Wagner-essman Care Foundation Inc

BURLINGTON, WI EIN: 26-1405199

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$7.9M

+0.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$369K

-7.5% YoY

Grant Count

23

-4.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$16K

-3.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$6M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$7,901,877$7,844,703$7,955,904
Revenue$468,197$333,884$5,861,362
Expenses$418,480$442,926$176,319
Qualifying Distributions$372,115$402,002$161,591
Net Investment Income$426,322$294,984$194,553
Distributable Amount$513,914$473,711$148,765

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$299K$399K30 grants202127 grants202227 grants202324 grants202423 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

KELCH AVIATION MUSEUM$75KCATHOLIC CENTRAL HS OF B…$55KST MONICA'S PARISH$38KST JUDE SCHOOL$33KGENEVA LAKE CONSERVANCY$25KST MARY'S PARISH$20KLOVE ONE ANOTHER CAMPAIGN$20KMID-CONTINENT RAILWAY MU…$19KST JOSEPH'S PARISH$15KFRIENDS OF CATHOLIC CENT…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

131 grants across all recorded years

127<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

KENNETH R ESSMANVice President$580MARCIA E ESSMANPresident$580ADAM J ESSMANTreasurer$580

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KENNETH R ESSMANVice President0.5$580
MARCIA E ESSMANPresident1$580
ADAM J ESSMANTreasurer0.5$580
ABBEY M MAGNUSONDirector0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

AlexandriaAmherstBarabooBroadheadBrodheadBurlingtonCedarburgDarienEast TroyElkhornFontanaGraftonHubertusKansasvilleLake Havasu CityLyonsMadisonMilwaukeeMukwonagoNorth Freedom

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

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