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Wegener Foundation Inc

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.

$516k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2025
43
Organizations funded FY2024
14%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 56
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$21M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 14% of the organizations Wegener Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesCrime & LegalHealthArts & CultureEmploymentRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving39$516k18%
FY202443$485k14%
FY202350$397k30%
FY202241$387k27%
FY202134$337k35%
FY202056$516k11%
FY201956$524k18%
FY201848$291k6%
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$1.1MHealth$771kHousing & Shelter$282kYouth Development$194kCrime & Legal$131kArts & Culture$102kEducation$97kRecreation & Sports$83kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Wegener Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hearts for Hearing Foundation$177,50090%
Little Light House Inc$140,00091%
Wings Special Needs Community Inc$122,50050%
City Rescue Mission Inc$113,00081%
Limbs for Life Foundation$92,00099%
Pivot Inc$87,00060%
Peppers Ranch Inc$82,00072%
Hope Is Alive Ministries Inc$79,00070%
Sunbeam Family Services Inc$78,00080%
Positive Tomorrows Inc$74,00080%
Special Care Inc$74,00080%
Care Center-Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Inc DBA The CARE Center$72,00071%
Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of Oklahoma Inc$70,00061%
The Children's Center Inc$68,00080%
City Care Inc$65,00090%
A Chance to Change Foundation$61,00080%
Daily Living Centers Inc$61,00080%
Twin Cedars Inc$60,00042%
Restoreokc Inc$60,00051%
Aspiring Attitudes Inc$55,000334%
Sisu Youth Inc$55,00041%
Little Light Ministries Inc$55,00033%
The Anna's House Foundation$52,00061%
Neighborhood Services Organization Inc$50,00040%
Newview Oklahoma Inc$48,00050%
The Eden Clinic Inc$43,00053%
The Meadows Center for Opportunity Inc$40,00041%
The Center of Family Love$40,00040%
Casa Voices for Children Inc$35,00058%
The Right Path Riding Academy Inc$35,00045%
Center for Children & Families Inc$35,00040%
Teen Recovery Solutions Inc$35,00043%
The Genesis Project$35,00031%
Health Alliance for the Uninsured$30,00051%
Upward Transitions Inc$30,00041%
Metro Technology Centers Foundation Inc$30,00026%
Calm Waters Center for Children & Families Inc$30,00031%
The Dragonfly Home Inc$30,00022%
The Homeless Alliance Inc$25,00030%
Life Change Academy Inc$23,00035%
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Inc$20,00040%
Willow Pregnancy Support Inc$20,00021%
Remerge Inc$20,00020%
Shiloh Summer Camp Inc$20,00041%
Family Builders Inc$19,00041%
East Gate Foundation Inc$19,0004n/a
Theatre Tulsa Inc$18,00041%
BritVil Community Food Pantry$17,50020%
The Urban Mission Inc$16,00040%
Destiny Christian School Inc$16,0004n/a
Hopehouse Supportive & Transitional Living Inc$15,00020%
Oklahoma Project Woman Inc$15,00030%
Bethel Foundation$15,00031%
Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma$15,00023%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Oklahoma City$15,00020%
Dress for Success Oklahoma City Inc$15,00021%
Savannah Station TRP Incorporation$15,00021%
Cleats for Kids Foundation$15,00030%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Inc$15,00020%
Not Your Average Joe$15,00021%
Oklahoma WONDERtorium Ltd$14,0004n/a
Love Link Ministries Inc$13,00022%
Mission Okc Inc$12,5003n/a
Tulsa Boys' Home Inc$12,00020%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma Inc$12,00030%
Heartline Inc$11,00020%
Infant Crisis Services Inc$10,00020%
Pioneer Library System Foundation$10,00022%
Dale Rogers Training Center Inc$10,00010%
Oklahoma Zoological Society$10,00020%
Ok Crisis Nursery Foundation$10,0001n/a
Circle of Care Inc$10,0002n/a
Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma Inc$10,00020%
Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association In$10,00011%
Redeeming the Family$10,00016%
Skyline Urban Outreach Inc$10,0002n/a
Smart Start Central Oklahoma Inc$10,00020%
The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital$10,00010%
Salvation Army$7,0002n/a
Coffee Creek Riding Center$6,00012%
Hunger Free Oklahoma Inc$5,0001n/a
Beyond the Spectrum Ok Inc$5,00015%
Taylor Griggs Harjo Education Foundation$5,0001n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County Inc$5,00010%
Halo Project Inc$5,0001n/a
Crossroads Youth & Family Services Inc$5,00010%
Spark Creative Lab Inc$5,00013%
White Horse Outreach Foundation$5,00014%
Oklahoma Methodist Conference$4,0001n/a
Novo Ministries Inc$4,00010%
White Fields Inc$4,00020%
Micah Foundation Inc$3,0001n/a
Tulsa Day Center Inc$2,0001n/a
Compassionate Sharing Inc$2,00012%
Vizavance Inc$2,0001n/a
Mission Norman Inc$2,0001n/a
Jubilee Partners Association$2,00011%
No Boundaries International Inc$2,00010%
Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City Inc$2,0001n/a
Lupus Foundation of Oklahoma Inc$2,0001n/a
Santa's Toy Shoppe Inc$1,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 47 recipients with no EIN on record ($681k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Wegener Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 83 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHearts for Hearing Foundation: $177,500 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetLittle Light House Inc: $140,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetWings Special Needs Community Inc: $122,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCity Rescue Mission Inc: $113,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetLimbs for Life Foundation: $92,000 over 9y, 9.3% of budgetPivot Inc: $87,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetPeppers Ranch Inc: $82,000 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetHope Is Alive Ministries Inc: $79,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetSunbeam Family Services Inc: $78,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPositive Tomorrows Inc: $74,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetSpecial Care Inc: $74,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetCare Center-Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Inc DBA The CARE Center: $72,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetExchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of Oklahoma Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetThe Children's Center Inc: $68,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCity Care Inc: $65,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetA Chance to Change Foundation: $61,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetDaily Living Centers Inc: $61,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetTwin Cedars Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetRestoreokc Inc: $60,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetAspiring Attitudes Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 34% of budgetSisu Youth Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetLittle Light Ministries Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetThe Anna's House Foundation: $52,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetNeighborhood Services Organization Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetNewview Oklahoma Inc: $48,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Eden Clinic Inc: $43,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetThe Meadows Center for Opportunity Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetThe Center of Family Love: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCasa Voices for Children Inc: $35,000 over 5y, 8.3% of budgetThe Right Path Riding Academy Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 5.5% of budgetCenter for Children & Families Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTeen Recovery Solutions Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetThe Genesis Project: $35,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetHealth Alliance for the Uninsured: $30,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetUpward Transitions Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetMetro Technology Centers Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetCalm Waters Center for Children & Families Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetThe Dragonfly Home Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetThe Homeless Alliance Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLife Change Academy Inc: $23,000 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetRegional Food Bank of Oklahoma Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWillow Pregnancy Support Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetRemerge Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetShiloh Summer Camp Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetFamily Builders Inc: $19,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetTheatre Tulsa Inc: $18,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetBritVil Community Food Pantry: $17,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Urban Mission Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 83.

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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.

Oklahoma City Community Foundation IncOK114× affinity61 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc · Sarkeys Foundation · El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation · Communities Foundation of Oklahoma · Inasmuch Foundation · Harris Foundation Inc · Love Meyer Family Foundation · American Fidelity Foundation · Kirkpatrick Family Affiliated Fund of Occf Inc · The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation · The Merrick Foundation · Cresap Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Wegener Foundation Inc

How much does Wegener Foundation Inc give?
Wegener Foundation Inc reported 41 grants totaling $516,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 56 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Wegener Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (34%), Health (24%), Housing & Shelter (9%).
Who are Wegener Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Hearts for Hearing Foundation ($178k), Little Light House Inc ($140k), Wings Special Needs Community Inc ($123k).
Does Wegener Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Wegener 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as Wegener Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc, Sarkeys Foundation, El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation.
Where is Wegener Foundation Inc based?
Wegener Foundation Inc is based in OK.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 148 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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