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Heymann Wolf Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 726019363

Heymann Wolf Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $640,300 in 30 grants; the typical grant was $6,250 and the largest $210,000. 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 $406,000 the year before.

40% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$406,00030$9.7 million
2024$640,30030$9.7 million

How to apply

Heymann Wolf Foundation 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 Heymann Wolf Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York17$488,000
Louisiana2$101,000
Florida2$15,300
Connecticut2$10,000
Utah2$10,000
Illinois1$5,000
New Jersey1$5,000
Oklahoma1$4,000
Nevada1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 30 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New Light Theater Project
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$210,000
New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans, LA
General purposes of donee$100,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$50,000
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$50,000
Trustees of Columbia University of the City of Ny
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$32,500
Loose Cannons
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$30,000
Chelsea Piers Foundation
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$20,000
The Clinton School Parents Association
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$20,000
Ariah Foundation
Brooklyn, NY
General purposes of donee$15,000
Mount Sinai Health System
Miami Beach, FL
General purposes of donee$12,500
Columbia University
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$10,000
Human Rights First
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$10,000
Jewish Family Service
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$10,000
New York STEM Cell Foundation
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$10,000
Irish Repertory Theatre
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$7,500
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
Chicago, IL
General purposes of donee$5,000
Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$5,000
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Hamden, CT
General purposes of donee$5,000
Hopkins School
New Haven, CT
General purposes of donee$5,000
Horizons Newark
Newark, NJ
General purposes of donee$5,000
Logan High School
Logan, UT
General purposes of donee$5,000
Logan Schools Foundation
Logan, UT
General purposes of donee$5,000
Soho Think Tank
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$5,000
Chocktaw Elementary
Choctaw, OK
General purposes of donee$4,000
The 1909 Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL
General purposes of donee$2,800
American Ballet Theater Foundation
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$1,500
New Dramatists Inc
New York, NY
General purposes of donee$1,500
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
Pittsburgh, PA
General purposes of donee$1,000
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
Las Vegas, NV
General purposes of donee$1,000
Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival
New Orleans, LA
General purposes of donee$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Heymann Wolf Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Heymann Wolf Foundation give?

$640,300 in tax year 2024, across 30 grants, with a typical grant of $6,250.

Who runs Heymann Wolf Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jerry Heymann (President), Marjorie Heymann (V.p./Sect/Treas), Jonas John Heymann (V.p./Treas) and Noah John Heymann (V.p./Officer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Heymann Wolf Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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