Plies
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Plies at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,664,342
- +53.3% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $1,265,638
- -12.9% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $14
- -89.7% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $683,905
- -21.3% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Plies funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2022) to $52K (2020). In 2022 it reported $31K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Thornston Educational Fund Wrightwood, CA | General Supportpport | $51,690 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,664,342 | $1,265,638 | $683,905 | — | — | $14 |
| 2023 | $1,085,937 | $1,452,542 | $868,675 | — | — | $136 |
| 2022 | $501,209 | $654,711 | $659,383 | $31,161 | Total only | $2,183 |
| 2021 | $510,067 | $730,387 | $392,830 | $36,019 | Total only | $1,091 |
| 2020 | $192,784 | $359,894 | $251,927 | $51,690 | 1 | $788 |
| 2019 | $144,096 | $122,413 | $130,310 | — | — | $1,170 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Plies
Based on IRS filings
Plies is a public charity focused on Education, based in Wrightwood, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $14.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Plies is led by Ken Wendling, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Ken Wendling
CEO
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Hardy
Board Chairman
Chairman → Board Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Schottelkorb
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Li Hongmei
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Harrison
Secretary
Board Member & Secretary → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Hardy
Board Member
Chairman → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anda Foxwell
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pete Lang
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Dinah Watkins (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Shirley Kwong (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ben Manthei (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Nagle (2019) — President
- Former: Phil Foxwell (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Piers Van Der Merwe (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Rick Mann (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Wendling (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Plies
How large is Plies?
Plies reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is Plies?
Plies is a public charity focused on Education, based in Wrightwood, CA. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Plies operate?
Plies has awarded grants in California.
What is Plies's EIN?
Plies's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3658127. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 6, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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