Wenger Trust
Private foundation · Ephrata, PA · EIN 26-3835057 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Robert C Wenger Charitable Trust
234grants reported
$4,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$356smallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 44 of its 234 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $449K 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
47 E Main St
Ephrata, PA 17522-2850
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ephrata Church of the Brethren VARIOUS MINISTRIESCHILDRENS CENTER - TECHNOLOGY FUNDFACILITIES COMMUNITY MINISTRYDEACON BENEVOLENT F | Ephrata, PA | $57,375 |
| Ephrata Church of the Brethren VARIOUS MINISTRIESCHILDRENS CENTER - TECHNOLOGY FUNDFACILITIES COMMUNITY MINISTRYDEACON BENEVOLENT F | Ephrata, PA | $57,000 |
| Atlantic Northeast District VARIOUS MINISTRIESGENERAL MINISTRY FUNDURBAN INITIATIVE TASK TEAM MULTICULTURAL | Elizabethtown, PA | $54,150 |
| Ephrata Church of the Brethren VARIOUS MINISTRIESCHILDRENS CENTER - TECHNOLOGY FUNDFACILITIES COMMUNITY MINISTRYDEACON BENEVOLENT F | Ephrata, PA | $54,150 |
| Atlantic Northeast District VARIOUS MINISTRIESGENERAL MINISTRY FUNDURBAN INITIATIVE TASK TEAM MULTICULTURAL | Elizabethtown, PA | $52,500 |
| Atlantic Northeast District VARIOUS MINISTRIESGENERAL MINISTRY FUNDURBAN INITIATIVE TASK TEAM MULTICULTURAL | Elizabethtown, PA | $50,625 |
| Evangelical Congregational Church HEADQUARTERS ENLARGEMENT / SCHOOL SUPPORT / CHURCH PLANT | Myerstown, PA | $25,500 |
| Evangelical Congregational Church HEADQUARTERS ENLARGEMENT / SCHOOL SUPPORT / CHURCH PLANT | Myerstown, PA | $25,000 |
| Evangelical Congregational Church HEADQUARTERS ENLARGEMENT / SCHOOL SUPPORT / CHURCH PLANT | Myerstown, PA | $23,750 |
| Suquehanna Valley Ministry Center OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Elizabethtown, PA | $21,825 |
| Suquehanna Valley Ministry Center OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Elizabethtown, PA | $21,000 |
| Suquehanna Valley Ministry Center OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Elizabethtown, PA | $21,000 |
| First Cob-Brooklyn OPERTIONAL SUPPORT - FACILITIES | Brooklyn, NY | $17,075 |
| First Cob-Brooklyn OPERTIONAL SUPPORT - FACILITIES | Brooklyn, NY | $16,250 |
| Everence Sharing Fund SHARING FUND | Goshen, IN | $16,000 |
| Everence Sharing Fund SHARING FUND | Goshen, IN | $15,000 |
| Everence Sharing Fund SHARING FUND | Goshen, IN | $15,000 |
| First Cob-Harrisburg OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Harrisburg, PA | $13,750 |
| First Cob-Harrisburg OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Harrisburg, PA | $13,750 |
| First Cob-Brooklyn OPERTIONAL SUPPORT - FACILITIES | Brooklyn, NY | $13,500 |
| Germantown Trust - Brethern OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Elizabethtown, PA | $13,325 |
| First Cob-Harrisburg OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Harrisburg, PA | $13,000 |
| Mennonite Disaster Service OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lititz, PA | $12,750 |
| Germantown Trust - Brethern OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Elizabethtown, PA | $12,500 |
| Germantown Trust - Brethern OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Elizabethtown, PA | $12,150 |
| Mennonite Disaster Service OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lititz, PA | $12,000 |
| Fairmount Homes Retirement Community SHARING FUNDCAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Ephrata, PA | $12,000 |
| Fairmount Homes Retirement Community SHARING FUNDCAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Ephrata, PA | $11,500 |
| Fairmount Homes Retirement Community SHARING FUNDCAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Ephrata, PA | $11,000 |
| Everence Foundation PATRON DONOR ADVISED FUND | Goshen, IN | $10,000 |
| Everence Foundation PATRON DONOR ADVISED FUND | Goshen, IN | $9,000 |
| Everence Foundation PATRON DONOR ADVISED FUND | Goshen, IN | $9,000 |
| Mennonite Economic Development Associates OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $8,000 |
| Church of the Brethren EMERGENCY DISASTER FUND | Elgin, IL | $7,500 |
| Mennonite Economic Development Associates OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $7,500 |
| Church of the Brethren EMERGENCY DISASTER FUND | Elgin, IL | $7,500 |
| Friendship Community OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lititz, PA | $7,500 |
| Lmc OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $7,500 |
| Mennonite World Conference OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $7,500 |
| Church of the Brethren EMERGENCY DISASTER FUND | Elgin, IL | $7,200 |
| Friendship Community OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lititz, PA | $7,000 |
| Lmc OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $7,000 |
| Mennonite World Conference OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $7,000 |
| Bridge of Hope OPERATIONAL SUPPORT - HOUSING PROJECT | Lancaster, PA | $7,000 |
| Mennonite Economic Development Associates OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $7,000 |
| Bridge of Hope OPERATIONAL SUPPORT - HOUSING PROJECT | Lancaster, PA | $6,500 |
| Friendship Community OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lititz, PA | $6,500 |
| Lmc OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $6,500 |
| Mennonite World Conference OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $6,500 |
| Ephrata Area Social Services OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Ephrata, PA | $6,000 |
| Bridge of Hope OPERATIONAL SUPPORT - HOUSING PROJECT | Lancaster, PA | $6,000 |
| Good Samaritan Services TRANSITIONAL HOUSING | Ephrata, PA | $5,500 |
| Lancaster County Food Hub OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Lancaster, PA | $5,500 |
| Mountaineers Table FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM | Ephrata, PA | $5,500 |
| Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM PROGRAM | Elkhart, IN | $5,000 |
| East Petersburg Mennonite Church OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | East Petersburg, PA | $5,000 |
| Ephrata Mennonite School OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Ephrata, PA | $5,000 |
| Faith Mennonite High School OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Kinsers, PA | $5,000 |
| Gehman Mennonite School OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Denver, PA | $5,000 |
| Hinkletown Mennonite School NEHEMIAH PROJECT | Ephrata, PA | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 234 reported grants.
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