The Wagner Family Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Center Valley, PA EIN: 23-3064452

To support charities that benefit the area of nazareth, pa

The Wagner Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Wagner Family Foundation gave $15K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $7K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$14,500
+11.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$7,250
+11.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$7,250
Total assets
$606,076
+4.7% vs 2023
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Wagner Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

St Johns Evangelical Luth Church: $9KSt Johns Evangelical LuthChurch$9KNazareth Area Food Bank: $6KNazareth Area Food Bank$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was St Johns Evangelical Luth Church ($9K). Together the top 2 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Nazareth

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2023) to $27K (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $15K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Johns Evangelical Luth Church Nazareth, PASupport Org$9,000
Nazareth Area Food Bank Nazareth, PASupport Org$5,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$606,076$51,283$41,606$14,5002$51,068
2023$578,918$34,487$35,803$13,0002$34,487
2022$535,802$71,300$31,766$26,531Total only$40,942
2021$604,361$28,438$27,599$22,000Total only$26,188
2020$558,135$40,199$23,046$18,000Total only$40,199
2019$513,847$7,166$19,908$15,000Total only$7,166

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About The Wagner Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Wagner Family Foundation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Center Valley, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $606K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $51K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Wagner Family Foundation is led by Scott Hall, Chairman since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Scott Hall

    Chairman

    Chairperson → Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • David Danner Ea

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    $595 (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Gail Wagner

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Tilney

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Fischl

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Gerry Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Stout

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Tully

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Alfred Pierce

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Kasmakites

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Madera

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Drbarbara Fischlmemorial Library (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gerry Johnson Vig Hose (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Larry Stout Nazareth Amb (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Madera Nazareth Area Food Ban (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Richard Tully Amer Legiion (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Linda Kasmakites St Johns Lutheran (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Tom Starner (2019) — President

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.

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about The Wagner Family Foundation

How much does The Wagner Family Foundation give each year?

The Wagner Family Foundation gave $15K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $13K across 2 grants.

How large is The Wagner Family Foundation?

The Wagner Family Foundation reported $606K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $51K.

What is The Wagner Family Foundation?

The Wagner Family Foundation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Center Valley, PA. It holds $606K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does The Wagner Family Foundation operate?

The Wagner Family Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is The Wagner Family Foundation's EIN?

The Wagner Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-3064452. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 27, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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