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Wenger Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$599k
Granted FY2024still arriving
42
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$162k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0185% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Religion$914kPhilanthropy$469kHuman Services$292kArts & Culture$262kRecreation & Sports$125kFood & Nutrition$104kHousing & Shelter$103kHealth$59kOther$0
02FY2024 · 42 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k31 grants · $90k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $264k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $246k
$3,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LEBANON VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH$161,557
OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH - GRAEVE DAF$84,155
ON FIRE YOUTH MINISTRIES$49,140
COMMUNITY HOMES OF LEBANON CTY$37,500
JUBILEE MINISTRIES$36,176
CALVARY CHAPEL$34,288
COBYS FAMILY SERVICES$31,665
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY$31,543
Individual grant recipient$19,200
LEBANON COUNTY CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES$13,000
WORSHIP CENTER - WITMER DAF$11,355
PAID THRU DAF'S UNDER 1000$8,870
BRETHREN DISASTER RELIEF$7,400
BEREAN BIBLE CHURCH$7,000
Individual grant recipient$6,760
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $290k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 1% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PA FAMILY INSTITUTE: $3k → 12%COBYS FAMILY SERVICES: $35k → 9%COBYS FAMILY SERVICES: $32k → 9%COBYS FAMILY SERVICES: $25k → 9%COBYS FAMILY SERVICES: $24k → 9%COBYS Family Services: $21k → 9%COBYS Family Services: $9k → 9%FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY: $32k → 9%FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY: $32k → 9%FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY: $26k → 9%FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY: $22k → 9%Friendship Community: $21k → 9%Friendship Community: $9k → 9%UNITED ZION RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: $1k → 9%North Star Initiative: $250 → 9%Center for Parent Youth Understanding: $500 → 9%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

IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CO
MO
KY
VA
KS
TN
NC
SC
AL
TX
FL
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.

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 41 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +54% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

41 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2024, 19 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
69

Total granted

$1.5M
$879k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+22%

Still filing today

37%
32%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $298k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesReligionYouth DevelopmentHealthRecreation & 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

  • OY
    ON-FIRE YOUTH MINISTRIES
    6× · 2019–2024 · $273k · revenue +86%
  • CF
    COBYS FAMILY SERVICES
    6× · 2019–2024 · $145k · revenue +55%
  • FC
    FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY
    6× · 2019–2024 · $142k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • FC
    FIDELITY CHAR GIVING 066196-221
    one grant, 2022 · $215k
  • FC
    FIDELITY CHAR GIVING Z97-000442
    one grant, 2022 · $215k
  • TS
    THE SIGNATRY - ALBERT DAF
    one grant, 2023 · $185k
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
Lebanon Valley Brethren Home

The lebanon valley brethren home, an outreach ministry of the church of the brethren, is committed to providing independent living housing, high-quality health care, and supportive services for elderly persons in an attitude of love and…

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2
The Baptist Home of Philadelphia

The mission of the baptist home of philadelphia is dedicated to providing quality continuing care living facilities and support services in a christian environment respecting the dignity and sanctity of all individuals regardless of their…

Human Services
3
Allegheny Christian Services Corporation

Support residents of laurel view village through fundraisers.

Human Services
4
Cbm Ministries of South Central Pennsylvania Inc

The organization exists to glorify God by evangelizing, encouraging, and equipping individuals for active ministry through Bible Adventure, leadership training, and camping programs.

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5
Summit Legal Aid

Civil justice for those in need, their homes secured, families protected, and finances fortified.

Crime & Legal
6
Laymen's Retreat League

Provides religious retreats to men, women, married couples, students, religious and lay organizations.

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7
Cumberland Medical Center

Cumberland Medical Center provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.

Health
8
Lebanon Valley Volunteers in Medicine Clinic

Our mission is to serve the health and wellness needs of the uninsured who live in lebanon county, pa.

Health
9
Fellowshiplife Inc

To create innovative opportunities to enrich the lives of older adults

Human Services
10
Pocono Health System

We heal, comfort and care for the people of our community by providing advanced and compassionate health care of superior quality and value supported by education and clinical research.

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11
Chapel Pointe At Carlisle

Chapel pointe at carlisle is a continuing care retirement community of the christian and missionary alliance and is for persons of all faiths. our mission is to provide comfortable retirement living and quality care and service to each…

Human Services
12
Wisconsin Lutheran Home Ministries Inc

To share christ's love as we serve the spiritual, physical, intellectual and emotional needs of people entrusted to our care and others whose lives we touch.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lebanon County Historical Society; the most unlike its peers is The Singing Contractors. 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

42 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. 42 of the 130 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/42
Grantees still filing
24/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FIDELITY CHAR GIVING 066196-221: $215,184 · OtherFIDELITY CHAR GIVING 066196-221FIDELITY CHAR GIVING Z97-000442: $215,184 · OtherFIDELITY CHAR GIVING Z97-000442THE SIGNATRY - ALBERT DAF: $184,510 · OtherTHE SIGNATRY - ALBERT DAFLEBANON VALLEY BIBLE CHRUCH: $161,557 · OtherLEBANON VALLEY BIBLE CHRUCHCALVARY CHAPEL: $127,841 · OtherCALVARY CHAPELLV EXPO CENTER FAIR GROUNDS: $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $92,733 · OtherOAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH - GRAEVE DAF: $84,155 · OtherTHE SIGNATRY - JIREH DAF: $64,786 · Other+101 more: $646,510 · Other+101 moreON-FIRE YOUTH MINISTRIES: $272,921 · ReligionON-FIRE YOUTH …JUBILEE MINISTRIES: $77,369 · ReligionJUBILEE MINIST…+2 more: $1,500 · ReligionCOBYS FAMILY SERVICES: $144,507 · Human ServicesCOBYS FAMILY…FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY: $141,591 · Human ServicesFRIENDSHIP C…+5 more: $4,500 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY HOMES OF LEBANON COUNTY INC: $63,935 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITY HOMES OF LEBANON VALLEY INC: $2,500 · Housing & ShelterBRETHREN DISASTER RELIEF AUCTION INC: $31,059 · Arts & CultureMUSIC IN THE PARK: $2,250 · Arts & CultureFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $11,329 · Youth DevelopmentNational FFA Foundation Inc: $3,000 · Youth DevelopmentSHINING LIGHT INC: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentSonje Ayiti Organization Inc: $15,000 · InternationalBIG PICTURE SOCCER: $1,200 · International
Other$1,892,460Religion$351,790Human Services$290,598Housing & Shelter$66,435Arts & Culture$33,309Youth Development$16,329International$16,200

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetON-FIRE YOUTH MINISTRIES: $272,921 over 6y, 12% of budgetCOBYS FAMILY SERVICES: $144,507 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetFRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY: $141,591 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetJUBILEE MINISTRIES: $77,369 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY HOMES OF LEBANON COUNTY INC: $63,935 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetLEBANON COUNTY CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: $46,200 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetBRETHREN DISASTER RELIEF AUCTION INC: $31,059 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetLEBANON RESCUE MISSION INC: $16,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSonje Ayiti Organization Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMYERSTOWN VITALITY PARTNERSHIP: $15,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $11,329 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBURKHOLDER FAMILY FOUNDATION: $5,750 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetJAMES BIEVER POLICE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: $5,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetL B SMITH ESTATE FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational FFA Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY HOMES OF LEBANON VALLEY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA FAMILY INSTITUTE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMUSIC IN THE PARK: $2,250 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetDELAWARE VALLEY GOLDEN RETRIEVER: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRICHIE'S WISH: $2,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetPA LIONS BEACON LODGE CAMP INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSHINING LIGHT INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBIG PICTURE SOCCER: $1,200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLEBANON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetColdtree Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKENBROOK BIBLE CAMP INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED ZION RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKeystone Hook & Ladder Company No 1: $750 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCENTER FOR PARENT YOUTH UNDERSTANDING: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA FOUNDATION FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHORIZON INITIATIVE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALIGN LIFE MINISTRIES: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH STAR INITIATIVE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRODEHEAVER BOYS RANCH INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHOICES HEALTHCARE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDISCIPLEMAKERS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF LEBANON COUNTY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVISITING NURSE & HOSPICE HOME INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 ON-FIRE YOUTH MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds COBYS FAMILY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY ↗
  • Who funds JUBILEE MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY HOMES OF LEBANON COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds LEBANON COUNTY CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds BRETHREN DISASTER RELIEF AUCTION INC ↗
  • Who funds LEBANON RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds Sonje Ayiti Organization Inc ↗
  • Who funds MYERSTOWN VITALITY PARTNERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗

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.

Burkholder Family Fou…Lancaster County Comm…Shady Maple FoundationEden Bridge FoundationNorth Foundation IncAnabaptist FoundationLaurie & Dave Foundat…Tuscarora Wayne Mutua…Christian Community F…The Foundation for En…One Master FoundationThe Bishop Foundation
Burkholder Family FoundationPA30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Burkholder Family Foundation · Lancaster County Community Foundation · Shady Maple Foundation · Eden Bridge Foundation · North Foundation Inc · Anabaptist Foundation · Laurie & Dave Foundation · Tuscarora Wayne Mutual Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · One Master Foundation · The Bishop 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
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    How do I get to Wenger Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Wenger 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 130 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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