Florida · Public charity
Wetherington Foundation Inc
To empower "at risk" citizens who have the desire and willingness to find a way out of poverty and become self-reliant to have quality of life. To enhance the lives of children and empower them to achieve success. To recognize the sacrifice of veterans and serve those veterans who have fallen through the cracks of society.
- $242k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $11,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $110,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Wetherington Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k 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 | 4 | $231k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $92k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $55k | 60% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $110k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $65k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $123k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $69k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $176k | 33% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc | $386,253 | 8 | 1% |
| Harvest Tabernacle of Sarasota Inc | $218,215 | 5 | n/a |
| Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center Inc | $195,000 | 5 | 4% |
| The Classical Academy of Sarasota | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Knights of Columbus Charities Inc | $26,736 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Don'T Ever Give Up Inc | $23,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Oscar Scherer State Park Inc | $20,000 | 4 | 8% |
| Crossings Addiction Services Inc Aka the Crossings Services | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Safe Children Coalition Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc | $386,253 | 8 | 1% |
| Harvest Tabernacle of Sarasota Inc | $218,215 | 5 | n/a |
| Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center Inc | $195,000 | 5 | 4% |
| The Classical Academy of Sarasota | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Knights of Columbus Charities Inc | $26,736 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Don'T Ever Give Up Inc | $23,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Oscar Scherer State Park Inc | $20,000 | 4 | 8% |
| Crossings Addiction Services Inc Aka the Crossings Services | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Safe Children Coalition Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee Countyinc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sisterhood For Good Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Rocket Phonics Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wetherington Foundation Inc 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: The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · The Tillie Jennie & Harold Schwartz Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Wetherington Foundation Inc
- How much does Wetherington Foundation Inc give?
- Wetherington Foundation Inc reported 5 grants totaling $242,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Wetherington Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (37%), Health (21%), Religion (17%).
- Who are Wetherington Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc ($386k), Harvest Tabernacle of Sarasota Inc ($218k), Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center Inc ($195k).
- Does Wetherington Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Wetherington Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc, Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc, The Tillie Jennie & Harold Schwartz Foundation Inc.
- Where is Wetherington Foundation Inc based?
- Wetherington Foundation Inc is based in FL.
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