Wireless Infrastructure Association

ARLINGTON, VA EIN: 54-1551099 Website

THE WIA FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY BY ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE WIA FOUNDATION SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CAREERS IN THE WIRELESS AND BROADBAND INDUSTRIES AND ACTIVITIES TO ENABLE A STRONG WORKFORCE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE WIA'S MISSION OF ACHIEVING CONNECTIVITY EVERYWHERE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$865K

+13.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$19K

+15.4% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$19K

+130.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$120K$239K$359K$478K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$864,637$761,275$564,103
Revenue$53,833$179,679$99,437
Expenses$41,699$35,732$7,148
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$13,884$-6,988$3,412
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$108K$215K$323K$430K1 grants20200 grants20210 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

IGNITE WORLDWIDE$19K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PATRICK HALLEYPRESIDENT2
AMY JO SMAUELCHAIR1
BLAIR CRAWFORDTREASURER1
LYNNE HOPKINSSECRETARY UNTIL 12/6/241
ALEX GELLMANDIRECTOR UNTIL 05/16/241
TOM KANEDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ArlingtonMountlake TerraceWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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