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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-1834123

Wolftever Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Signal Mountain, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $31,200 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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
Paul J Kruesi III
5213 Wilson Road
Signal Mountain, TN 37377
(423) 413-2715
Form and materials
Typed summary not to exceed two pages
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $910,246

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,600

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $421,098

  • Tax year 2022

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $439,210

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $494,738

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $547,299

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $566,411

  • Tax year 2018

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $563,302

  • Tax year 2017

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $574,544

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Sage SchoolHailey, ID

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. Lookout Mountain Cares FoundationLafayette, GA

    Gifts & outings for clients

    $6,200
  3. Mountain Education FoundationSignal MTN, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Transform MinistriesChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Walden Ridge Emergency ServicesSignal Mountain, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee3 grants $15,000
  2. Idaho1 grant $10,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $6,200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Paul J Kruesi IIITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Starr K WeekesTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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