The Wegener Foundation



2024 Grant Areas of Support

  • Grant Applications Timeline

    Accepting Applications: January 2025
    Grant Application Due: August 1, 2025
    Grantmaking Meeting: October 2025
    Grants Funded: November 2025

    Funding Preferences: Oklahoma City, OK, and surrounding areas; Youth and Family Services, Health, and Education

  • Contact Information

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

    2024 Grants Awarded


    • A Chance to Change Foundation – $10,000
      Abbott House Child Advocacy Center – $7,000
      Anna’s House Foundation – $10,000
      Britvil Community Food Pantry – $7,500
      Calm Waters Center for Children and Families – $10,000
      CASA Voices for Children – $10,000
      Center for Children and Families – $10,000
      City Care – $10,000
      Daily Living Centers – $10,000
      Down Syndrome Association of Central OK – $10,000
      Dress for Success Oklahoma City – $5,000
      Genesis Project – $10,000
      Health Alliance for the Uninsured – $10,000
      Hearts for Hearing Foundation – $40,000
      Homeless Alliance – $10,000
      HopeHouse OKC – $5,000
      Limbs for Life Foundation – $10,000
      Metro Technology Centers Foundation – $10,000
      Not Your Average Joe – $10,000
      Oklahoma Cleats for Kids – $5,000
      Oklahoma Messages Project – $10,000

    • Oklahoma Project Woman – $5,000
      Parent Promise – $10,000
      Peppers Ranch – $10,000
      Pivot – $30,000
      Positive Tomorrows – $10,000
      Remerge – $10,000
      Savannah Station Therapeutic Riding Program – $10,000
      Sisu Youth – $15,000
      Skyline Urban Ministry – $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 – $10,000
      The Dragonfly Home – $10,000
      The Little Light House – $10,000
      The Right Path Riding Academy – $10,000
      Twin Cedars – $15,000
      Upward Transitions – $10,000
      Willow Pregnancy Support of Oklahoma – $10,000
      Wings Special Needs Community – $40,000
      YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City – $10,000

    About Us


    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.

    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 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.

    Foundation Policies


    In an effort to promote good governance and fundraising practices, the Wegener Foundation may limit grants to four (4) successive years. At that time, the Board may decide to cease funding. Wegener Foundation grantees are encouraged to maintain a large funding base and not become reliant on one funder.

    The Wegener Foundation


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    Accepting Applications: January 2025
    Grant Application Due: August 1, 2025
    Grantmaking Meeting: October 2025
    Grants Funded: November 2025

    Funding Preferences: Oklahoma City, OK, and surrounding areas; Youth and Family Services, Health, and Education

     

    Preference will be given to the following:


    Organizations in central Oklahoma.