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Wehling Family Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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Wehling Family Charitable 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.

$18k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$42kReligion$37kArts & Culture$14kPhilanthropy$13kEnvironment$11kPublic Safety & Disaster$11kCommunity Improvement$7kFood & Nutrition$7kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$367k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL$3,000
FINISTERRE VISION$3,000
MAYSVILLE ROTARY CLUB$1,500
BROOKSVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH$1,500
AUGUSTA COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT$1,000
CARTER CENTER$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
ARTS WAVE$1,000
DENISON UNIVERSITY$1,000
PLEASANT VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH$750
IGLESIA CRISTIANA GETSEMANI$500
CHRIST THE KING EPISCOPAL CHURCH$500
SNOW LEOPARD TRUST$500
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC$500
VERMILLION AREA FARMER'S MARKET$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–23, $600) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SOUTH GEORGIA PARTNERSHIP TO END HOMELESSNESS: $300 → 15%SOUTH GEORGIA PARTNERSHIP TO END HOMELESSNESS: $300 → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
OR
SD
OH
PA
NJ
CA
UT
KY
WV
VA
AZ
NM
DC
GA
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$127k · 32 repeat orgs$34k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
40

Total granted

$127k
$31k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
0%

Still filing today

47%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentReligionEducationArts & CultureRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • DU
    DENISON UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2018–2025 · $16k · revenue +17%
  • FV
    FINISTERRE VISION
    5× · 2018–2025 · $12k · revenue +114%
  • CI
    Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts
    8× · 2018–2025 · $10k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • WH
    WYOMING HIGH SCHOOL RELIEF FUND
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
  • CS
    CINCINNATI-KHARKIV SISTER CITIES PROJECT
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • BC
    BRACKEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2019 · $3k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Rogue Climate

Rogue Climate's mission is to empower Southern Oregon communities most impacted by climate change including low-income, rural, youth, seniors & communities of color, to win climate justice by organizing for clean energy, sustainable jobs &…

Education
2
Global Forest Generation

Global Forest Generation restores and protects forest ecosystems in partnership with grassroots leaders and local communities across vast landscapes which play a critical role in preserving water, protecting biodiversity, storing carbon,…

Environment
3
Oregon Agricultural Trust

Oregon agricultural trust partners with farmers and ranchers to protect agricultural lands for the benefit of oregons economy, communities, and landscapes.

Environment
4
Arc of Appalachia

Our Mission: Arc of Appalachia protects the rich diversity of life within North America's Great Eastern Forest. Our Work: We acquire and steward wildlands in the Appalachian heartland. We create sanctuaries where people can connect with…

Recreation & Sports
5
Land Conservancy of West Michigan

Our mission is conserving West Michigans ecologically critical land. We protect land by creating public nature preserves, providing support to communities and local governments in creating natural areas, and helping private landowners…

Environment
6
Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition

Creating a greener, healthier, more equitable, and better Washington for all through community outreach, network building, and advocacy for conservation and outdoor recreation funding.

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7
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council

The Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council is a local nonprofit organization that strives to enhance and restore habitat for fish and wildlife our community and for future generations. Our Board of Directors consists of seven members with…

Environment
8
Oregonians in Action

Land Use Issues

Environment
9
Clackamas River Basin Council Inc

The council is organized to foster partnerships for clean water, healthy streams, and abundant fisheries in the Clackamas Watershed

Environment
10
Cascade Climate Inc

To accelerate progress in interventions that harness Earths natural systems to stabilize the climate.

Environment
11
Mckenzie Watershed Alliance

To assist in the development implementation and maintenance of coordinated resource management that will enhance the natural resources business and social relationships of the McKenzie Sub-basin.

Environment
12
Outdoor Equity Alliance

To create equitable access to nature in all communities and inspire a diverse new generation of environmental leaders.

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is McKenzie River Trust; the most unlike its peers is Save America's Forests Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 75 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
16/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FRIENDSHIP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $11,500 · OtherFRIENDSHIP UNITED METHODIST CHURCHUNITED WAY: $8,000 · OtherUNITED WAYBROOKSVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: $7,200 · OtherBROOKSVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCHVERMILLION AREA FARMERS MARKET: $6,600 · OtherVERMILLION AREA FARMERS MARKETAUGUSTA COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $6,500 · OtherAUGUSTA COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTWYOMING HIGH SCHOOL RELIEF FUND: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $4,550 · OtherLAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $4,000 · Other+51 more: $48,361 · Other+51 moreDENISON UNIVERSITY: $16,000 · EducationDENISON UNIVE…Valdosta State University Foundation Inc: $3,100 · EducationValdosta Stat…FINISTERRE VISION: $12,000 · ReligionFINISTERRE …REFORM AMERICA: $3,500 · ReligionREFORM AMER…+1 more: $500 · ReligionCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCincinnat…COMMON SENSE MEDIA: $3,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMON SE…CASCADIA WILDLANDS: $1,000 · EnvironmentOregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild: $1,000 · EnvironmentMcKenzie River Trust: $1,000 · EnvironmentCOAST RANGE ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 · EnvironmentMOUNT PISGAH ARBORETUM: $500 · EnvironmentBRING Recycling: $500 · EnvironmentSAVE AMERICA'S FORESTS INC: $300 · EnvironmentAUGUSTA COLLEGE ECHO HALL ASSOCIATION: $3,500 · Community ImprovementUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $3,000 · Philanthropy
Other$101,711Education$19,100Religion$16,000Arts & Culture$13,000Environment$5,300Community Improvement$3,500Philanthropy$3,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDENISON UNIVERSITY: $16,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFINISTERRE VISION: $12,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetREFORM AMERICA: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAUGUSTA COLLEGE ECHO HALL ASSOCIATION: $3,500 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetValdosta State University Foundation Inc: $3,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMON SENSE MEDIA: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVillage Life Outreach Project Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCASCADIA WILDLANDS: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPRINKLES OF HOPE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMcKenzie River Trust: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOAST RANGE ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSouth Georgia Partnership to End Homelessness: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMOUNT PISGAH ARBORETUM: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOLD RELIABLE GERMANTOWN FAIR INC: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Urban Alternative: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Parks Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEWISBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDOVER TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRING Recycling: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEARBY NATURE: $336 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAVE AMERICA'S FORESTS INC: $300 over 1y, 12% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds DENISON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds FINISTERRE VISION ↗
  • Who funds Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts ↗
  • Who funds REFORM AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTA COLLEGE ECHO HALL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Valdosta State University Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds COMMON SENSE MEDIA ↗
  • Who funds United Way of Greater Cincinnati ↗
  • Who funds Village Life Outreach Project Inc ↗
  • Who funds CASCADIA WILDLANDS ↗
  • Who funds Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild ↗
  • Who funds SPRINKLES OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds McKenzie River Trust ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST ↗
  • Who funds COAST RANGE ASSOCIATION INC ↗

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.

The Oregon Community …The Suwinski Family F…Meyer Memorial TrustThe Greater Cincinnat…Morgan Stanley Global…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodAmerican Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…
The Oregon Community FoundationOR14× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Suwinski Family Foundation Inc · Meyer Memorial Trust · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Wehling Family Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wehling Family Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • McKenzie River Trust: 8% of income from government
  • Bring Recycling: 7% of income from government
  • Mount Pisgah Arboretum: 2% of income from government
  • Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Wehling Family Charitable Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Wehling Family Charitable Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 75 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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