Private foundation · EIN 47-7282590 · Miami Beach, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Wayne and Wendy Holman 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: 15 grants paid, $5.8M total, median $5,000. 60% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
15
$5.8M
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in FL
60%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.2M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York UniversityNew York, NYGeneral use$3.1M
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral use$2.6M
Fisher Island Day SchoolMiami Beach, FLGeneral usegeneral use$50K
Ransom Everglades SchoolCoconut Grove, FLGeneral use$25K
St Stephen's Episcopal Day SchoolCoconut Grove, FLGeneral use$13K
Carrollton School of the Sacred HeartMiami, FLGeneral use$10K
Cosmic Writers CorpPhiladelphia, PAGeneral use$6,000
Mt Sinai Medical CenterMiami Beach, FLGeneral use$5,000
Sundari FoundationMiami Beach, FLGeneral use$3,220
East End HospiceWesthampton, NYGeneral use$3,100
Bake a WishCoral Gablies, FLGeneral use$3,000
Dibia DreamMiami, FLGeneral use$3,000
Covenant HouseTopeka, KSGeneral use$1,045
Forest Park ProjectChicopee, MAGeneral use$1,000
BreakthroughmiamiMiami, FLGeneral use$104

By state: New York 2 · Pennsylvania 2 · Florida 9 · Kansas 1 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Wayne and Wendy Holman Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Miami Beach, Florida, tax-exempt since 2015. 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 Wayne and Wendy Holman 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 Wayne and Wendy Holman Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $5.8M across 15 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Wayne and Wendy Holman Foundation give?

New York (2 grants), Pennsylvania (2 grants), Florida (9 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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