Wegener Foundation
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About Wegener Foundation
The Wegener Foundation is dedicated to serving Central Oklahoma with a strong focus on supporting youth and family services along with education and health and wellness. The mission of the Wegener Foundation is to carry on the philanthropic legacy of Herman and Mary Wegener.
Focus Areas
Youth and Family ServicesHealth and WellnessEducationFamily Services
Who They Fund
unhoused youth / transitional-age youth (18–24)children and families experiencing poverty / low-income familieschildren in foster care / foster youthsurvivors of human traffickingpeople with limb loss / amputeespeople with disabilities (including low vision, special needs)
Funding Style
About Wegener Foundation
Wegener Foundation Inc channels its giving into Central Oklahoma through an annual program that supports youth and family services, health and wellness, and education, while also carrying forward the philanthropic legacy of Herman and Mary Wegener. Recent awards show a pattern of practical support: a $40,000 capital project grant to Hearts for Hearing Foundation and another $40,000 capital campaign grant to Wings Special Needs Community Inc. The foundation also backs organizations serving children, families, and vulnerable youth, including Sisu Youth Inc., City Rescue Mission Inc., and Pivot Inc. Those grants point to a funder that mixes operating help, program support, and capital funding rather than limiting its role to one grant type. The recurring focus on Central Oklahoma groups suggests a close connection to local service providers working on housing, education access, and wellness-related needs. With a 2025 990 on file and annual grants totaling $1,268,000, the foundation appears to be an active local grantmaker with a consistent emphasis on nonprofit capacity and direct services.
What Wegener Foundation Funds
In youth and family services, the foundation has supported housing and case management for unhoused youth through grants to Sisu Youth Inc., including $15,000 in 2024 for shelter and support and $15,000 in 2025 for shelter and case management. In education and workforce-related work, Metro Technology Centers Foundation Inc. received $10,000 for practical nursing student certification, emergency, and transportation assistance. Health and wellness shows up in grants such as $10,000 to Health Alliance for the Uninsured for core program support and a new diabetes self-care management program launch. The foundation also funds child-focused services; The Care Center received $10,000 for child abuse prevention education.
How Wegener Foundation Gives
Wegener Foundation Inc’s typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile, which indicates a grant portfolio centered on smaller awards with some larger exceptions. The active general grant program accepts unsolicited applications and supports operating, programmatic, and sometimes multi-year grants, typically limited to four successive years. Recent records also show repeated support to some organizations across multiple years, including Wings Special Needs Community Inc., Pivot Inc., Sisu Youth Inc., and Hearts for Hearing Foundation. The foundation gives directly to nonprofits and also funds individuals, but the available grant records here are all nonprofit awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$516K
Total Assets
$21.2M
Total Revenue
$1.8M
Total Expenses
$844K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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