THE WESSEL FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
THE WESSEL FOUNDATION (EIN 43-1944939)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202601329349100405
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-11T22:20:56-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN431218594PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capital Advisors Group IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1119 Old State RdAddressLine1Txt
CityEllisvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63021ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN431944939EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Wessel FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3145900001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14805 Oakridge Park CourtAddressLine1Txt
CitySt LouisCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63129ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ Scott WesselPersonNm
Person TitleTrusteePersonTitleTxt
Phone3145900001PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAYNE D CORLEY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00177895PTIN
Phone6363945524PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$328,786FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$10,188ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$1InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$4,960DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$4,961DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$4,961DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$15,149TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$4,961TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$4,961TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$850AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$850AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$850AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$850AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$0OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$295TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$295TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$295TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$295TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$0DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$0OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,145TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,145TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$1,145TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,145TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$12,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$12,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$13,145TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,145TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$1,145TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$13,145TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$2,004ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$3,816NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$3,816AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$2,438CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$2,507CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$2,507CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$2,824SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$4,759SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$4,759SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$45,300CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$45,300CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$321,520CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land EOY$0LandEOYAmt
Other Assets BOY$0OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$50,562TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$52,566TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$328,786TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$0OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$0OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$50,562NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$52,566NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$50,562TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$52,566TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$50,562TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$52,566TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$50,562TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$2,004ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$52,566SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$52,566TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$53InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$53SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$53TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$68EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$68TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Overpayment-$68OriginalReturnOverpaymentAmt
Overpayment$15OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$15AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateMOOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksJ Scott WesselIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone3145900001PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14805 Oakridge Park Court StAddressLine1Txt
CityLouisCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63149ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
J Scott Wessel
4805 Oakridge Park CtSt LouisMO63129President1.00$0$0$0
Kathleen M Wessel
4805 Oakridge Park CtSt LouisMO63129Secretary/Treasurer0.50$0$0$0
Jennifer A Kriner
5620 Woodworth WayIndianapolisIN46237V.P. of Public Relations0.30$0$0$0
Amy A Corbin
718 Wessel Farm CourtSaint LouisMO63122V.P. of Operations0.30$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Contributions to locally based non-profit organizations engaged in religious ministry, education, and charitable community services such as the provision of housing needs for underprivledged and homelessDescription1Txt
Expenses1$12,000Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$246,725AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$2,507AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$249,232TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$249,232AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$3,738CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$245,494NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$12,275MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$12,275MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$53TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$53TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$12,222DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$12,222DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$12,222DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$13,145ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$13,145QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$12,222DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$1,967ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$768ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$2,735TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$13,145QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$12,222AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$923RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$3,658TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$3,658ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$0ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$1,967ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$0ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$768ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$923ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributed assets 5ContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributed assets 5ContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributed assets 5ContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributed assets 5ContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributred assetsContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributred assetsContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributred assetsContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributred assetsContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributred assetsContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJ Scott Wessel contributred assetsContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Notre Dame Middle School
320 E Ripa AveSt LouisMO63125PCeducational institution$1,000
Marian Middle School
4130 Wyoming StreetSt LouisMO63116PCeducational institution$1,000
Ursuline Academy
341 South Sappington RdSt LouisMO63122PCeducational institution$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$12,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$4,960ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$4,961ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$4,961TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number4,8LineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementFoundation assets were invested for dividends to produce cash for distribution to religious organizationsRelationshipStatementTxt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryCapital Advisory Group tax prepCategoryTxt
Amt$850Amt
Net Investment Income$850NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$850AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$850DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockMorgan Stanley 033128016-149 (2000 shares CHRW)StockNm
EOY Book Value$45,300EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$321,520EOYFMVAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
990PF 2024$120$120$120$120
Account Charges$175$175$175$175

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