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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-6061431

Dennis Foundation

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $72,500 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
Wells Fargo Bank
6325 S Rainbow Blvd Ste 300
Las Vegas, NV 89118
(800) 730-4933
Form and materials
APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM OR ALTERNATIVE ACCESSIBLE APPLICATION www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/dennis-foundation
Deadlines
September 15
Restrictions
there are no geographic limitations; however, the foundation has a practice of primarily supporting organizations located in central Virginia, primarily Richmond, Virginia.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,429,576

  • Tax year 2024

    $69,400

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,403,291

  • Tax year 2023

    $73,840

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,428,417

  • Tax year 2022

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,479,613

  • Tax year 2021

    $85,556

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,440,979

  • Tax year 2020

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,443,804

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Family Services IncRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  2. St Josephs VillaRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  3. Virginia Home for Boys and GirlsHenrico, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  4. Health BrigadeRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. Virginia HomeRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $7,500
  6. Friends Association for ChildrenRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $5,000
  7. Sheltering Arms HospitalRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $5,000
  8. Mental Health America of VirginiaRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $5,000
  9. Central Virginia Legal Aid Society IncRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $5,000
  10. CaritasRichmond, VA

    General operating

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $20,00062% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $7,50023% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia10 grants $72,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Wayne OplingerCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • James W DennisCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wells Fargo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $27,717

The return

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