Pennsylvania · Private foundation
James L Wise Charitable Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $218k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $43,527
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $43,527
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 5
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $4.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations James L Wise Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $218k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $197k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $202k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Health$247kEnvironment$123kPublic Safety & Disaster$123kRecreation & Sports$123k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $123,261 | 3 | 0% |
| Pretty Lake Vacation Camp Inc | $123,261 | 3 | 2% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $123,261 | 3 | 0% |
| Kalamazoo Nature Center | $123,261 | 3 | 1% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $123,261 | 3 | 0% |
About James L Wise Charitable Trust
- How much does James L Wise Charitable Trust give?
- James L Wise Charitable Trust reported 5 grants totaling $217,635 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 5 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does James L Wise Charitable Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (40%), Environment (20%), Public Safety & Disaster (20%).
- Who are James L Wise Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($123k), Pretty Lake Vacation Camp Inc ($123k), American Cancer Society Inc ($123k).
- Does James L Wise Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does James L Wise Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is James L Wise Charitable Trust based?
- James L Wise Charitable Trust is based in PA.
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