Wilford Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Davenport, IA EIN: 43-1868178

Wilford Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Davenport, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $51K in total assets. In 2025, it made $648 in qualifying distributions.

Key facts about Wilford Foundation

EIN
43-1868178
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$50,784

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$51K

+1.9% YoY

Revenue

$3K

-82.5% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$648

-23.8% YoY

Expenses

$2K

-10.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wilford Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Wilford Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 26% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

Highlands RanchCentennialChillicotheCastle RockDetroitLittletonLone TreeBrightonDallasGaltGreenwood VillageSpringfield

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K8 grants20195 grants20205 grants20217 grants20222 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$50,784$49,839$36,863
Revenue$2,596$14,829$2,177
Expenses$1,651$1,853$14,573
Qualifying Distributions$648$850$13,570
Net Investment Income———
Distributable Amount$2,486$2,185$2,056

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 21, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wilford Foundation is led by Jerry L. Wilford, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jerry L. Wilford

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa M. Fechtig

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric L. Wilford

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Goldie M. Wilford

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Cowherd

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    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 Wilford Foundation

How large is Wilford Foundation?

Wilford Foundation reported $51K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $648 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Wilford Foundation?

Wilford Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Davenport, IA. It holds $51K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Wilford Foundation operate?

Wilford Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Texas.

What is Wilford Foundation's EIN?

Wilford Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1868178. 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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