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Wadsten Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · EIN 813986210

Wadsten Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $11,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $10,000. 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 $9,100 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$9,1004$2,629
2024$11,0003$3,431

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2024 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactGary Wadsten
4605 C Oleander Dr Ste 301, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-0000
Phone or email(843) 222-3553, gwadsten@carolinaholdingsgroup.com
What to submitThe charitable purpose of the wadsten family foundation (WFF) is to provide economic assistance to individuals and families who have fallen on hard times and/or have an emergency need of such assistance. Grants are made on a nondiscriminatory basis to those people referred to the foundation. Referrals will come through area pastors, teachers. Friends and the foundation board members. While most grants are a onetime occurrence, the board will consider ongoing assistance or a fixed time period on a case-by-case basis. The number of grants given each year is dependent upon funds available to the foundation. The wff intends to award all, funds avafable each year to deserving grantees. A potential grantee will be interviewed by one or more board members. If applicable, the referral source may participate in that interview. The board will discuss the request and decide on its merits.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wadsten Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina1$10,000
Oregon2$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
SC
Financial assistance$10,000
Individual
OR
Help with school$500
Individual
OR
$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wadsten Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Wadsten Family Foundation Inc give?

$11,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Wadsten Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Gary N Wadsten (President) and Kelli K Wadsten (Secretary/Treasurer).

What does Wadsten Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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