Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash
Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash is a private foundation based in Pennington, New Jersey. Its 2025 filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,869,557
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $236,554
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $11,685
- -98.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $32,421
- -95.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
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The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 1532 Aft, Pennington, NJ 08534
Phone: (888) 866-3275
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
72 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 72 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Pennington, New Jersey. Its listed 2024 grantees are located in Idaho, California, and New Jersey, among other locations represented in the examples provided.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash gives
- 67% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving grew 130% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 11% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2019) to $839K (2023). In 2024 it made 24 grants totaling $622K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Hose Company Inc Sherman, NY | Unrestricted General | $175,000 |
| Minerva Free Library Sherman, NY | Unrestricted General | $60,000 |
| Chatauqua Region Community Fdn Inc Jamestown, NY | Unrestricted General | $30,000 |
| Harris College Nursing & Health Sciences Ft Worth, TX | Unrestricted General | $30,000 |
| All Saints Episcopal School of Ft Worth Fort Worth, TX | Unrestricted General | $30,000 |
| St Luke's McCall Foundation McCall, ID | Unrestricted General | $30,000 |
| Piedmont Educational Foundation (PEF) Piedmont, CA | Unrestricted General | $30,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Ft Worth, TX | Unrestricted General | $15,000 |
| Community Church of Sherman NY Sherman, NY | Unrestricted General | $15,000 |
| Heritage Foundation Washington, DC | Unrestricted General | $15,000 |
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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 | $1,869,557 | $236,554 | $32,421 | — | — | $11,685 | $220,214 | $102,783 |
| 2024 | $1,690,475 | $270,233 | $654,806 | $622,000 | 24 | $634,546 | $251,032 | $112,731 |
| 2023 | $2,072,111 | $209,496 | $880,448 | $839,096 | 19 | $854,115 | $185,872 | $136,569 |
| 2022 | $2,738,983 | $290,820 | $459,873 | $407,000 | 15 | $430,318 | $264,804 | $158,189 |
| 2021 | $2,911,052 | $369,130 | $327,422 | $270,000 | 14 | $291,200 | $340,840 | $180,767 |
| 2020 | $2,876,312 | $2,103,224 | $154,012 | $130,000 | 10 | — | $283,220 | $119,856 |
| 2019 | $1,341,238 | $1,443,972 | $100,080 | $100,000 | 1 | — | $2,791 | $7,637 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash reported a distributable amount of $103K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its reported 2024 grantees include organizations whose work, as described by those organizations, spans healthcare, ocean conservation, children’s health, education, hunger relief, aviation history, and community strengthening. For example, St. Luke’s McCall Foundation says it raises funds for the hospital and community healthcare; the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation says its mission is to inspire ocean conservation; and the Food Bank for Monterey County says it distributes food to alleviate hunger.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported $622,000 in grants across 24 grants, an average of about $25,917 per grant. Selected 2024 grants included $30,000 to St. Luke’s McCall Foundation and $15,000 each to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, Children’s Health Defense, College of the Sequoias Foundation, Food Bank for Monterey County, Westmont College, and Planes of Fame Air Museum. United Way of Tulare County received $10,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
George H. Wake is listed as a director on the 2025 filing.
Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash is led by George H. Wake, Director since 2024 (on filings since 2021) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
George H. Wake
Director
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Harold E. Wake (2019–2023) — President
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 Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash
How large is Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash?
Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $103K (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 does Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its reported 2024 grantees include organizations whose work, as described by those organizations, spans healthcare, ocean conservation, children’s health, education, hunger relief, aviation history, and community strengthening. For example, St. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash make grants?
The foundation is based in Pennington, New Jersey. Its listed 2024 grantees are located in Idaho, California, and New Jersey, among other locations represented in the examples provided.
What is Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash's EIN?
Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1684715. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Wake Family Charitable Fdtn - Cash accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
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