Massachusetts · Private foundation
Van Der Wansem Foundation
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.
- $33k
- Granted FY2021
- 16
- Grants FY2021
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Van Der Wansem Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Van Der Wansem Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 10 organizations, $33k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $4,000
- States reached, FY2021
- 7
- Total assets, FY2021
- $764k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Room to Read | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| War Child USA Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Pse | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Concord Free Public Library Corporation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Health Law Advocates Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Advancing Girls Education in Africa Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Network of Engaged International Donors Global Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Icon Museum and Study Center Inc | $750 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Van Der Wansem Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Van Der Wansem Foundation
- How much does Van Der Wansem Foundation give?
- Van Der Wansem Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $33,300 in its FY2021 IRS filing.
- What does Van Der Wansem Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (72%), International (13%), Education (6%).
- Who are Van Der Wansem Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($8k), Room to Read ($4k), War Child USA Inc ($3k).
- Does Van Der Wansem 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 Van Der Wansem Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Van Der Wansem Foundation based?
- Van Der Wansem Foundation is based in MA.
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