Private foundation · EIN 20-0413209 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Wf Whitman Family Foundation Inc

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: 19 grants paid, $337K total, median $10K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
19
$337K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.8M

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYChairman's FUND$100K
Opera House ArtsStonington, MELive! for $5 Series$45K
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$35K
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital IncBlue Hill, MEFunds FOR construction of new CT room$25K
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Association IncCold Springs Harbor, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
President & Fellows of Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Northeast Harbor Sailing SchoolNortheast Harbor, METhe Sailing School Preservation Initiative$20K
Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, MEGeneral & Unrestricted$11K
Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, MEGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Pennys Flight Foundation IncLocust Valley, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Scyc Preservation Foundation IncOyster Bay, NYTo aid the refurbishments of the SCYC Jr. Club; bring the building and its facilities to code standards$10K
Mount Desert Island Biological LaboratoryBar Harbor, MEGeneral & Unrestricted$6,000
Taft School CorporationWatertown, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Friends of the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery inCold Springs Harbor, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Old Westbury Gardens IncOld Westbury, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Mount Desert Nursing AssociationNortheast Harbor, MEGeneral & Unrestricted$1,500
St Johns ChurchCold Spring Harbor, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,500
Trustees of Phillips AcademyAndover, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$500

By state: New York 8 · Maine 7 · Massachusetts 2 · Vermont 1 · Connecticut 1

About this foundation

Wf Whitman Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2004. 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 Wf Whitman Family Foundation Inc 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 Wf Whitman Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $337K across 19 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Wf Whitman Family Foundation Inc give?

New York (8 grants), Maine (7 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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