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Wisner Family Foundation

Accepts applications Wayne, Michigan · EIN 814571600

Wisner Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wayne, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $52,738 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $48,996 the year before.

77% of its 2024 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
2023$48,99615$510,330
2024$52,73813$590,077

How to apply

ContactBeth Wisner-Aigeltinger
3501 Hannan Rd, Wayne, MI 48184
Phone or email(734) 765-0686, wisnerfamilyfoundation@gmail.com
What to submitApplicants can obtain an application on the foundations website. All instructions are listed on the form and website.
DeadlinesRolling deadline
RestrictionsSupport organizations and individuals that are implementing projects and programs in the area of pre-k - 12th grade & special needs programs and faith based community. The foundation prefers to suport programs in the communities that the family lives. They can be found on the foundations website.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wisner Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan9$36,801
South Carolina2$10,000
Virginia2$5,937

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
School Craft Community School
Schoolcraft, MI
Education - field trip to washington dc$5,000
Mona Shores Parent Assoc
Muskegon, MI
Education - purchase music composition$5,000
Mona Shores High School
Muskegon, MI
Education - funding for robotics team$5,000
Dementia Friendly Saline
Saline, MI
Community - assistance with persons with dimentia$5,000
Baby Read
Seneca, SC
Community - books for low income children$5,000
Milwood United Methodist Church
Kalamazoo, MI
Faith - summer day and overnight camps$5,000
Brief
Clemson, SC
Community - summer camps and STEM kits$5,000
Portage Northern Hs
Portage, MI
Education - unite students & the community$4,161
Building Beds 4 Kids
Oak Park, MI
Community - beds for kids in detroit$4,110
Bennett Elementary Schol
Manassas, VA
Education - outdoor learning integration$4,037
Vista Maria Reads
Dearborn Heights, MI
Community - books for abusedneglected girls$3,000
Bristow Run Elementary School
Bristow, VA
Education - literacy event with nfl theme$1,900
Lake Harbor United Methodist Church
Muskegon, MI
Faith - author program for families$530

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wisner Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Rolling deadline.

How much does Wisner Family Foundation give?

$52,738 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Wisner Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Beth Wisner-Aigeltinger (President & Grant Administrator), Steve Ailes (VP of Finance), Jamie Ailes (Treasurer) and Gregory F Dragoo (VP of Investment) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Wisner Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and faith communities.

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