Wingen Foundation
Wingen Foundation is a private foundation, based in Westtown, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $231K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $12K.
Wingen Foundation at a glance
In short: Wingen Foundation gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $875), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,500
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $875
- -62.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $750
- Total assets
- $230,777
- -12.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (57% 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 Wingen Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Steven Stiller Tunnel to Towers ($2K). Together the top 4 received $4K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wingen Foundation gives
- Giving fell 30% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2023) to $10K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Stiller Tunnel to Towers Staten Island, NY | Support | $1,500 |
| St Judes Childrens Hospital Memphis, TN | Support | $1,000 |
| Samaritans Purse Boone, NC | Support | $500 |
| Covenant House New York, NY | Support | $500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $230,777 | $9,528 | $40,913 | $3,500 | 4 | $3,500 | $12,474 |
| 2024 | $262,162 | $96,005 | $42,897 | $7,000 | 3 | $7,000 | $96,005 |
| 2023 | $209,054 | $30,751 | $40,876 | $3,500 | 4 | $3,500 | $15,423 |
| 2022 | $219,179 | $29,492 | $39,622 | $5,000 | 2 | $5,000 | $29,492 |
| 2021 | $229,309 | $31,238 | $43,575 | $9,500 | 6 | — | $12,619 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wingen Foundation is led by Tara Wingen, V. President on every filing since 2021; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tara Wingen
V. President
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
$22K (2021) → $24K (2025)
Inge K. Wingen
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $24K, to Tara Wingen (V. Pres).
Frequently asked questions about Wingen Foundation
How much does Wingen Foundation give each year?
Wingen Foundation gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 3 grants.
What is Wingen Foundation's typical grant size?
Wingen Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $750, and its average grant was $875, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wingen Foundation give grants?
Wingen Foundation gives mostly in New York: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (29%) and North Carolina (14%).
Does Wingen Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Wingen Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (4 grants).
How large is Wingen Foundation?
Wingen Foundation reported $231K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $10K.
What is Wingen Foundation's EIN?
Wingen Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3491407. 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 November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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