Private foundation · EIN 13-3099901 · New York, New York

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 98 grants paid, $9.1M total, median $25K. 52% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
98
$9.1M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in NY
52%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$35M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 98 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbia Law SchoolNew York, NYGeneral program support$1.4M
New York City Partnership Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral program support$1.3M
NYU Langone HealthNew York, NYGeneral program support$1.2M
NYU School of LawNew York, NYGeneral program support$603K
Prep for PrepNew York, NYGeneral program support$500K
University of Chicago Law SchoolChicago, ILGeneral program support$339K
The Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NYGeneral program support$321K
Inner-City Scholarship FundNew York, NYGeneral program support$250K
Children's Aid SocietyNew York, NYGeneral program support$240K
Harvard Law SchoolCambridge, MAGeneral program support$185K
American Friends of the Hebrew UniversityNew York, NYGeneral program support$165K
California Fire FoundationSacramento, CAGeneral program support$100K
Entertainment Industry FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral program support$100K
Fireaid LALos Angeles, CAGeneral program support$100K
Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under LawWashington, DCGeneral program support$100K
Los Angeles Regional Food BankLos Angeles, CAGeneral program support$100K
Pasadena Educational FoundationPasadena, CAGeneral program support$100K
University of DelawareNewark, DEGeneral program support$100K
Equal Justice WorksWashington, DCGeneral program support$92K
Her JusticeNew York, NYGeneral program support$80K
Mobilization for JusticeNew York, NYGeneral program support$75K
Yale Law SchoolNew Haven, CTGeneral program support$67K
New York UniversityNew York, NYGeneral program support$60K
American Friends of Rambam Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral program support$50K
Asphalt GreenNew York, NYGeneral program support$50K
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NYGeneral program support$50K
Community Hope IncParsippany, NJGeneral program support$50K
DkmsNew York, NYGeneral program support$50K
Legal Services CorporationWashington, DCGeneral program support$50K
New York Historical SocietyNew York, NYGeneral program support$50K
NYU Institute for Corporate GovernanceNew York, NYGeneral program support$50K
Pro Bono PartnershipWhite Plains, NYGeneral program support$50K
Pursuit Transformation Company IncLong Island City, NYGeneral program support$50K
Temple Emanu-El Nursery SchoolNew York, NYGeneral program support$50K
Temple Emanu-ElNew York, NYGeneral program support$50K
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral program support$45K
Friends of the Israel Antiquities AuthorityNew York, NYGeneral program support$36K
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAGeneral program support$36K
Fdny Foundation IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral program support$35K
Conocophillips United WayHouston, TXGeneral program support$30K
Public Art Fund IncNew York, NYGeneral program support$30K
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXGeneral program support$25K
American Red CrossWashington, DCGeneral program support$25K
Bet TzedekLos Angeles, CAGeneral program support$25K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York CityNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
Children's Cancer CauseWashington, DCGeneral program support$25K
Federal Bar FoundationNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
Law Foundation of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CAGeneral program support$25K
Metropolitan Family ServicesChicago, ILGeneral program support$25K
Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GAGeneral program support$25K
Mount Sinai Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
New York Legal Assistance Group (nylag)New York, NYGeneral program support$25K
Regional Plan AssociatesNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
Roosevelt InstituteNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
Sanctuary for FamiliesNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
Teak FellowshipNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
UJA Federation of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
Volunteer Lawyers for the ArtsNew York, NYGeneral program support$25K
Georgetown University Law CenterWashington, DCGeneral program support$23K

By state: New York 51 · California 11 · Illinois 4 · District of Columbia 10 · Massachusetts 2 · Delaware 2

About this foundation

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Ka, tax-exempt since 1982. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $9.1M across 98 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation give?

New York (51 grants), California (11 grants), Illinois (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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