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Rose & Sherle Wagner Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 133738106

Rose & Sherle Wagner Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $140,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 down from $175,000 the year before.

14% 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$175,0009$7.7 million
2024$140,0007$7.9 million

How to apply

Rose & Sherle Wagner 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$95,000
California2$30,000
Connecticut1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ya-Ya Network
New York, NY
General organizational support$50,000
Bay-Peace
Oakland, CA
General organizational support$20,000
Project Ezra
New York, NY
General organizational support$20,000
Circle Up Youth Restorative Arts Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General organizational support$15,000
Horizons Student Enrichment National
Westport, CT
General organizational support$15,000
Welfare Rights Initiative
New York, NY
General organizational support$10,000
Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project
Santa Monica, CA
General organizational support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rose & Sherle Wagner Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Rose & Sherle Wagner Foundation give?

$140,000 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Rose & Sherle Wagner Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Amy Wagner (Director) and Shalena Broadnax (Trustee).

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