Delaware · Private foundation
Wanda J Herndon 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.
- $9k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2024
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 55%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $250
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $4,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $193k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 55% of the organizations Wanda J Herndon Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $9k | 13% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $11k | 55% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $12k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $10k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $9k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $11k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $12k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $11k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Avenue Theatre Association | $21,500 | 4 | 0% |
| The Legacy Foundation of Seattle | $7,750 | 3 | 1% |
| Northwest African American Museum | $6,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Atlantic Street Center | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cancer Lifeline | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| College Success Foundation | $2,300 | 5 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Treehouse | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Youthcare | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Avenue Theatre Association | $21,500 | 4 | 0% |
| The Legacy Foundation of Seattle | $7,750 | 3 | 1% |
| Northwest African American Museum | $6,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Atlantic Street Center | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cancer Lifeline | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| College Success Foundation | $2,300 | 5 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Treehouse | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Youthcare | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chosen Few Arts Council | $750 | 2 | n/a |
| Friendship Missionary Baptist Church | $600 | 2 | n/a |
| Maris Place | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington Autism Alliance | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle Art Museum | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| O'Dea High School Foundation | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Washington Foundation | $250 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($24k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wanda J Herndon 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: Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · United Way of King County · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Wyman Youth Trust · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Moccasin Lake Foundation · Raikes Foundation · Credit Unions in the State of Washington · American Gift Fund · The US Charitable Gift Trust
How this is measured
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About Wanda J Herndon Foundation
- How much does Wanda J Herndon Foundation give?
- Wanda J Herndon Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $9,100 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Wanda J Herndon Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (62%), Education (15%), Human Services (11%).
- Who are Wanda J Herndon Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: 5th Avenue Theatre Association ($22k), The Legacy Foundation of Seattle ($8k), Northwest African American Museum ($7k).
- Does Wanda J Herndon Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 55% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Wanda J Herndon 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 Wanda J Herndon Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, The Norcliffe Foundation, Puget Sound Energy Foundation.
- Where is Wanda J Herndon Foundation based?
- Wanda J Herndon Foundation is based in DE.
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