The Wiltse Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cornelius, NC EIN: 20-5893526

The Wiltse Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cornelius, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $127 in total assets.

The Wiltse Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$127
-60.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,150
-90.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,342
-88.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Wiltse Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

SarasotaArlingtonNew York

How The Wiltse Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−6%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above 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

$0$5K$10K$15K3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $11K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
All Faiths Food Bank Sarasota, FLTo support the effort of gathering food donations and distributing them to pantries, soup kitchens, churches, community centers, schools and programs offering hunger relief in sarasota and Desoto counties.$5,000
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Sarasota, FLTo support the foundation's efforts to provide immediate basic needs to families & individuals in sarasota, manatee, charlotte and Desoto counties to help them regain stability.$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$127$1,150$1,342———$11
2024$319$11,500$11,376$10,0002$10,000$15
2023$195$6,250$6,294$5,0002$5,000$9
2022$239$6,000$5,888$4,5003$4,500$99
2021$127$11,650$11,825$10,6503—$56

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Wiltse Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Wiltse Family Foundation is led by Steven M. Wiltse, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steven M. Wiltse

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary R. Wiltse

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 The Wiltse Family Foundation

How large is The Wiltse Family Foundation?

The Wiltse Family Foundation reported $127 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1K.

Where does The Wiltse Family Foundation operate?

The Wiltse Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, New York, Virginia.

How much is The Wiltse Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Wiltse Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Wiltse Family Foundation's EIN?

The Wiltse Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5893526. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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