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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-0804187

The F1 Key Foundation

A private foundation in Oceanside, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $26,500 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
JoAnna Wendel
1103 Leonard Avenue
Oceanside, CA 920544219
(760) 722-2594
Form and materials
No prescribed form

Assets and giving by year

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

    $26,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $365,265
  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $378,082
  • Tax year 2023

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $366,557
  • Tax year 2022

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $383,276
  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $375,772
  • Tax year 2020

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $360,152
  • Tax year 2019

    $28,250

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $421,921
  • Tax year 2018

    $25,250

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $435,676

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Advocates for the WestBoise, ID

    Program Support

    $5,000
  2. Southern Utah Wilderness AllianceSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Support

    $5,000
  3. Western Watersheds ProjectHailey, ID

    Program Support

    $5,000
  4. Anza-Borrego FoundationBorrego Springs, CA

    Program Support

    $3,000
  5. Planned Parenthood Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Program Support

    $2,000
  6. Individual

    Program Support

    $2,000
  7. California State Parks FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Program Support

    $1,000
  8. Camp Pendleton Armed Forces YMCACamp Pendleton, CA

    Program Support

    $1,000
  9. The Salvation ArmyOceanside, CA

    Program Support

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    Program Support

    $1,000
  11. Western Museum of FlightTorrance, CA

    Program Support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment3 grants $15,00081% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $2,00011% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,0005% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho2 grants $10,000
  2. California6 grants $8,500
  3. Utah1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • JoAnna WendelPres/Director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dale R WendelSec/Treas/Dir Hours 0Pay $0
  • Donna M WendelDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher D WendelVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Beth Wendel FergusonDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Randall H Ferguson IVDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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