Wetherington Foundation Inc

SARASOTA, FL EIN: 37-1472181

TO EMPOWER "AT RISK" CITIZENS WHO HAVE THE DESIRE AND WILLINGNESS TO FIND A WAY OUT OF POVERTY AND BECOME SELF-RELIANT TO HAVE QUALITY OF LIFE. TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND EMPOWER THEM TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS. TO RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICE OF VETERANS AND SERVE THOSE VETERANS WHO HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS OF SOCIETY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.0M

+9.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$102K

+68.5% YoY

Grant Count

5

-16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+102.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$56K$112K$167K$223K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,992,854$1,815,713$1,711,999
Revenue$128,033$61,232$107,881
Expenses$121,388$78,872$147,058
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$68,033$53,232$107,881
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$41K$81K$122K$163K3 grants20205 grants20214 grants20226 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

SARASOTA MEDICAL PREGNAN…$35KBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SA…$27KTHE CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF…$25KCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF …$10KROCKET PHONICS FOUNDATIO…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

21<$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
SOPHIA LARUSSODIRECTOR1
KIRSTEN RUSSELLDIRECTOR1
TERRI VITALEDIRECTOR1
LELAND D WETHERINGTONCHAIRMAN1
FRANK STRELECVICE CHAIR1
CAROLINE WETHERINGTONTREASURER1
ROXANNE G JERDESECRETARY1
ERIN JONESCFO1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Lakewood RanchNew HavenSarasotaWauchula

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

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