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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-2532631

The Wagner Foundation

A private foundation in Reno, NV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $256,620 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Troy S Gillespie
4790 Caughlin Parkway 808
Reno, NV 89519
(775) 827-4216
[email protected]
Form and materials
IRS determination letter, letter from legal counsel or director/officer stating that:(1) their exempt status is currently still in effect,(2) their present operations are consistent with those stated in their determination letter, and (3) that any distribution to their organization from this one would not result in a substantial or material change in its sources of support that would be inconsistent with their charitable status. In addition, this organization may require such other information they consider necessary to ensure that a distribution would not subject this organization to any excise taxes and that it would not jeopardize this organization's tax exempt status.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Applications must be from 501(c)(3) charitable organizations or governmental entities which use funds soley for public purposes.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $256,620

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,183,952

  • Tax year 2024

    $285,768

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,314,403

  • Tax year 2023

    $150,125

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,424,123

  • Tax year 2022

    $267,860

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,301,852

  • Tax year 2020

    $218,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,206,573

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. California Polytechnic State University FoundationSan Luis Obispo, CA

    4 fortune scholarship

    $126,470
  2. Cal Poly AthleticsSan Luis Obispo, CA

    Tennis pavilion

    $78,000
  3. Eisenhower Medical Center FoundationRancho Mirage, CA

    Medical care

    $50,000
  4. Bigfork Rotary Foundation IncBigfork, MT

    5K/10K run sponsorship

    $1,000
  5. Desert Scholarship Foundation - Arnold Palmer Education FundPalm Desert, CA

    Support of the scholarship endowment

    $500
  6. Hopekids - Saddle Up for HopeScottsdale, AZ

    Support for children

    $450
  7. Logan HealthKalispell, MT

    Breast cancer

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $126,47099% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $200<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $254,970
  2. Montana2 grants $1,200
  3. Arizona1 grant $450

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Barbara Y GillespieTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $70,000
  • Troy S GillespieSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $10,000

The return

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