The Wegener Foundation


  • Grant Applications Timeline

    The 2024 process will open in December 2023. Please check back.

    Grant Application Due: August 1, 2023
    Grantmaking Meeting: November 2023
    Grants Funded: November 2023
    Funding Preferences: Oklahoma City, OK, and surrounding areas; Quality of Life and Education

  • Contact Information

    Leslie Wegener, Grant Manager
    405-755-5571
    1024 E. Britton Road, Suite 200
    Oklahoma City, OK 73131
    lwegener@fmiokc.com


2022 Grant Areas of Support

    2022 Grants Awarded


    • A Chance to Change Foundation – $10,000
      Anna’s House Foundation – $10,000
      Calm Waters Center for Children and Families – $10,000
      CASA Voices for Children – $5,000
      Center for Children and Families – $5,000
      Center of Family Love – $10,000
      Central Oklahoma Camp and Conference Center – $15,000
      City Care – $5,000
      City Rescue Mission – $15,000
      Daily Living Centers – $10,000
      Girl Scouts – Western Oklahoma – $5,000
      Health Alliance for the Uninsured – $5,000
      Hearts for Hearing Foundation – $10,000
      Hope is Alive Ministries – $10,000
      Hope is Alive Ministries – $1,500
      Infant Crisis Services – $5,000
      Limbs for Life Foundation – $10,000
      Make-A Wish Oklahoma – $5,000
      Meadows Center for Opportunity – $15,000
      Neighborhood Services Organization – $15,000
      NewView Oklahoma – $10,000
    • Not Your Average Joe – $5,000
      Oklahoma Messages Project – $10,000
      Oklahoma Zoological Society – $5,000
      Peppers Ranch – $15,000
      Pioneer Library System Foundation – $5,000
      Pivot – $15,000
      Positive Tomorrows – $10,000
      Sisu Youth – $10,000
      Smart Start Central Oklahoma – $5,000
      Special Care – $10,000
      Sunbeam Family Services – $10,000
      Teen Recovery Solutions – $5,000
      The CARE Center – $10,000
      The Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital – $10,000
      The Little Light House – $10,000
      The Right Path Riding Academy – $10,000
      The Urban Mission – $5,000
      Tulsa Boys’ Home – $10,000
      Upward Transitions – $5,000
      Willow Pregnancy Support of Oklahoma – $10,000
      Wings Special Needs Community – $25,000

    About Us


    The Wegener Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life for citizens of Central Oklahoma, through support of youth and families, health and wellness, arts and humanities, and education. The mission of Directors of The Wegener Foundation is to carry on the philanthropic legacy of Herman and Mary Wegener.

    Foundation History


    Herman and Mary Wegener founded the Wegener Foundation in 1958. This is a private foundation dedicated to supporting sustainable charitable organizations that improve the quality of living and education for people and communities through the Oklahoma City metro and surrounding areas.

    The Directors look to the needs of communities, large and small, and for mission statements that enhance living conditions for people with all levels of abilities.

    Foundation Mission


    The Wegener Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life for citizens of Central Oklahoma, through support of youth and families, health and wellness, arts and humanities, and education. The mission of Directors of The Wegener Foundation is to carry on the philanthropic legacy of Herman and Mary Wegener.

    Foundation Policies


    Long-term partnerships are not uncommon with the Wegener Foundation. Worthy recipients that fulfill expanding needs of their communities year after year are considered favorably by the Foundation.

    The Wegener Foundation


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    The 2024 process will open in December 2023. Please check back.

    Grant Application Due: August 1, 2023
    Grantmaking Meeting: November 2023
    Grants Funded: November 2023
    Funding Preferences: Oklahoma City, OK, and surrounding areas; Quality of Life and Education

     

    Preference will be given to the following:


    Organizations in central Oklahoma.