Wegner Family Foundation
Wegner Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Shelburne, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $223K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $4K.
Wegner Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Wegner Family Foundation gave $100K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), top state Vermont. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,667
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $223,137
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Vermont (35% 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 Wegner Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nature Conservancy in Kansas ($25K). Together the top 6 received $100K.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 29 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wegner Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 734% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2020) to $110K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Conservancy in Kansas Topeka, KS | General Purpose | $25,000 |
| Audubon Vermont Huntington, VT | General Purpose | $20,000 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Bloomfield, CT | General Purpose | $15,000 |
| Kidsafe Collaborative Burlington, VT | General Purpose | $15,000 |
| Simsbury Land Trust Simsbury, CT | General Purpose | $15,000 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge Needham, MA | General Purpose | $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 | $223,137 | $110,302 | $102,560 | $100,000 | 6 | $100,000 | $4,010 | $13,620 |
| 2024 | $215,395 | $111,167 | $102,104 | $100,000 | 5 | $100,000 | $3,373 | $11,960 |
| 2023 | $206,332 | $105,443 | $111,970 | $110,000 | 6 | $110,000 | $3,473 | $10,836 |
| 2022 | $212,859 | $103,316 | $91,892 | $90,000 | 6 | $90,000 | $2,284 | $10,818 |
| 2021 | $201,435 | $137,455 | $91,721 | $90,000 | 6 | $90,000 | $1,406 | $10,224 |
| 2020 | $155,701 | $2,021 | $51,217 | $50,000 | 4 | — | $1,054 | $10,107 |
| 2019 | $204,897 | $202,205 | $60,790 | $60,000 | 5 | — | $1,415 | $7,064 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wegner Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wegner Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elisabeth Wegner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Meleda W. Lowry
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Patricia Wegner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
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 Wegner Family Foundation
How much does Wegner Family Foundation give each year?
Wegner Family Foundation gave $100K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $100K across 5 grants.
What is Wegner Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Wegner Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $16,667, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wegner Family Foundation give grants?
Wegner Family Foundation's top state is Vermont, with 35% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Connecticut (30%) and Kansas (25%).
Does Wegner Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Wegner Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Wegner Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Wegner Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Nature Conservancy in Kansas ($25,000), Audubon Vermont ($20,000) and Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Wegner Family Foundation?
Wegner Family Foundation reported $223K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Wegner Family Foundation?
Wegner Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Shelburne, VT. It holds $223K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Wegner Family Foundation's EIN?
Wegner Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6579803. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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