI
General operating support$2,500
North Central Michigan College Foun
Petoskey, MI
General operating support$2,500
Cru
Orlando, FL
General operating support$2,000
The Topeka Public Schools Foundation
Topeka, KS
General operating support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does WMR Family Foundation 045351-000 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does WMR Family Foundation 045351-000 give?

$5.7 million in tax year 2025, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs WMR Family Foundation 045351-000?

Its 2025 filing lists Mark Parker (Trustee).

What does WMR Family Foundation 045351-000 fund?

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

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