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Wenzel Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Needville, Texas · EIN 270020985

Wenzel Family Foundation is a private foundation in Needville, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $47,200 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 down from $50,500 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$60,50011$1.1 million
2024$50,50011$1.1 million
2025$47,20010$1.3 million

How to apply

Wenzel 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 Wenzel Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas10$47,200

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Needville Harvest Festival Inc
Needville, TX
Exempt purpose$10,000
Needville High School Scholarship
Needville, TX
Scholarships$7,500
Needville Education Foundation
Needville, TX
Exempt purpose$6,000
St Michaels Catholic Church
Needville, TX
General operating support$5,700
Lamar Educational Awards Foundation
Rosenberg, TX
Scholarships$5,000
Individual
TX
Exempt purpose$5,000
Hill Country Community Foundation
Burnet, TX
Scholarships$3,500
Hill Country Humane Society
Buchanan Dam, TX
Exempt purpose$2,000
Hoover Valley Volunteer Fire Emer
Kingsland, TX
General operating support$1,500
Needville Area Ministerial Alliance
Needville, TX
Exempt purpose$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wenzel Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Wenzel Family Foundation give?

$47,200 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Wenzel Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Angela Wenzel-Davlin (Secretary Treasurer), Dustin P Wenzel (President) and Lorrell F Wenzel (Vice President).

What does Wenzel Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and community development.

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