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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1036465

WEN Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boise, ID. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $18,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,379
  • Tax year 2024

    $15,750

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,406
  • Tax year 2023

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,665
  • Tax year 2022

    $14,750

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,473
  • Tax year 2021

    $13,750

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,390
  • Tax year 2020

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $19,150
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2018

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,774

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General operating

    $3,750
  2. The Campfire FoundationBoise, ID

    General operating

    $2,500
  3. Individual

    General operating

    $1,250
  4. Learning LabGarden City, ID

    General operating

    $1,000
  5. Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  6. Holderness SchoolPlymouth, NH

    General operating

    $1,000
  7. Wassmuth CenterBoise, ID

    General operating

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    General operating

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    General operating

    $1,000
  10. The Community LibraryKetchum, ID

    General operating

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    General operating

    $500
  12. Idaho Shakespeare FestivalBoise, ID

    General operating

    $500
  13. Treasure Valley Family YMCABoise, ID

    General operating

    $500
  14. The Wilderness Land TrustHelena, MT

    General operating

    $500
  15. Individual

    General operating

    $500
  16. Individual

    General operating

    $500
  17. Blaine County Rec DistrictHailey, ID

    General operating

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Youth development1 grant $2,50045% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $1,50027% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,00018% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho7 grants $7,000
  2. New Hampshire1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $1,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Wilhelm E NorthropPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia M NorthropTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Diane JagerSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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