Private foundation · EIN 31-6090956 · New York, New York

Wildwood 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: 23 grants paid, $1.2M total, median $10K. 26% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$1.2M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
26%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$15M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYFor mission support$395K
Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NYFor mission support$250K
Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NYFor mission support$220K
Connecticut Audubon SocietyFairfield, CTFor mission support$65K
Brandywine Red Clay AllianceWest Chester, PAFor mission support$50K
Delaware Wild LandsOdessa, DEFor mission support$25K
Kalmar Nyckel FoundationWilmington, DEFor mission support$20K
Sea Education AssociationWoods Hole, MAFor mission support$20K
The Montana Land RelianceHelena, MTFor mission support$20K
Trout UnlimitedArlington, VAFor mission support$20K
Vermont Center for EcostudiesNorwich, VTFor mission support$20K
American RiversColoma, CAFor mission support$10K
City TrackNew York, NYFor mission support$10K
Spring Island Trust FoundationOkatie, SCFor mission support$10K
Unicef USANew York, NYFor mission support$10K
Coastal Conservation LeagueCharleston, SCFor mission support$5,000
Delaware Ornithological SocietyWilmington, DEFor mission support$5,000
Greens Farms AcademyGreens Farms, CTFor mission support$5,000
InaturalistSan Rafael, CAFor mission support$5,000
Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FLFor mission support$5,000
American Birding AssociationDelaware City, DEFor mission support$2,500
Finch Research NetworkCortland, NYFor mission support$2,500
Msu Alumni FoundationBozeman, MTFor mission support$2,000

By state: New York 6 · Connecticut 2 · Delaware 4 · Pennsylvania 1 · Montana 2 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Wildwood Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Michele Manfredi, tax-exempt since 1969. 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 Wildwood 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 Wildwood Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.2M across 23 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Wildwood Foundation give?

New York (6 grants), Connecticut (2 grants), Delaware (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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