The Wenden Foundation

WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT EIN: 45-5548749

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$336K

+32.2% YoY

Grant Count

56

-8.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+44.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$84K$168K$252K$336K47 grants201940 grants202047 grants202155 grants202261 grants202356 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DIRECT RELIEF$78KA BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION$20KWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN IN…$16KASAP MINISTRIES$12KCONNECTICUT FOOD BANK$12KNORTHWEST CONNECTICUT CO…$11KTHE DALTON SCHOOL$10KWASHINGTON AMBULANCE ASS…$10KGUNN MEMORIAL LIBRARY & …$10KSTEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC$8K

Grant Size Distribution

306 grants across all recorded years

304<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MICHAEL DENNISPRESIDENT1
KATHERINE WENNINGTREASURER1
MIKE ROSENBERGDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

ATLANTABELLMAWRBERRIEN SPRINGSBLOOMFLD HLSBRONXBRYN MAWRCARROLLTONCHICAGOCLARKSBURGCOLUMBIACORNWALL BRIDGEDANBURYEVANSTONGARRISONGRANBYHOLLISHOUSTONKENNESAWKENTLAGRANGEVILLE

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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