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Wagmore Foundation Agency

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 453660440

Wagmore Foundation Agency is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.9 million in 15 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $1.5 million. 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 $1.1 million the year before.

47% 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$1.1 million14$110,654
2024$1.9 million15$4.4 million

How to apply

ContactJeannette Peters
5015 NW 24th Drive, Gainesville, FL 32605
Phone or email(352) 371-7412
What to submitContact foundation manager
RestrictionsAnimal rescue

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wagmore Foundation Agency funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida7$1.7 million
Rhode Island1$25,000
Virginia1$25,000
Oregon1$20,000
Wisconsin1$20,000
South Carolina1$17,000
California1$10,000
New York1$7,500
Washington1$4,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alachua County Humane Society Inc
Gainesville, FL
General operating$1.5 million
Community Foundation of North Ce
Gainesville, FL
General operating$106,295
Grace Marketplace
Gainesville, FL
General operating$77,000
Community Spring
Gainesville, FL
General operating$50,000
Foster Parrots
Hope Valley, RI
General operating$25,000
Avian Research and Conservation
Gainesville, FL
General operating$25,000
Rainforest Trust
Warrenton, VA
General operating$25,000
Freeland USA
Green Lake, WI
General operating$20,000
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance
Beaverton, OR
General operating$20,000
Asia Wild
Charleston, SC
General operating$17,000
Pay to Spay
Gainesville, FL
General operating$15,000
Arukah Animal International
Mill Valley, CA
General operating$10,000
Tigers in America
New York, NY
General operating$7,500
Uf Scasv
Gainesville, FL
General operating$7,300
Chimp Sanctuary Northwest
Cle Elum, WA
General operating$4,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wagmore Foundation Agency accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Wagmore Foundation Agency give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Wagmore Foundation Agency?

Its 2024 filing lists Gladys Cofrin (Board Member), Pegeen Hanrahan (Board Member), Robert Hutchinson (Board Member) and Mary Ippoliti-Smith (Board Member).

What does Wagmore Foundation Agency fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals and international.

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