Wagner Agape Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mooresville, NC EIN: 03-0469046

Wagner Agape Foundation is a private foundation, based in Mooresville, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $326K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $202K. Net investment income was $25K.

Wagner Agape Foundation at a glance

In short: Wagner Agape Foundation gave $202K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$201,500
Grants made (2025)
9
Average grant
$22,389
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$326,352
-35.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (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 Wagner Agape Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Coop Baptist Fellowship Atlanta GA: $106KCoop Baptist FellowshipAtlanta GA$106KBaptist Children's Home of NC: $15KBaptist Children's Home of NC$15KSamaritan's Purse: $13KSamaritan's Purse$13KAlliance Defending Freedom: $13KAlliance Defending Freedom$13KBaptist Men of the BSC of NC: $12KBaptist Men of the BSC of NC$12KCoop Baptist Fellowship of NC: $11KCoop Baptist Fellowship of NC$11KBilly Graham Evangelistic Assoc: $11KBilly Graham EvangelisticAssoc$11KFree Will Baptist Children's Home: $11KFree Will Baptist Children'sHome$11KBoys & Girls Club of the Piedmont: $10KBoys & Girls Club of thePiedmont$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Coop Baptist Fellowship Atlanta GA ($106K). Together the top 9 received $202K.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

33<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 37 (89%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

BooneCaryCharlotteMiddlesexScottsdaleStatesvilleThomasvilleWinston-SalemDecaturAtlantaBurlingtonKnightdale

How Wagner Agape Foundation gives

  • In 2025 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$200K$400K$600K9 grants2021 0 grants2022 19 grants2023 0 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $199K (2021) to $403K (2023). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $202K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Coop Baptist Fellowship Atlanta GA Atlanta, GAHelp Organization's Exempt Purpose$106,000
Baptist Children's Home of NC Thomasville, NCHelp Organization's Exempt Purpose$15,000
Samaritan's Purse Boone, NCHelp Organization's Exempt Purpose$13,000
Alliance Defending Freedom Scottsdale, AZHelp Organization's Exempt Purpose$13,000
Baptist Men of the BSC of NC Cary, NCHelp Organization's Exempt Purpose$12,000
Coop Baptist Fellowship of NC Winston-Salem, NCHelp Organization's Exempt Purpose$11,000
Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc Charlotte, NCHelp Organization's Exempt Purpose$11,000
Free Will Baptist Children's Home Middlesex, NCHelp Organization's Exempt Purpose$10,500
Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont Statesville, NCHelp Organization's Exempt Purpose$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$326,352$29,687$208,218$201,5009$201,500$25,365$18,441
2024$504,883$118,328$9,222———$112,130$23,021
2023$395,777$112,787$413,588$403,35019$405,575$104,774$31,099
2022$695,914$62,268$14,854——$2,328$51,408$45,514
2021$648,500$87,758$212,906$198,7009—$65,246$60,023

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wagner Agape Foundation reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wagner Agape Foundation is led by Rebecca Wagner, Chairman on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rebecca Wagner

    Chairman

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Reverend R. Donald Wagner

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Steven W. Wagner

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Terence B. Stanaland (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Rebecca W. Quate (2021) — Chairman

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 Wagner Agape Foundation

How much does Wagner Agape Foundation give each year?

Wagner Agape Foundation gave $202K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Wagner Agape Foundation's typical grant size?

Wagner Agape Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,000, and its average grant was $22,389, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Wagner Agape Foundation give grants?

Wagner Agape Foundation gives mostly in Georgia: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (41%) and Arizona (6%).

Who are Wagner Agape Foundation's largest grantees?

Wagner Agape Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Coop Baptist Fellowship Atlanta GA ($106,000), Baptist Children's Home of NC ($15,000) and Samaritan's Purse ($13,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Wagner Agape Foundation?

Wagner Agape Foundation reported $326K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $202K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Wagner Agape Foundation's EIN?

Wagner Agape Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0469046. 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

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

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