Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust
The Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing lists Ephrata National Bank as trustee. The trust’s 2025 grants went to charitable organizations, including churches and religious organizations, community-service providers, and other nonprofits.
Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust gave $510K across 79 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 4% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $510,000
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 79
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,456
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $9,788,897
- -1.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 4% first-time grantees (3 of 78, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The trust states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 47 E Main Street, Ephrata, PA 17522-2713
Phone: (717) 733-6576
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ephrata Church of the Brethren ($57K). Together the top 10 received $242K.
Grant Size Distribution
400 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 390 grants of 400 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The trust is based in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. In 2025, 81% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, 8% to Indiana, 4% to New York, 3% to Virginia, and 2% to Kansas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 79 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
4%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 78 grantees (4%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 96% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $475K (2024) to $680K (2021). In 2025 it made 79 grants totaling $510K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ephrata Church of the Brethren Ephrata, PA | Various ministrieschildrens center - technology fundfacilities community ministrydeacon benevolent fund | $57,375 |
| Atlantic Northeast District Elizabethtown, PA | Various Ministriesgeneral Ministry Fundurban Initiative Task Team Multicultural | $54,150 |
| Evangelical Congregational Church Myerstown, PA | Headquarters Enlargement / School Support / Church Plant | $25,500 |
| Suquehanna Valley Ministry Center Elizabethtown, PA | Operational Support | $21,825 |
| First Cob-Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY | Opertional Support - Facilities | $17,075 |
| Everence Sharing Fund Goshen, IN | Sharing Fund | $15,000 |
| First Cob-Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA | Operational Support | $13,750 |
| Germantown Trust - Brethern Elizabethtown, PA | Operational Support | $13,325 |
| Mennonite Disaster Service Lititz, PA | Operational Support | $12,000 |
| Fairmount Homes Retirement Community Ephrata, PA | Sharing Fundcapital Campaign | $11,500 |
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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 | $9,788,897 | $421,838 | $608,408 | $510,000 | 79 | $510,000 | $357,728 | $563,251 |
| 2024 | $9,975,467 | $426,288 | $563,924 | $475,000 | 80 | $475,000 | $350,640 | $498,534 |
| 2023 | $10,113,103 | $401,560 | $584,374 | $500,000 | 75 | $500,000 | $347,648 | $463,009 |
| 2022 | $10,295,917 | $424,622 | $771,211 | $675,000 | 83 | $675,000 | $337,933 | $604,717 |
| 2021 | $10,642,506 | $471,203 | $768,575 | $680,000 | 83 | $680,000 | $387,939 | $687,680 |
| 2020 | $10,940,097 | $4,573,642 | $543,880 | $485,000 | 78 | — | $284,197 | $512,633 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $563K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for church ministries, operational support, facilities, disaster relief, a retirement community capital campaign, and a donor-advised fund.
Grantee descriptions illustrate some of the organizations supported. Mennonite Economic Development Associates says it creates business solutions to poverty. Friendship Community describes its work as a Christian ministry cultivating the capabilities of people with developmental disabilities. Ephrata Area Social Services says it empowers and connects neighbors to build a healthy, vibrant community in the Ephrata and Cocalico regions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the trust reported 79 grants totaling $510,000. Grant amounts ranged from $375 to $57,375, with a median of $4,000. Among the largest grants were $57,375 to Ephrata Church of the Brethren for various ministries, a children’s center technology fund, community ministry, and a deacon benevolent fund; $54,150 to Atlantic Northeast District for various ministries, a general ministry fund, and an urban initiative task team; and $25,500 to Evangelical Congregational Church for headquarters enlargement, school support, and church planting.
Other notable grants included $21,825 to Suquehanna Valley Ministry Center for operational support; $17,075 to First COB-Brooklyn for operational support and facilities; $15,000 to Everence Sharing Fund; and $12,000 to Mennonite Disaster Service for operational support. Among smaller 2025 grants, Mennonite Economic Development Associates received $7,500, Friendship Community $7,000, Ephrata Area Social Services $6,000, and Lancaster County Food Hub $5,500.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Ephrata National Bank is listed as the trust’s trustee on the 2025 filing.
Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Ephrata National Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ephrata National Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$16K (2020) → $22K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $22K, to Ephrata National Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust
How much does Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust give each year?
Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust gave $510K across 79 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $475K across 80 grants.
What is Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $6,456, across 79 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust that year got $3K on average.
Where does Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust give grants?
Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Indiana (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Ephrata, PA (11 grants), Elizabethtown, PA (10 grants), Lancaster, PA (9 grants) and Lititz, PA (5 grants).
Does Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 61% of Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (48 of 79) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Ephrata Church of the Brethren ($57,375), Atlantic Northeast District ($54,150) and Evangelical Congregational Church ($25,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust?
Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust reported $9.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $510K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $563K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for church ministries, operational support, facilities, disaster relief, a retirement community capital campaign, and a donor-advised fund. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust?
The trust states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust's EIN?
Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3835057. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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