The Wake Family Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on small, local civic institutions and emergency services, favoring unrestricted general support. A large proportion of its funds go to a volunteer fire company through repeated, substantial gifts, while smaller awards support municipal projects, a small public library, and at least one national conservative youth organization. Grants are pragmatic and flexible (unrestricted), suggesting trust in grantees' operational priorities rather than project‑specific funding.
Highly concentrated giving: a few large grants account for most dollars, including repeated multi-grant support to the same beneficiary (Stanley Hose Company). Grants skew toward unrestricted general support for local institutions rather than many small, diverse awards.
Wake Family Charitable Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated, large unrestricted grants to Stanley Hose Company Inc in Sherman, New York, including awards of $350,000 in 2024, $192,000 in 2023, and $175,000 in 2025. That pattern makes emergency services one of the clearest windows into how the foundation funds: it places substantial, flexible support behind local institutions that deliver day-to-day public benefit. The foundation also backs community infrastructure and small-town civic life through grants to the Village of Sherman and Minerva Free Library, both in Sherman, New York, again using unrestricted support or memorial-designated funding. Beyond that local cluster, the grant list includes national and regional nonprofits in education, health, conservation, and civic education, showing that the foundation does not limit itself to one type of beneficiary. The recurring use of unrestricted general support suggests a preference for operating capacity over project-specific outcomes, while the mix of recipient types points to a broad-based grantmaking approach with a strong practical bent.
Emergency services appear as a core theme in the foundation’s giving. Stanley Hose Company Inc received $350,000 in 2024, following earlier grants of $192,000 in 2023 and $175,000 in 2025, all marked unrestricted general support. Community institutions also receive support tied to local needs: the Village of Sherman was awarded $109,096 in 2024 for the George D. Edmunds Memorial, and Minerva Free Library received $60,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024. The foundation also funds education and civic organizations, including $100,000 to Young American Foundation in 2024 for general support and $30,000 to Harris College Nursing & Health Sciences in both 2023 and 2024. Health and public-interest groups also appear in the grant list, such as $15,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association in 2025 and $15,000 to PanCAN in 2025.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are $15,000, $15,000, and $30,000. The recent record shows both one-off and repeated support, with several recipients appearing across multiple years, including Stanley Hose Company Inc, Minerva Free Library, Westmont College, Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, and St. Luke’s Mccall Foundation. Wake Family Charitable Foundation is classified as a regular funder, not an individual funder and not a program-related investment maker. The grant language is usually unrestricted general support, with a smaller number of designated awards such as memorial support.
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$1.9M
$237K
$32K
Most grants fall between $15K and $30K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$30K
About 2% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Stanley Hose Company Inc, Village of Sherman, Young Americans Foundation, Minerva Free Library
The foundation gives nationally, and every grant in the recent sample goes to a U.S. recipient. Sherman, New York stands out as a repeated recipient city, especially through Stanley Hose Company Inc, the Village of Sherman, and Minerva Free Library. Other clusters include Fort Worth, Texas; Monterey, California; and Visalia, California. California is the top state by grant count, while New Jersey accounts for 2% of grants, even though the headquarters are in Pennington, New Jersey.
The recent grants include volunteer fire and emergency services, a village government, a public library, colleges and schools, conservation, health groups, and civic-education nonprofits. Examples in the record include Stanley Hose Company Inc, Minerva Free Library, Harris College Nursing & Health Sciences, Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, and Young American Foundation.
Yes. Most of the listed awards are labeled unrestricted general support. That pattern appears across a range of recipients, including emergency services, libraries, schools, and health organizations. A smaller number of grants use other wording, such as general support or a memorial designation.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Stanley Hose Company Inc, Minerva Free Library, Westmont College, Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, Harris College Nursing & Health Sciences, St. Luke’s Mccall Foundation, and Chatauqua Region Community Fdn Inc. Stanley Hose Company Inc has the largest multi-year sequence in the recent list.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated at the lower end: p25 is $15,000, the median is $15,000, and p75 is $30,000. The recent list also includes larger awards, but the middle of the distribution stays at $15,000.
California is the top state by grant count. Sherman, New York is also a repeated recipient city, but the overall recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the recent sample.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANLEY HOSE COMPANY INC | SHERMAN, NY | $175,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MINERVA FREE LIBRARY | SHERMAN, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF FT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ST LUKE'S MCCALL FOUNDATION | MCCALL, ID | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARRIS COLLEGE NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES | FT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PIEDMONT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (PEF) | PIEDMONT, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CHATAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FDN INC | JAMESTOWN, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CHILDRENS HEALTH DEFENSE | FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | FT WORTH, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ST JUDE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH | MARINA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PANCAN (PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NTWK) | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | DANVILLE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY | SALINAS, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| COUNTY CTR ROTARY COMMUNITY SUPPORT | VISALIA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SHERMAN NY | SHERMAN, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MSU ALUMNI FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WESTMONT COLLEGE | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF AVILA PIER FOAP INC | AVILA BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS FOUNDATION | VISALIA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION | MONTEREY, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM | CHINO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| UNITED WAY OF TULARE COUNTY | TULARE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| TODAY'S YOUTH MATTER | MILPITAS, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| STANLEY HOSE COMPANY INC | SHERMAN, NY | $350,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| VILLAGE OF SHERMAN | SHERMAN, NY | $109,096 | 2024 | GEORGE D EDMUNDS MEMORIAL |
| YOUNG AMERICAN FOUNDATION | RESTON, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LUKE'S MCCALL FOUNDATION | MCCALL, ID | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MINERVA FREE LIBRARY | SHERMAN, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CHATAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FDN INC | JAMESTOWN, NY | $45,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION | MONTEREY, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARRIS COLLEGE NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES | FT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM | CHINO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| COUNTY CTR ROTARY COMMUNITY SUPPORT | VISALIA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS FOUNDATION | VISALIA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PIEDMONT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (PEF) | PIEDMONT, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WESTMONT COLLEGE | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PANCAN (PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NTWK) | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | MIDLAND, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF AVILA PIER FOAP INC | AVILA BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SHERMAN NY | SHERMAN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION | RESTON, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| STANLEY HOSE COMPANY INC | SHERMAN, NY | $192,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARRIS COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES | FT WORTH, TX | $30,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WESTMONT COLLEGE | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS FOUNDATION | VISALIA, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| TRINITY SCHOOL OF MIDLAND TEXAS | MIDLAND, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
STANLEY HOSE COMPANY INC
$175,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
MINERVA FREE LIBRARY
$60,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF FT WORTH
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HARRIS COLLEGE NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
ST JUDE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PANCAN (PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NTWK)
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
COUNTY CTR ROTARY COMMUNITY SUPPORT
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SHERMAN NY
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WESTMONT COLLEGE
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FRIENDS OF AVILA PIER FOAP INC
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
TODAY'S YOUTH MATTER
$2,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
STANLEY HOSE COMPANY INC
$350,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
VILLAGE OF SHERMAN
$109,096GEORGE D EDMUNDS MEMORIAL
MINERVA FREE LIBRARY
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HARRIS COLLEGE NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
COUNTY CTR ROTARY COMMUNITY SUPPORT
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WESTMONT COLLEGE
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PANCAN (PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NTWK)
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FRIENDS OF AVILA PIER FOAP INC
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SHERMAN NY
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
STANLEY HOSE COMPANY INC
$192,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HARRIS COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WESTMONT COLLEGE
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL