The Wenner-gren Foundation for

EIN 131813827 Private Foundation

Harrison, NY 10528 |(212) 683-5000

https://www.wennergren.org
Total Given 2019–2023
$34.8M
1,834 grants · $7.0M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $15K–$20K
grant size
16%
balanced · 240/1,471 multi-year
repeat
$204.5M
Assets (2023)
1,471
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person DR DANILYN RUTHERFORD
Phone (212) 683-5000
Deadlines SEE WWW.WENNERGREN.ORG
How to Apply THE FOUNDATION OPERATES AN ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS. PLEASE REFER TO THE PROGRAMS SECTION OF THE WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION - WWW.WENNERGREN.ORG/PROGRAMS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT PROGRAMS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO INQUIRES@WENNERGREN.ORG OR BY CALLING 212-683-5000.
Restrictions SEE WWW.WENNERGREN.ORG
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2019 $5.8M $184.7M $6.8M 354
2020 $5.0M $202.0M $507K 265
2021 $7.0M $228.4M $12.0M 339
2022 $8.7M $197.8M $2.9M 456
2023 $8.4M $204.5M $8.0M 420

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 1834 grants on record

Minimum
$200
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$20K
Average
$19K
75th Pctl
$20K
Maximum
$213K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

3.0% of US grants · Rank #8 of 47 states $530K across 36 grants 9 of 254 counties

Top 9 counties

  1. 1 Travis 14 grants · $240K
  2. 2 Harris 10 grants · $115K
  3. 3 Bexar 3 grants · $43K
  4. 4 Fort Bend 3 grants · $33K
  5. 5 McLennan 1 grant · $20K
  6. 6 Burnet 1 grant · $20K
  7. 7 El Paso 1 grant · $20K
  8. 8 Dallas 1 grant · $20K
  9. 9 Brazos 2 grants · $18K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (1,834 total)

Purpose
School for Advanced Research Santa Fe, NM $213,000 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WENNER-GREN FELLOWSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY IN BLACK EXPERIENCES PROGRAM AT THE SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH 2021
Aisha Beliso-De Jesus Princeton, NJ $150,000 (PRINCETON UNIVERSITY) TRANSFORMING ANTHROPOLOGY EDITORIAL SUPPORT 2021
Michael Brown Sante Fe, NM $142,000 TO AID ESTABLISHMENT OF FELLOWSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY IN BLACK EXPERIENCES, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 2022
RON Kassimir Brooklyn, NY $79,289 WENNER-GREN/ SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL COLLABORATION TO FUND 16 SSRC RAPID-RESPONSE GRANTS ON COVID-19 2020
Michael Brown Santa Fe, NM $76,810 SCHOOL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH, SANTA FE, NM - TO AID ESTABLISHMENT OF FELLOWSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY IN BLACK EXPERIENCES,... 2023
Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile Macul, None $75,070 TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN ANTHROPOLOGY AT PONTIFICIA U. CATOLICA DE CHILE, SANTIAGO, CHILE... 2020
Michael Brown Sante Fe, NM $71,000 TO AID ESTABLISHMENT OF FELLOWSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY IN BLACK EXPERIENCES, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 2022
Michael Brown Santa Fe, NM $65,190 SCHOOL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH, SANTA FE, NM - TO AID ESTABLISHMENT OF FELLOWSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY IN BLACK EXPERIENCES,... 2023
Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile Macul, None $54,523 TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN ANTHROPOLOGY AT PONTIFICIA U. CATOLICA DE CHILE, SANTIAGO, CHILE... 2021
JING XU Seattle, WA $40,000 XU, JING (WASHINGTON, U. OF) "UNRULY CHILDREN: MORAL DEVELOPMENT IN A TAIWANESE VILLAGE (1958-1960)" 2023
Charles H. P. Zuckerman Shelburne, VT $40,000 ZUCKERMAN, CHARLES (SYDNEY, U. OF) "WHAT THE ACTION IS: GAMBLING AND MORAL CATEGORIES IN LATE-SOCIALIST LAOS" 2023
Darcie Deangelo Norman, OK $40,000 DEANGELO, DARCIE (OKLAHOMA, U OF) "LEARNING TO LOVE RATS" 2023
Carolina Sanchez BOE Paris, None $40,000 BOE, CAROLINA (AARHUS U.) "DIGITAL DETENTIONELECTRONIC MONITORING OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE USA" 2023
Allison Enfield Caine Laramie, WY $40,000 CAINE, ALLISON (WYOMING, U. OF) "RESTLESS ECOLOGIES: CLIMATE CHANGE AND MULTISPECIES SURVIVAL IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES" 2023
Lauren Alyssa Hayes Laramie, WY $40,000 HAYES, LAUREN (WYOMING, U.) "WALKING THE LINE: GENDER, COMMUNICATION, AND THE NEW MANUFACTURING WORKPLACE IN... 2023
Anna Ilona Roberts Chester, None $40,000 ROBERTS, ANNA (INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR) "CAN BONOBO (PAN PANISCUS) COMMUNICATIVE COMPLEXITY ENABLE SOCIAL COMPLEXITY?" 2023
Joseph Klein Santa CRUZ, CA $40,000 KLEIN, JOSEPH (CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ, U. OF) "THE WORLD FOR A CORAL: FORTUNE AND BELONGING ON THE REEFS OF... 2023
Minwoo JUNG Chicago, IL $40,000 JUNG, MINWOO (LOYOLA U. CHICAGO) "QUEER GEOPOLITICS: RIGHTS PROJECTS IN CONTESTED ASIA" 2023
Samantha Fladd Pullman, WA $40,000 FLADD, SAMANTHA (WASHINGTON STATE U.) "ACCUMULATING IDENTITY IN TRASH: SPATIAL MODIFICATION AND SPIRITUAL... 2023
Aynur Kadir Vancouver, None $40,000 KADIR, AYNUR (BRITISH COLUMBIA, U. OF) "SAFEKEEPING CULTURE: GRASSROOTS PRESERVATION AS UYGHUR SURVIVAL" 2023
Jamie Allison Haverkamp Lewiston, ME $40,000 HAVERKAMP, JAMIE (BATES COLLEGE) "CLIMATE COLONIALITY: RESILIENCE, RESISTANCE AND RESTOR(Y)ING IN ANDEAN WORLDS" 2023
Nadide OZGE Serin Walla Walla, WA $40,000 SERIN, NADIDE OZGE (WHITMAN COLLEGE) "WRITING OF DEATH: ETHICS AND POLITICS OF THE DEATH FAST RESISTANCE IN... 2023
Jacob Nerenberg Leiden, None $40,000 NERENBERG, JACOB (LEIBNIZ-ZENTRUM MODERNER ORIENT) "NERENBERG, JACOB (LEIBNIZ-ZENTRUM MODERNER ORIENT) "LAND... 2023
Akimi OTA Chiba, None $40,000 (INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR) KANARTA (SLEEP/DREAM) 2020
Basak Can Istanbul, None $40,000 (KOC U.) "FORENSIC FANTASIES: DOCTORS, DOCUMENTS AND THE LIMITS OF TRUTH IN TURKEY" 2020

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