Michelle Wightman-Karrie Wieber Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Sandusky, OH · EIN 34-1831533 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Michelle Wightman-Karrie Wieber
206grants reported
$3,965median award
$1,730lower quartile
$45smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 18 of its 206 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $57K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
100 E Water St
Sandusky, OH 44870-2524
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Sandusky SANDUSKY BAY PATHWAY | Sandusky, OH | $30,000 |
| City of Sandusky SANDUSKY BAY PATHWAY | Sandusky, OH | $30,000 |
| City of Sandusky SANDUSKY BAY PATHWAY | Sandusky, OH | $30,000 |
| Cambell Christian Community Center PROGRAM BUILDING & EXPANSION | Sandusky, OH | $25,000 |
| Sandusky Library LIBRARY | Sandusky, OH | $25,000 |
| Ohgo BUILDING EXPANSION | Sandusky, OH | $20,000 |
| Ohgo FALL DISTRIBUTION | Sandusky, OH | $20,000 |
| Greater Erie Co Marketing Group Chr PRIORITIES & GOALS | Sandusky, OH | $20,000 |
| Sandusky Blue Streak Boosters Club TURF PROJECT AT STROBEL FIELD | Sandusky, OH | $15,000 |
| Sandusky Blue Streak Boosters Club TURF PROJECT AT STROBEL FIELD | Sandusky, OH | $15,000 |
| Erie Co Public Defender's Office PROJECT STRENGTH | Sandusky, OH | $14,000 |
| Margaretta Middle School WASHINGTON DC TRIP | Castalia, OH | $11,000 |
| City of Sandusky SAFETY TOWN | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Erie County Health Department ENHANCING ACCES TO COMPASS POINT | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Family Health Services FUNDRAISING COMMITMENT | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Ohgo FOOD PANTRY BUILDING EXPANSION | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Sandusky State Theatre STRENGTHENING ENGAGEMENT FOR CCYT | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank FOOD DISTRIBUTION | Lorain, OH | $10,000 |
| City of Sandusky SAFETY TOWN | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Family Health Services FUNDRAISING COMMITMENT | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Ohgo TRAVELING KID PANTRY | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army EMERGENCY SVCS & HOMELESS PREVENTION | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Sandusky Education Foundation AQUATIC CENTER | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Care and Share of Erie County MY CHOICE PANTRY & BOXES | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| City of Sandusky SAFETY TOWN | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Erie County Casa Program PERMANENCY FOR CHILDREN | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Family Health Services FUNDRAISING COMMITMENT | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Ohgo EMPTY BOWLS MATCH GRANT | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Sandusky Education Foundation AQUATIC CENTER | Sandusky, OH | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank FOOD DISTRIBUTION | Lorain, OH | $10,000 |
| Sandusky Amvets Baseball FACILITY & EQUIPMENT UPGRADES | Sandusky, OH | $9,000 |
| Piggyback Foundation EMERGENCY FUNDS/ERIE CO. | Norwalk, OH | $9,000 |
| Goodwill Industries of Erie Ottawa TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED | Sandusky, OH | $8,100 |
| American Red Cross HELPING ERIE CO FAMILIES | Sandusky, OH | $7,500 |
| Care and Share of Erie County MY CHOICE PANTRY & BOXES | Sandusky, OH | $7,500 |
| Firelands Regional Medical Center CENTER FOR WOMEN AND NEWBORNS | Sandusky, OH | $7,500 |
| Firelands Regional Medical Center CENTER FOR WOMEN AND NEWBORNS | Sandusky, OH | $7,500 |
| Ohgo PANTRY SUPPLIES | Sandusky, OH | $7,500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of NE Ohio BGCNEO ERRIE TEEN CENTER SECURITY | Sandusky, OH | $7,451 |
| Leadership Erie County TREE OF LIFE | Sandusky, OH | $7,000 |
| Erie Residential Living ERLL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | Sandusky, OH | $6,907 |
| Erie County Casa Program PERMANENCY FOR CHILDREN | Sandusky, OH | $6,550 |
| Erie Metro Live Steamers RAILROAD TIE AND SCREW REPLACEMENT | Sandusky, OH | $6,053 |
| Erie County Casa Program VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT & TRAINING | Sandusky, OH | $6,000 |
| Erie County Health Department AGED WELL | Sandusky, OH | $6,000 |
| City of Sandusky Rec Dept MOVIES BY THE BAY | Sandusky, OH | $6,000 |
| City of Vermilion Fire Dept SWIFTWATER RESCUE EQUIPMENT | Vermilion, OH | $5,553 |
| Stein Hospice Service Inc GRIEF SUPPORT | Sandusky, OH | $5,040 |
| Bgsu Foundation GEORGE MYLANDER SCHOLARSHIP NEW | Sandusky, OH | $5,000 |
| Cacehr Inc SANDUSKY HEAD START STOVE & OVEN | Sandusky, OH | $5,000 |
| Caryl Crane Youth Theatre RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER MUSIC | Sandusky, OH | $5,000 |
| Erie County Board of DD SAFE HOMES. SAME FAMILIES | Sandusky, OH | $5,000 |
| Erie County Community Foundation LINKS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | Sandusky, OH | $5,000 |
| Erie County Economic Development DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT & VIBRANCY | Sandusky, OH | $5,000 |
| First Congregational United Church ANGEL HELPING TO CLOTHE THE COMMUNIT | Berlin Heights, OH | $5,000 |
| Kinship KINSHIP HOUSE FLOORING PROJECT | Huron, OH | $5,000 |
| New Perspective Foundation FUNDRAISER SPONSERSHIP | Alpharetta, GA | $5,000 |
| Salvation Army EMERGENCY SVCS & HOMELESS PREVENTION | Sandusky, OH | $5,000 |
| Sandusky Career Center - Nursing SKILLS LAB TECHNOLOGY UPDATE | Sandusky, OH | $5,000 |
| Sandusky Christmas Market Foundatio ADDITIONAL KIOSK PROJECT | Sandusky, OH | $5,000 |
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