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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1599466

The Wessel Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $655,444 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $655,444

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,244,145
  • Tax year 2023

    $563,305

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $12,387,873
  • Tax year 2022

    $521,667

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $10,754,697
  • Tax year 2021

    $452,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,144,193
  • Tax year 2020

    $337,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,508,250
  • Tax year 2019

    $214,875

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $6,275,651
  • Tax year 2018

    $203,091

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,278,295

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $425,000
  2. Liberty Educational Ministries IncArgyle, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $139,444
  3. Rwanda ChildrenAbilene, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $60,000
  4. Faith Christian School IncGrapevine, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. Teachbeyond IncDowners Grove, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $139,44485% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $649,444
  2. Illinois1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jennifer K HaskinPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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