Wenaas Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Windsor, CO EIN: 26-3796373

Wenaas Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Windsor, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 11 grants totaling $109K. Net investment income was $122K.

Key facts about Wenaas Family Foundation

In short: Wenaas Family Foundation gave $109K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Arizona. 45% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
26-3796373
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$108,536
Grants made (2025)
11
Average grant
$9,867
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
45% first-time grantees (5 of 11, 2025)
Total assets
$5,159,670
Primary geography
Arizona (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$5.2M

+18.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$109K

+106.9% YoY

Grant Count

11

+22.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+69.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wenaas Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $296K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Wenaas Family Foundation open to new grantees?

45%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 11 grantees (45%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $5K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 89% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 37% 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 (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of all 11 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

GreeleyFort CollinsDenverMemphisKeenesburgTucsonChicagoEvansWellesley HillsGreenleyGreenwood VillageWestminsterConiferDragoonEnglewoodFederal WayLakewoodMcDonoughNashvilleNew York

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M23 grants201919 grants202016 grants20215 grants202213 grants20239 grants202411 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2024) to $1.0M (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $109K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Teen Challenge: $50KTeen Challenge$50KAngel Charity: $10KAngel Charity$10KAmerican Cancer Society: $10KAmerican Cancer Society$10KSt Judes: $10KSt Judes$10KCure Azheimers Fund: $10KCure Azheimers Fund$10KWeld Legacy Foundation: $5KWeld Legacy Foundation$5KWeld Food Bank: $5KWeld Food Bank$5KWild Animal Sanctuary: $5KWild Animal Sanctuary$5KALS United Rocky Mountain: $2KALS United Rocky Mountain$2KRonald McDonald House: $1KRonald McDonald House$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Teen Challenge ($50K). Together the top 10 received $108K.

Grant Size Distribution

54 grants across all recorded years

51<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 54 (94%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Teen Challenge Tucuson, AZContribution$50,000
Angel Charity Tucson, AZContribution$10,000
American Cancer Society Denver, COContribution$10,000
St Judes Memphis, TNContribution$10,000
Cure Azheimers Fund Wellesley, MAContribution$10,000
Weld Legacy Foundation Greeley, COContribution$5,000
Weld Food Bank Greenley, COContribution$5,000
Wild Animal Sanctuary Keenesburg, COContribution$5,000
ALS United Rocky Mountain Westminster, COContribution$1,500
Ronald McDonald House Tucson, AZContribution$1,036

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$5,159,670$4,346,200$3,782,433
Revenue$963,160$650,241$-5,359
Expenses$149,690$86,474$102,542
Qualifying Distributions$108,536$52,453$72,725
Net Investment Income$121,783$129,257$108,635
Distributable Amount$296,121$235,056$200,317

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wenaas Family Foundation is led by Jeffrey K. Wenaas, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey K. Wenaas

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Anne C. Wenaas

    Secretary

    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 Wenaas Family Foundation

How much does Wenaas Family Foundation give each year?

Wenaas Family Foundation gave $109K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $52K across 9 grants.

What is Wenaas Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Wenaas Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $9,867, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Wenaas Family Foundation that year got $16K on average.

Where does Wenaas Family Foundation give grants?

Wenaas Family Foundation gives mostly in Arizona: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Colorado (25%) and Tennessee (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tucson, AZ (2 grants) and Greenley, CO (2 grants).

Does Wenaas Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Wenaas Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Contribution" (11 grants).

Who are Wenaas Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Wenaas Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Teen Challenge ($50,000), Angel Charity ($10,000) and American Cancer Society ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Wenaas Family Foundation?

Wenaas Family Foundation reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $109K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $296K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Wenaas Family Foundation's EIN?

Wenaas Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3796373. 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.

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