Joan M Wismer Foundation Grant

The Joan M. Wismer Foundation, established in 2001, honors the legacy of Joan Marilynn Wismer, who was dedicated to charitable work and community service. The foundation focuses on improving lives through education, youth development, safety, humanitarian services, and medical research. It primarily supports IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) organizations, schools, and churches, while emphasizing the importance of sustainable funding and effective financial management in its grant-making process.

She loved finding worthy programs, making grants, and meeting new friends.

Eligibility

Only organizations actively recognized by the IRS as 501(c)(3) non-profits can be considered.Only schools, state governments and churches will be allowed to apply without a valid 501(c)(3) status.The applicant must have an active board of directors with policy-making authority.The board should demonstrate competence in the sound financial management of the organization.

Ineligibility

The foundation generally will not provide grants to the following: Organizations not determined to be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue CodeOrganizations within their first three years of operation as an IRS-approved 501(c)(3).IndividualsGeneral fundraising drivesEndowmentsGovernment agenciesOrganizations that subsist mainly on third-party funding and have demonstrated no ability or expended little effort to attract private funding.The foundation may not allow any funds to be earmarked for indirect costs or institutional overhead in cases where the grant relationship was developed independent of that institution’s direct development efforts.