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Wenger Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Myerstown, Pennsylvania · EIN 251779023

Wenger Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $599,369 in 42 grants; the typical grant was $2,825 and the largest $161,557. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $599,611 the year before.

60% 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$599,61138$1.6 million
2024$599,36942$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactRose E Walmer
PO Box 409, Myerstown, PA 17067
Phone or email(717) 866-2130, rwalmer@wengers.com
What to submitNone specified

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wenger Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania29$476,314
Ohio1$84,155
New York3$22,200
Texas1$4,100
Kentucky2$3,400
Iowa1$2,000
South Carolina1$2,000
Tennessee1$2,000
Virginia1$1,200
Florida1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 42 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lebanon Valley Bible Church
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$161,557
Oaks Community Church - Graeve Daf
Middletown, OH
General purpose$84,155
On Fire Youth Ministries
Myerstown, PA
General purpose$49,140
Community Homes of Lebanon Cty
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$37,500
Jubilee Ministries
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$36,176
Calvary Chapel
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$34,288
Cobys Family Services
Leola, PA
General purpose$31,665
Friendship Community
Lititz, PA
General purpose$31,543
Jordan UMC - Town Fam Daf
Jordan, NY
General purpose$19,200
Lebanon County Christian Ministries
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$13,000
Worship Center - Witmer Daf
Lancaster, PA
General purpose$11,355
Paid Thru Daf's Under 1000
Myerstown, PA
General purpose$8,870
Brethren Disaster Relief
Marietta, PA
General purpose$7,400
Berean Bible Church
Ephrata, PA
General purpose$7,000
Lake View Bible - Walton Hill Daf
Manheim, PA
General purpose$6,760
Misc Charities Under 1000
Myerstown, PA
General purpose$5,260
Domestic Violence Intervention
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$5,000
Myerstown Vitality Partnership
Myerstown, PA
General purpose$5,000
Pa Friends of Ag
Camp Hill, PA
General purpose$5,000
Outdoor Missions - Graeve Daf
Flower Mound, TX
General purpose$4,100
Good Samaritan Health Svcs Fdn
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$3,000
Ag-Industiral
New Holland, PA
General purpose$2,650
Lebanon 4H Livestock Club
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$2,500
Intl Pship Ministry - Buchanan Daf
Hanover, PA
General purpose$2,400
Reaching Teaching Intl - Buchanan
Louisville, KY
General purpose$2,400
Beme Latin America
Burlington, IA
General purpose$2,000
Bob Jones Univ
Greenville, SC
General purpose$2,000
Cortland Pregnancy Ctr-Buchanan Daf
Cortland, NY
General purpose$2,000
St Judes Childrens Hospital
Memphis, TN
General purpose$2,000
Burkholder Family Foundation
Myerstown, PA
General purpose$1,500
Myerstown Elco Rotary
Myerstown, PA
General purpose$1,500
Music in the Park
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$1,250
Big Picture Soccer
Harrisonburg, VA
General purpose$1,200
20SCHEMES
Bardstown, KY
General purpose$1,000
Cortland Christian Acadamy - Buchan
Cortland, NY
General purpose$1,000
Cru - Walton Hill Daf
Orlando, FL
General purpose$1,000
Kenbrook Bible Camp
Lebanon, PA
General purpose$1,000
Keystone Hook Ladder NO1
Myerstown, PA
General purpose$1,000
Myerstown Borough
Myerstown, PA
General purpose$1,000
Myerstown First Aid
Myerstown, PA
General purpose$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wenger Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Wenger Foundation Inc give?

$599,369 in tax year 2024, across 42 grants, with a typical grant of $2,825.

Who runs Wenger Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Rose E Walmer (President), Nancy J Layser (Treasurer), Adam Wenger (Secretary) and Margaret I Wenger (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Wenger Foundation Inc fund?

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

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