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Harry & Ida Wise Family Fund

Preselected recipients only Charlestown, Massachusetts · EIN 046112180

Harry & Ida Wise Family Fund is a private foundation in Charlestown, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $19,430 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $3,665 and the largest $12,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $6,100 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6,1004$325,613
2024$19,4304$344,462

How to apply

Harry & Ida Wise Family Fund says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harry & Ida Wise Family Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts3$19,330
Rhode Island1$100

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Temple Beth Avodah
Newton, MA
Charitable contributions$12,000
Chebra Kadisha of Chelsea
Woburn, MA
Charitable contributions$5,130
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Boston, MA
Charitable contributions$2,200
Providence Promise
Providence, RI
Charitable contributions$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry & Ida Wise Family Fund accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Harry & Ida Wise Family Fund give?

$19,430 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $3,665.

Who runs Harry & Ida Wise Family Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Jerold Wise (Trustee) and Andrew Wise (Trustee).

What does Harry & Ida Wise Family Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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