Golden Eagle Foundation
Golden Eagle Foundation is a private foundation, based in Richmond, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $75K. Net investment income was $89K.
Golden Eagle Foundation at a glance
In short: Golden Eagle Foundation gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,000
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $1,223,701
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (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 Golden Eagle Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Central High School ($25K). Together the top 2 received $50K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($25,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Golden Eagle Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2019) to $75K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Central High School Woodstock, VA | Scholarships | $25,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $25,000 |
| Strasburg High School Strasburg, VA | Scholarships | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,223,701 | $106,040 | $107,946 | $75,000 | 3 | $88,125 | $89,054 | $84,287 |
| 2024 | $1,225,607 | $138,439 | $101,509 | $69,000 | 3 | $81,975 | $121,575 | $83,844 |
| 2023 | $1,187,533 | $150,047 | $103,593 | $75,000 | 3 | $87,975 | $134,521 | $75,593 |
| 2022 | $1,141,079 | $80,166 | $107,117 | $75,000 | 3 | $87,850 | $64,178 | $78,691 |
| 2021 | $1,168,030 | $149,638 | $92,967 | $63,000 | 3 | $75,850 | $132,521 | $85,895 |
| 2020 | $1,111,359 | $32,402 | $88,926 | $60,000 | 3 | — | $17,058 | $76,403 |
| 2019 | $1,167,883 | $86,790 | $85,811 | $57,000 | 3 | — | $72,168 | $70,631 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Golden Eagle Foundation reported a distributable amount of $84K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Golden Eagle Foundation is led by John E. Wetsel Jr., Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John E. Wetsel Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$12K (2019) → $12K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $12K, to John E Wetsel Jr (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Golden Eagle Foundation
How much does Golden Eagle Foundation give each year?
Golden Eagle Foundation gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $69K across 3 grants.
What is Golden Eagle Foundation's typical grant size?
Golden Eagle Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $25,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Golden Eagle Foundation give grants?
Golden Eagle Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Golden Eagle Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Golden Eagle Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships" (3 grants).
How large is Golden Eagle Foundation?
Golden Eagle Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $88K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $84K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Golden Eagle Foundation's EIN?
Golden Eagle Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6564847. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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