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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 13-6277807

Wessel Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 36 grants and $24,590 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Joan S Wessel
4101 Cathedral Avenue NW 904
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 364-8291
Form and materials
Any form is satisfactory with description of charitable purpose and tax exempt status required.
Deadlines
October 31
Restrictions
None except preference for DC charities and those devoted to human welfare & promotion of the arts.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2022

    $24,590

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $119,670

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,397

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $123,683

  • Tax year 2020

    $14,130

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $131,460

  • Tax year 2019

    $16,925

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $123,305

Grants paid in 2022

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Human welfare and promotion of the arts.

    $4,000
  2. Individual

    Human welfare & promotion of the arts.

    $3,000
  3. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $1,700
  4. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $1,500
  5. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $1,300
  6. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $1,000
  7. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Human welfare & the promotion of the arts.

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    Human welfare & the promotion of the arts.

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    Human welfare & the promotion of the arts.

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Human welfare and promotion of the arts.

    $900
  13. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $800
  14. Individual

    Human welfare and promotion of the arts.

    $500
  15. Individual

    Human welfare & the promotion of the arts.

    $500
  16. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $450
  17. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $400
  18. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $350
  19. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $300
  20. Individual

    Human welfare & the promotion of the arts.

    $290
  21. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $250
  22. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $200
  23. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $200
  24. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $200
  25. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $200
  26. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $200
  27. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $200
  28. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $200
  29. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $150
  30. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $150
  31. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $150
  32. Individual

    Human welfare & the promotion of the arts.

    $100
  33. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $100
  34. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $100
  35. Individual

    Human welfare and the promotion of the arts.

    $100
  36. Individual

    Human welfare & the promotion of the arts.

    $100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joan S WesselTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Douglas C WesselTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kenneth L WesselTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael R WesselTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

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