Wacek Charitable Foundation
Wacek Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Blue Rapids, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $311K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $42K.
Wacek Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Wacek Charitable Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $311,450
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wacek Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Anthony's Catholic Society ($20K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Wacek Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2021) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Anthony's Catholic Society Wathena, KS | Charitable - Religious | $20,000 |
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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 | $311,450 | $41,576 | $21,250 | $20,000 | 1 | $20,000 | $41,576 | $20,123 |
| 2024 | $291,124 | $40,895 | $21,670 | $20,000 | 1 | $20,000 | $40,895 | $18,339 |
| 2023 | $271,899 | $16,253 | $21,586 | $20,000 | 1 | $20,000 | $16,253 | $16,098 |
| 2022 | $277,232 | $13,980 | $21,500 | $20,000 | 1 | $20,000 | $13,980 | $15,816 |
| 2021 | $284,752 | $20,539 | $21,623 | $20,000 | 1 | $20,000 | $20,539 | $16,667 |
| 2020 | $285,836 | $47,000 | $1,855 | — | — | — | $6,145 | $15,104 |
| 2019 | $240,691 | $11,396 | $1,358 | — | — | — | $11,038 | $12,360 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wacek Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wacek Charitable Foundation is led by Joan Wacek, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joan Wacek
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Wacek Charitable Foundation
How much does Wacek Charitable Foundation give each year?
Wacek Charitable Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 1 grant.
How large is Wacek Charitable Foundation?
Wacek Charitable Foundation reported $311K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (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.
Where does Wacek Charitable Foundation operate?
Wacek Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, Kansas, New York.
What is Wacek Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Wacek Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6446797. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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