Virginia · Private foundation
Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2026
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $1,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2023 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $159k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 100% of the organizations Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 1 | $2k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 2 | $14k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $7k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $7k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah University | $13,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Bridgemen Organization Inc | $13,128 | 1 | n/a |
| Bayonne Badgers | $2,500 | 2 | 2% |
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About Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation
- How much does Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation give?
- Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $1,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2025.
- What does Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (96%), Recreation & Sports (4%).
- Who are Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2026: Shenandoah University ($14k), Bridgemen Organization Inc ($13k), Bayonne Badgers ($3k).
- Does Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation based?
- Dr Walter J Wiechetek Foundation is based in VA.
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