The Wenden Foundation

WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT EIN: 45-5548749

The Wenden Foundation is a private foundation based in Washington, Connecticut. As of the most recent IRS Form 990 filing (2023), the foundation maintains total assets of $5,734,094 and engages in grantmaking activities to support charitable organizations.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$336K

+32.2% YoY

Grant Count

56

-8.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+44.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Grantmaking

The foundation makes grants to charitable organizations. Recent grantmaking activity includes an unrestricted charitable grant of $2,000 to the Washington Community Fund in 2023.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation has demonstrated funding activity in Connecticut, with documented grants to organizations located in Washington, Connecticut.

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

ATLANTABELLMAWRBERRIEN SPRINGSBLOOMFLD HLSBRONXBRYN MAWRCARROLLTONCHICAGOCLARKSBURGCOLUMBIACORNWALL BRIDGEDANBURYEVANSTONGARRISONGRANBYHOLLISHOUSTONKENNESAWKENTLAGRANGEVILLE

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of 2023:

  • Total Assets: $5,734,094
  • Total Giving: $254,300
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$84K$168K$252K$336K47 grants201940 grants202047 grants202155 grants202261 grants202356 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DIRECT RELIEF$78KA BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION$20KASAP MINISTRIES$12KCONNECTICUT FOOD BANK$12KNORTHWEST CONNECTICUT CO…$11KTHE DALTON SCHOOL$10KWASHINGTON AMBULANCE ASS…$10KGUNN MEMORIAL LIBRARY & …$10KSTEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC$8KEMPLOYEE HOLIDAY FUND$8K

Grant Size Distribution

237 grants across all recorded years

235<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MICHAEL DENNISPRESIDENT1
KATHERINE WENNINGTREASURER1
MIKE ROSENBERGDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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