Private foundation · EIN 26-1497632 · Purchase, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lance R Wachenheim 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 22 grants paid, $1.1M total, median $30K. 68% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
22
$1.1M
Median grant
$30K
Stays in NY
68%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$26M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Blythedale Children's HospitalValhalla, NYGeneral support$250K
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NYGeneral support$180K
Workshop for WarriorsSan Diego, CAGeneral support$150K
STEM Alliance of Larchmont-MamaroneckLarchmont, NYGeneral support$95K
Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown Heights, NYGeneral support$80K
OceanaWashington, DCGeneral support$50K
Friends of KarenNorth Salem, NYGeneral support$40K
Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NYGeneral support$30K
Fresh Air FundNew York, NYGeneral support$30K
Martha's Vineyard Community ServicesVineyard Haven, MAGeneral support$30K
Open Door Foundation IncOssining, NYGeneral support$30K
White Plains Hospital FoundationWhite Plains, NYGeneral support$30K
Mv YouthChilmark, MAGeneral support$28K
Mystic SeaportMystic, CTGeneral support$25K
Larchmont Mamaroneck Hunger Task ForceLarchmont, NYGeneral support$5,000
Larchmont Manor Park SocietyLarchmont, NYGeneral support$5,000
Mamaroneck Larchmont Student Aid FundLarchmont, NYGeneral support$5,000
Martha's Vineyard HospitalOak Bluffs, MAGeneral support$5,000
Volunteer Ambulance of Mamaroneck and LarchmontLarchmont, NYGeneral support$5,000
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Community Television IncMamaroneck, NYGeneral support$3,000
1925 Foundation IncMamaroneck, NYGeneral support$2,000
Atlantic White Shark ConservancyNorth Chatham, MAGeneral support$2,000

By state: New York 15 · California 1 · Massachusetts 4 · District of Columbia 1 · Connecticut 1

About this foundation

Lance R Wachenheim Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Purchase, New York, administered in care of Cng, tax-exempt since 2008. 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 Lance R Wachenheim Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Lance R Wachenheim Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.1M across 22 grants, a median of $30K.

Where does Lance R Wachenheim Foundation give?

New York (15 grants), California (1 grants), Massachusetts (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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