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Wethington Family Foundation

Accepts applications McLean, Virginia · EIN 326432094

Wethington Family Foundation is a private foundation in McLean, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $48,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 $55,532 the year before.

20% of its 2024 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$55,5326$802,280
2024$48,5005$895,656

How to apply

ContactOlin Lewis Wethington
645 Potomac River Road, McLean, VA 22102
Phone or email(202) 538-3447, owethington@wethington-international.com

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wethington Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia3$28,500
New York1$10,000
Virginia1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Council on Competitiveness
Washington, DC
To support the charitable mission of the grantee$15,000
International Republican Institute
Washington, DC
To support the charitable mission of the grantee$10,000
Trinity United Methodist Church
McLean, VA
To support the charitable mission of the grantee$10,000
Polyphony Education
New York, NY
To support the charitable mission of the grantee$10,000
Washington Concert Opera
Washington, DC
To support the charitable mission of the grantee$3,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wethington Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Wethington Family Foundation give?

$48,500 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Wethington Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Olin Lewis Wethington (Trustee), Nadine Peiffer Wethington (Trustee) and Catherine Amelia Ruth Wethington (Trustee).

What does Wethington Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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