· 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY | $40,000 |
| THE PALM SPRINGS YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL | $15,835 |
| FRACTURED ATLAS | $13,047 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
5 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2021, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
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
Backed again, and grew
- OUOtterbein University3× · 2018–2021 · $100k · revenue +2%
FRACTURED ATLAS INC2× · 2019–2021 · $63k · revenue +43%- BOBRING ON THE MUSIC INC2× · 2017–2020 · $8k · revenue +90%
Funded once
PORTLAND ART MUSEUMone grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +14%- OCOREGON CULTURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATIONone grant, 2019 · $10k
- OCOREGON CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSIONone grant, 2017 · $5k
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.
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.
Description of organization mission: the paley center for media is the premier institution dedicated to advancing the understanding of media-it's artistic value, social impact and historical importance-for the public and media…
Profile theatres mission is to produce a season of first-class productions and community engagement activities centered around a season-long featured writer whose vision broadens our perspective on the world and deepens our collective…
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.
Palm springs art museum creates transformative experiences that expand our understanding of ourselves and the world. palm springs art museum has a wide-reaching and growing permanent collection of over 12,000 objects rooted in modern and…
See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…
The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.
Artpace san antonio is a nonprofit residency program which supports texas, national, and international artists in the creation of new art. see schedule o for continuation.
The american film institute ("afi") is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.
The phillips collection is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary art in the u.s. in addition to presentation of works from the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum maintains active educational, academic,…
The asian art museum celebrates, preserves, and promotes asian and asian american art and cultures for local and global audiences. we provide a dynamic forum for exchanging ideas, inviting collaboration, and fueling imagination to deepen…
How this is measured
12 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 12 of the 17 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 Otterbein University ↗
- Who funds FRACTURED ATLAS INC ↗
- Who funds PALM SPRINGS YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS ↗
- Who funds PORTLAND ART MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds BRING ON THE MUSIC INC ↗
- Who funds OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds THE ED ASNER FAMILY CENTER ↗
- Who funds RANCHO LOS AMIGOS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds River Phoenix Center for Peace Building Inc ↗
- Who funds PANDRILLUS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds DAP Health Inc ↗
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
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Wendy Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Wendy Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Oregon Historical Society: 10% of income from government
- Portland Art Museum: 1% of income from government
How this is measured
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