Dietmar and Mary Lou Weselin Charitable Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Managed By: Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region
Geographic Scope: Rappahannock River Region (Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, and Caroline counties, and the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Focus Areas:
- Medical research
- Educational programs
- Social programs
Background: Dietmar emigrated from Germany and has been giving back to the community since his arrival. Mary Lou learned values of community support from her mother. The couple met in Portofino, Italy in 1977 and married in 1979. They established this fund as part of their estate plan to address community needs not met through governmental social programs.
Contact Information:
- Email: info@cfrrr.org
- Phone: 540-373-9292
- Mailing Address: P.O. Box 208, Fredericksburg, VA 22404-0208
- Office Address: Millrace North, 725 Jackson Street, Suite 114, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
What Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 84
- Total given
- $2.85M
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,163–$712K
- By dollars: Virginia 89%, Washington 8%, South Carolina 2%. Top recipient cities: Fredericksburg, VA; Friday Harbor, WA; Charleston, SC.
- 4% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Science research
- Education
- Social services
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