Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lafayette, LA EIN: 45-3022961

Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lafayette, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $256K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $10K.

Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
+1900.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
+1900.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$255,519
-2.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Louisiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Moncus Park: $20KMoncus Park$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Moncus Park ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

LafayetteSeattleCrowleyNew Orleans

How Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K7 grants2019 2 grants2020 4 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Moncus Park Lafayette, LAGeneral Support$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$255,519$2,298$21,018$20,0001$20,000$9,544
2024$263,194$-277$2,023$1,0001$1,000$6,969
2023$265,494$4,111$887———$3,650
2022$262,270$281$16,924$16,0002$16,000$9,150
2021$278,913$55,261$9,363$8,4174$8,417$33,700
2020$233,015$7,900$3,268$2,0002—$2,285
2019$228,383$44,592$18,966$6,1507—$19,592

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation is led by Fred Werner, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Fred Werner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    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 Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation

How much does Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation give each year?

Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 1 grant.

How large is Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation?

Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation reported $256K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $2K.

Where does Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation operate?

Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation has awarded grants in Louisiana, Washington.

What is Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation's EIN?

Fred & Babette Werner Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3022961. 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.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 27, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 28, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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