Wade Family Foundation
Wade Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilson, WY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $95K. Net investment income was $48K.
Wade Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Wade Family Foundation gave $95K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Wyoming. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $95,120
- -61.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,780
- -61.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $2,141,358
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wyoming (53% 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 Wade Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Animal Adoption Center Inc ($50K). Together the top 4 received $95K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 20 (55%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wade Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 48% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $95K (2025) to $669K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $95K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Adoption Center Inc Jackson, WY | To support the saving of lives of homeless animals through rescue, adoption, education and spay/neuter services. | $50,000 |
| K9'S for Warriors Ponte Vedra, FL | To end veteran suicide by providing highly trained rescue dogs to military veterans suffering from ptsd, traumatic brain injury, or military sexual trauma. | $30,000 |
| Bo's Heavenly Clubhouse Horicon, WI | To offer a peaceful ministry for families that are suffering with the excruciating pain of child loss. | $10,000 |
| Community Foundation of Teton Valley Driggs, ID | To support local nonprofits and cultivate a healthy, sustainable community | $5,120 |
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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 | $2,141,358 | $65,410 | $132,074 | $95,120 | 4 | $97,152 | $47,615 | $98,291 |
| 2024 | $1,898,937 | $845,028 | $269,784 | $247,000 | 4 | $249,002 | $824,824 | $86,818 |
| 2023 | $1,848,748 | $102,508 | $242,652 | $222,000 | 3 | $223,182 | $83,038 | $90,984 |
| 2022 | $1,728,582 | $22,207 | $208,439 | $182,000 | 5 | $183,844 | $11,670 | $94,195 |
| 2021 | $2,298,184 | $196,193 | $180,386 | $165,000 | 4 | $165,682 | $141,163 | $106,129 |
| 2020 | $2,049,445 | $9,610 | $687,942 | $668,906 | 6 | — | $19,444 | $100,468 |
| 2019 | $2,544,776 | $86,223 | $320,260 | $297,160 | 9 | — | $70,509 | $121,134 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wade Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $98K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wade Family Foundation is led by Kristina Wade, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kristina Wade
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anna Scholtes
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Aycock
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randall Wade
Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
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 Wade Family Foundation
How much does Wade Family Foundation give each year?
Wade Family Foundation gave $95K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $247K across 4 grants.
What is Wade Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Wade Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $23,780, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wade Family Foundation give grants?
Wade Family Foundation gives mostly in Wyoming: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (32%) and Wisconsin (11%).
Does Wade Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Wade Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Wade Family Foundation?
Wade Family Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $97K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $98K (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 is Wade Family Foundation's EIN?
Wade Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0915665. 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 May 22, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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