Private foundation · EIN 26-1774810 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lynne Waxman 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: 21 grants paid, $428K total, median $20K. 100% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
21
$428K
Median grant
$20K
Stays in NY
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.8M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
City HarvestNew York, NYFood pantry to communities in new york city$60K
Friends of the High LineNew York, NYPublic park program, maintained and operated$50K
Hot Bread KitchenNew York, NYJob skills program through career in food$50K
The Skin Cancer FoundationNew York, NYSkin cancer research$30K
Baruch CollegeNew York, NYEducation services$25K
Chofetz Chaim Heritage FoundationSuffern, NYOrganization and promotion of educational materials on judaism's laws and philosophies$25K
Henry Street SettlementNew York, NYSocial service agency in the lower east side$25K
New Victory TheaterNew York, NYArts$25K
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationNew York, NYPreserve the architectural heritage and cultural history of greenwich village$25K
Chai LifelineNew York, NYInternational children's health support network$20K
Yad VashemNew York, NYPrivate foundation$20K
Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NYLargest independent, fully-volunteer emergency medical service organization$18K
Merchants House MuseumNew York, NYHistoric house museum in greenwich village/soho/noho neighborhoods$15K
Hatzolah NyNew York, NYAmbulatory services unrestricted use of recipient$10K
92 Street yNew York, NYCommunity center$5,000
Good Old Lower East SideNew York, NYNeighborhood housing and preservation organization dedicated to tenants rights$5,000
Art OmiGhent, NYIntegration of art and nature$5,000
Yad Avraham InstituteNew York, NYEducation$5,000
Alzheimer Drug Discovery FoundationNew York, NYAlzheimer research$5,000
Our Place NyNew York, NYCounseling and guiding of troubled youth in their return to mainstream society$3,500
RccsBrooklyn, NYProvides an array of services to cancer patients and their families$1,500

About this foundation

Lynne Waxman Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Sandy a Klein, tax-exempt since 2009. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Lynne Waxman 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 Lynne Waxman Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $428K across 21 grants, a median of $20K.

Where does Lynne Waxman Foundation give?

New York (21 grants), per its latest filing.

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