Wandler Family Foundation
Wandler Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $1.
Wandler Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Wandler Family Foundation gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- Average grant
- $2,000
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $21,171
- +38.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (60% 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 Wandler Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wandler Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 150% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 969% of 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
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $10K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
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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 | $21,171 | $17,001 | $13,123 | $10,000 | 5 | $10,000 | $1 | $1,032 |
| 2024 | $15,293 | $5,001 | $1,120 | — | — | — | $1 | $733 |
| 2023 | $11,412 | $16,502 | $6,882 | $5,500 | 3 | $5,500 | $2 | $240 |
| 2022 | $1,792 | $5,000 | $6,258 | $4,000 | 2 | $4,000 | — | $127 |
| 2021 | $3,050 | $12,309 | $9,259 | — | — | — | — | $38 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wandler Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wandler Family Foundation is led by Jacquelyn Wandler, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jacquelyn Wandler
President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Damian Wandler
Vice President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Wandler Family Foundation
How much does Wandler Family Foundation give each year?
Wandler Family Foundation gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Wandler Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Wandler Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wandler Family Foundation give grants?
Wandler Family Foundation gives mostly in Nebraska: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Montana (40%).
Does Wandler Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Wandler Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (5 grants).
How large is Wandler Family Foundation?
Wandler Family Foundation reported $21K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Wandler Family Foundation?
Wandler Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Denver, CO. It holds $21K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Wandler Family Foundation's EIN?
Wandler Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1717150. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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