Ohio · Private foundation
The Wagler Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $318k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 18
- Grants FY2025
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 36%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 22
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 9
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 36% of the organizations The Wagler Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $129k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 18 | $318k | 39% |
| FY2024 | 22 | $415k | 36% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $141k | 8% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $207k | 8% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $176k | 10% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $360k | 38% |
| FY2019 | 19 | $262k | 21% |
| FY2018 | 17 | $350k | 35% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haven of Rest Ministries Incorporated | $560,400 | 9 | n/a |
| International House of Prayer | $241,939 | 3 | n/a |
| Excellencies of Christ | $178,000 | 5 | 13% |
| Israel Firstfruits Inc | $115,000 | 6 | 5% |
| Blessings of Hope | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inner Court Ministries | $93,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Mercy Chefs Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Go Forth Ministry | $40,000 | 3 | 13% |
| Christian Children's Home of Ohio Inc | $38,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Life Outreach International Association of Churches Inc | $30,400 | 8 | n/a |
Show all 36 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haven of Rest Ministries Incorporated | $560,400 | 9 | n/a |
| International House of Prayer | $241,939 | 3 | n/a |
| Excellencies of Christ | $178,000 | 5 | 13% |
| Israel Firstfruits Inc | $115,000 | 6 | 5% |
| Blessings of Hope | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inner Court Ministries | $93,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Mercy Chefs Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Go Forth Ministry | $40,000 | 3 | 13% |
| Christian Children's Home of Ohio Inc | $38,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Life Outreach International Association of Churches Inc | $30,400 | 8 | n/a |
| Hiram College | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Elijah House Inc | $17,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Apple of His Eye | $17,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Mixteca Organization Inc | $15,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels America | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Modern Day Missions | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fire for the Nations | $10,000 | 4 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope Bridge | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| King of Kings Ministries Inc | $10,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Lake Center Christian School | $9,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Morningstar Fellowship Church | $8,000 | 3 | n/a |
| American Friends Service Committee | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Safe Harbor Ohio Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Call | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Institute of Akron Inc | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zion International Ministries | $2,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Christ for All Nations | $2,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Emmanuel Christian Academy Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ronald McDonald House Global | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trinity Grace Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Breathe Partners | $600 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($875k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Wagler Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · Jewish Voice Ministries Intl · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About The Wagler Foundation
- How much does The Wagler Foundation give?
- The Wagler Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $318,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 22 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Wagler Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (80%), Human Services (8%), International (5%).
- Who are The Wagler Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Haven of Rest Ministries Incorporated ($560k), International House of Prayer ($242k), Excellencies of Christ ($178k).
- Does The Wagler Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Wagler 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Wagler Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation Inc, Servant Foundation, Jewish Voice Ministries Intl.
- Where is The Wagler Foundation based?
- The Wagler Foundation is based in OH.
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