New Jersey · Private foundation
Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $23k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $3,100
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $7,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 8
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $521k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $23k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $23k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $23k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $23k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $23k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Center in Asbury Park Inc | $22,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Alzheimer's New Jersey Inc | $17,500 | 5 | 0% |
| The Discovery Orchestra Inc | $7,500 | 5 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($67k), not named here.
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About Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc
- How much does Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc give?
- Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $23,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 8 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (40%), Education (31%), Health (15%).
- Who are Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Center in Asbury Park Inc ($23k), Alzheimer's New Jersey Inc ($18k), The Discovery Orchestra Inc ($8k).
- Does Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc 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 Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc based?
- Ernst Wessel Foundation Inc is based in NJ.
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