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Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2024
42
Organizations funded FY2023
57%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$600,065
Organizations funded a year
27 to 42
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
16
Total assets, FY2024
$4.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 57% of the organizations Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $145k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationArts & CultureInternationalHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving31$1.2M23%
FY202342$1.3M57%
FY202227$901k44%
FY202128$757k39%
FY202039$508k51%
FY201932$594k44%
FY201841$259k49%
FY201738$213kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$4.7MArts & Culture$231kEducation$216kInternational$152kRecreation & Sports$74kYouth Development$57kAnimals$35kEnvironment$33kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 72 grantees
All grantees of Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Eisenhower Medical Center$605,00030%
Woodland Strides$130,000665%
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts$68,05070%
Kids and Horses Inc$58,40065%
Gods Little Acres Inc$57,000723%
Melissa's House$44,77569%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$43,60070%
Ecolife Conservation$33,07560%
Mercy for Animals Inc$18,40040%
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital$17,25030%
Amigos of Costa Rica Inc$17,00020%
Montefiore Medical Center$17,00010%
Edward Kline Mem Homeless Veterans Fund Inc$15,72422%
Hope International$13,50020%
Lauren Elizabeth Foundation$12,9004n/a
The Buddy Program Inc$11,50030%
Renown Health Foundation$10,00010%
Merit America$10,00010%
The Las Vegas Philharmonic$9,50020%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$8,49420%
Keep Memory Alive$7,5002n/a
The Rumson Country Day School$7,00040%
New Horizons Center for Learning Inc$6,29510%
American College of Lifestyle Medicine$6,00010%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$5,15010%
Nutritionfactsorg Inc$5,00010%
Tahoe Family Solutions Inc$3,2501n/a
The University of Cincinnati Foundation$2,50020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$2,50040%
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation$2,50010%
Global Investment Foundation for Tomorrow Inc$2,50011%
Bangor Young Men's Christian Association$2,50010%
Jazz Outreach Initiative$2,50011%
The Plantrician Project$2,50020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$2,35030%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$2,04930%
Children's Tumor Foundation$2,00010%
Unshakeable$2,0001n/a
Three Square$1,95030%
Strings Music Festival$1,84310%
Assistance League Coachella Valley$1,78010%
Southeastern California Conference$1,5001n/a
Pet Network Humane Society$1,38010%
Get Lit - Words Ignite Inc$1,25020%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,10020%
The Eisenhower Foundation$1,00010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$1,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$1,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$90030%
My Holiday Fairy$5751n/a
Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation$51510%
The Salvation Army$5001n/a
Inspiring Children Foundation$50010%
Big Hearts to Little Hearts$50010%
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada$5001n/a
Las Vegas Rescue Mission$50010%
Hire Heroes USA Inc$36810%
Paws 4 Passengers$2501n/a
Senator George J Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute$25010%
Humane World for Animals Inc$25010%
Manasota Buds Inc$2501n/a
Samaritan's Purse$20010%
Tahoe Expedition Academy Inc$15010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$14520%
Steamboat Tennis Association$12510%
Sarasota Orchid Society Inc$1001n/a
Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens Inc$1001n/a
National Kidney Foundation Inc$10010%
CaringBridge$10020%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$10010%
Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute$10010%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$1010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 74 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 60 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $605,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWoodland Strides: $130,000 over 6y, 65% of budgetThe Smith Center for the Performing Arts: $68,050 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetKids and Horses Inc: $58,400 over 6y, 4.9% of budgetGods Little Acres Inc: $57,000 over 7y, 23% of budgetMelissa's House: $44,775 over 6y, 9.1% of budgetPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $43,600 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetEcolife Conservation: $33,075 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetMercy for Animals Inc: $18,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLoma Linda University Children's Hospital: $17,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmigos of Costa Rica Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMontefiore Medical Center: $17,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEdward Kline Mem Homeless Veterans Fund Inc: $15,724 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetHope International: $13,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Buddy Program Inc: $11,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRenown Health Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMerit America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Las Vegas Philharmonic: $9,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $8,494 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rumson Country Day School: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew Horizons Center for Learning Inc: $6,295 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $5,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNutritionfactsorg Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe University of Cincinnati Foundation: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Valley Hospital Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Investment Foundation for Tomorrow Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBangor Young Men's Christian Association: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJazz Outreach Initiative: $2,500 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetThe Plantrician Project: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $2,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $2,049 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Tumor Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThree Square: $1,950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStrings Music Festival: $1,843 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAssistance League Coachella Valley: $1,780 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPet Network Humane Society: $1,380 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGet Lit - Words Ignite Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation: $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInspiring Children Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Hearts to Little Hearts: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLas Vegas Rescue Mission: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 60.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Wynn Resorts FoundationNV21.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Wynn Resorts Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · United Way of Southern Nevada · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · Mgm Resorts Foundation · Tahoe Community Foundation · Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund · Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc · Engelstad Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Susan G Fine Family Foundation · Offerdahl Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation

How much does Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation give?
Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $1,209,569 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 42 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (83%), Arts & Culture (4%), Education (4%).
Who are Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Eisenhower Medical Center ($605k), Woodland Strides ($130k), The Smith Center for the Performing Arts ($68k).
Does Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Wynn Resorts Foundation, NV Energy Charitable Foundation, United Way of Southern Nevada.
Where is Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation based?
Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation is based in NJ.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 155 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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