New York · Private foundation
The Wendy Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $69k
- Granted FY2021
- 3
- Grants FY2021
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $15,835
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 33% of the organizations The Wendy Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 3 | $69k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $15k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $82k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $62k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $23k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otterbein University | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | $63,047 | 2 | 0% |
| Palm Springs Young Playwrights | $15,835 | 1 | n/a |
| Portland Art Museum | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bring on the Music Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Oregon Historical Society | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kesey Farm Project | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ed Asner Family Center | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Rancho Los Amigos Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otterbein University | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | $63,047 | 2 | 0% |
| Palm Springs Young Playwrights | $15,835 | 1 | n/a |
| Portland Art Museum | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bring on the Music Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Oregon Historical Society | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kesey Farm Project | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ed Asner Family Center | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Rancho Los Amigos Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| River Phoenix Center for Peace Building Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Pandrillus Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| DAP Health Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($17k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Wendy Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Wendy Foundation
- How much does The Wendy Foundation give?
- The Wendy Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $68,882 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Wendy Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (49%), Education (40%), Health (4%).
- Who are The Wendy Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Otterbein University ($100k), Fractured Atlas Inc ($63k), Palm Springs Young Playwrights ($16k).
- Does The Wendy Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Wendy 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 The Wendy Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Wendy Foundation based?
- The Wendy Foundation is based in NY.
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