Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 61-1342211

Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust is a private foundation, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $54K.

Key facts about Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust

In short: Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust gave $54K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
61-1342211
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$53,873
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$13,468
Median grant
$10,500
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$54K

+167.0% YoY

Grant Count

4

-80.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

+1235.1% YoY

How Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust gives

  • Giving grew 798% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

LouisvilleFloyds KnobsLake OrionMartinSteubenvilleKansas CityRoswellStockbridge

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K11 grants2019 10 grants2020 10 grants2021 10 grants2022 20 grants2023 20 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $77K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $54K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

St Albert the Great: $30KSt Albert the Great$30KCatholic Service Appeal: $15KCatholic Service Appeal$15KUnbound: $6KUnbound$6KLittle Way Pregnancy Ctr: $3KLittle Way Pregnancy Ctr$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Albert the Great ($30K). Together the top 4 received $54K.

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants across all recorded years

64<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 64 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Albert the Great Louisville, KYReligous$30,000
Catholic Service Appeal Louisville, KYReligous Service$15,000
Unbound Louisville, KYChild Sponsorship$6,000
Little Way Pregnancy Ctr Louisville, KYAid to Those in Need$2,873

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$55,985$70,079
Revenue$-2,112$3,021$4,534
Expenses$53,873$20,176$76,959
Net Investment Income——$4,535

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 18, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 31, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 29, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust is led by Martha S. Wagner, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Martha S. Wagner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust

How much does Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust give each year?

Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust gave $54K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 20 grants.

What is Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust's typical grant size?

Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,500, and its average grant was $13,468, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust give grants?

Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust gives mostly in Kentucky: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Louisville, KY (4 grants).

Does Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

What is Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust's EIN?

Edward J Wagner Family Charitible Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1342211. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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