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The Ellen Wp Wasserman Foundation at a glance

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The Ellen Wp Wasserman Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.2M
Granted FY2026still arriving
18
Grants FY2026still arriving
4
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Health$5.8MPhilanthropy$2.0MArts & Culture$1.2MEducation$894kCrime & Legal$806kReligion$101kYouth Development$50kHuman Services$25k
02FY2026 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k4 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $71k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $371k
  • $250k+5 grants · $2.7M
$15,240
Median grant
4
States reached
$23M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SINAI HOSPITAL$1,000,753
THE ASSOCIATED JEWISH FEDERATION OF BALTIMORE$667,943
PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES$359,602
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOUNDATION$347,411
MAINE MUSEUM OF INNOVCATION LEARNING & LABOR$344,471
CENTER FOR HOPE$165,374
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$103,699
DYSLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM$102,236
TEMPLE OHEB SHALOM$15,240
THE PUBLIC THEATRE$14,893
TREE STREET YOUTH CENTER$10,385
THE ARC OF BALTIMORE$10,124
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$10,011
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART$10,011
HEROES HELPING HEROES$5,238
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–26, $1.2M) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 5% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $360k → 7%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $357k → 7%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $350k → 7%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $15k → 7%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $15k → 7%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $14k → 7%THE ARC OF BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%THE ARC OF BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%THE ARC OF BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%THE ARC OF BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%THE ARC OF BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%THE ARC OF BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$14M · 17 repeat orgs$0 to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2026, 0 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
0

Total granted

$14M
$0

Still filing today

59%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25’26
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthCrime & LegalOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SH
    SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE INC
    5× · 2021–2026 · $5.9M · revenue +14%
  • PA
    PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES INC
    6× · 2021–2026 · $1.1M · revenue +66%
  • UA
    UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOUNDATION
    6× · 2021–2026 · $1.0M · revenue +65%

Funded once

    How this is measured

    Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

    04Its field

    Closest unfunded matches

    The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

    1
    Boston Architectural College

    The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

    —
    2
    University of Maryland Physicians Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    —
    3
    University of Maryland Anesthesiology Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    —
    4
    University of Maryland Otorhino-Laryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    5
    University of Maryland Surgical Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    6
    University of Maryland Neurosurgeryassociates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Education
    7
    University of Maryland Oncology Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    8
    University of Maryland Pediatric Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    9
    University of Maryland Neurology Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    —
    10
    Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

    Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

    Health
    11
    University of Maryland Family Medicine Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    —
    12
    University of Maryland Eye Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    How this is measured
    The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Arc Baltimore Inc; the most unlike its peers is Baltimore Museum of Art. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
    04the grantee network

    11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

    Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

    How this is measured

    Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 18 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

    Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

    0
    Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
    4
    Early backer (in before they grew)
    11/11
    Grantees still filing
    8/11
    Grew since first funded

    Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

    SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE INC: $5,931,380 · HealthSINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE INCTHE ASSOCIATED JEWISH FEDERATION OF BALTIMORE: $2,594,235 · OtherTHE ASSOCIATED JEWISH F…+6 more: $273,910 · Other+6 moreMAINE MUSEUM OF INNOVATION LEARNING AND LABOR: $1,011,654 · Arts & CultureMAINE MUSEUM …BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $475,345 · Arts & CultureBALTIMORE SYM…LA Public Theatre Inc: $90,138 · Arts & CultureLA Public The…+1 more: $50,083 · Arts & CultureUNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOUNDATION: $1,039,708 · EducationUNIVERSITY…DYSLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM: $277,815 · EducationDYSLEXIA T…PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES INC: $1,110,999 · Human ServicesPATIENT A…THE ARC BALTIMORE INC: $60,988 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR HOPE INC: $971,697 · Crime & LegalBALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $60,569 · Philanthropy
    Health$5,931,380Other$2,868,145Arts & Culture$1,627,220Education$1,317,523Human Services$1,171,987Crime & Legal$971,697Philanthropy$60,569

    Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

    25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE INC: $5,931,380 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES INC: $1,110,999 over 6y, 14% of budgetUNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOUNDATION: $1,039,708 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetMAINE MUSEUM OF INNOVATION LEARNING AND LABOR: $1,011,654 over 3y, 21% of budgetCENTER FOR HOPE INC: $971,697 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetBALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $475,345 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetDYSLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM: $277,815 over 6y, 8.9% of budgetLA Public Theatre Inc: $90,138 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetTHE ARC BALTIMORE INC: $60,988 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $60,569 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART: $50,083 over 5y, 0.0% of budget
    Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

    A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

    • Who funds SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE INC ↗
    • Who funds PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES INC ↗
    • Who funds UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOUNDATION ↗
    • Who funds MAINE MUSEUM OF INNOVATION LEARNING AND LABOR ↗
    • Who funds CENTER FOR HOPE INC ↗
    • Who funds BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
    • Who funds DYSLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM ↗
    • Who funds LA Public Theatre Inc ↗
    • Who funds THE ARC BALTIMORE INC ↗
    • Who funds BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
    • Who funds BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART ↗

    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.

    David & Barbara B Hir…Associated Jewish Cha…The Harry and Jeanett…T Rowe Price Program …The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
    David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation IncMD13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

    Open a dossier: David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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.

    How much its grantees rely on government

    Each dot is one organization The Ellen Wp Wasserman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Ellen Wp Wasserman Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

    2024
    ’20’21’22’23’24’25
    no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
    • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc: 11% of income from government
    • Baltimore Museum of Art: 4% of income from government
    • Center for Hope Inc: 1% of income from government
    • The Arc Baltimore Inc: 1% of income from government
    • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Inc: 0% of income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 18 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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