The Joseph H Wender Foundation
EIN 133318170Total Given 2017–2024
$1.6M
61 grants · $203K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $5K–$35K
grant size
28%
balanced · 11/40 multi-year
repeat
$2.6M
Assets (2024)
40
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(415) 344-0400
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $90K | $2.9M | $225K | 3 |
| 2018 | $145K | $2.7M | $65K | 5 |
| 2019 | $147K | $2.8M | $181K | 7 |
| 2020 | $389K | $2.4M | $1.4M | 13 |
| 2021 | $329K | $2.7M | $36K | 6 |
| 2022 | $188K | $2.5M | $125K | 9 |
| 2023 | $194K | $2.4M | $39K | 11 |
| 2024 | $141K | $2.6M | $69K | 7 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 61 grants on record
Minimum
$60
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$20K
Average
$27K
75th Pctl
$35K
Maximum
$215K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JW
Joseph H Wender
Trustee
JC
Jonathan L Cohen
Trustee
AW
Ann Colgin Wender
Trustee
JW
Joseph H Wender
Trustee
JC
Jonathan L Cohen
Trustee
AW
Ann Colgin Wender
Trustee
JW
Joseph H Wender
Trustee
AW
Ann Colgin Wender
Trustee
JC
Jonathan L Cohen
Trustee
JW
Joseph H Wender
Trustee
JC
Jonathan L Cohen
Trustee
AW
Ann Colgin Wender
Trustee
JW
Joseph H Wender
Trustee
AW
Ann Colgin Wender
Trustee
JC
Jonathan L Cohen
Trustee
JC
Jonathan L Cohen
Trustee
AW
Ann Colgin Wender
Trustee
JW
Joseph H Wender
Trustee
JW
Joseph H Wender
Trustee
JC
Jonathan L Cohen
Trustee
AW
Ann Colgin Wender
Trustee
AW
Ann Colgin Wender
Trustee
JC
Jonathan L Cohen
Trustee
JW
Joseph H Wender
Trustee
Grants Awarded (61 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $214,840 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Wender Weis Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $120,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Naples Children & Education Foundation | Naples, FL | $97,467 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Wender Weis Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $74,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Wender Weis Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $57,500 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $56,504 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Centre Pompidou Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2017 |
| Friends Seminary | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2018 |
| Wender Weis Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $45,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2019 |
| Wender Weis Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $40,100 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| St Helena Hospital Foundation | St Helena, CA | $39,510 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Amfar the Foundation for Aids Research | New York, NY | $35,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| American Friends of the Centre Pompidou | New York, NY | $35,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| The American Friends of the Centre Pompidou | New York, NY | $35,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Wender Weis Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $35,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2017 |
| Centre Pompidou Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Festival Napa Valley | Napa, CA | $34,800 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2019 |
| Mad Foundation | $33,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2018 | |
| Wender Weis Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $30,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2018 |
| Two X Two for Aids and Art | New York, NY | $28,750 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| St Helena Hospital Foundation | St Helena, CA | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| The Culinary Institute of America | Hyde Park, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2018 |