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Wagman Foundation

Preselected recipients only Jenkintown, Pennsylvania · EIN 236267200

Wagman Foundation is a private foundation in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $649,109 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $1,625 and the largest $623,609. 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 $17,500 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$42,50017$515,380
2023$17,50012$590,859
2024$649,10918$0

How to apply

Wagman 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 Wagman Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$629,484
Colorado3$4,625
New Hampshire2$3,500
Maryland1$2,250
District of Columbia1$1,750
New York1$1,750
Missouri1$1,500
Connecticut1$1,000
New Jersey1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
DAFgiving360
San Francisco, CA
General Fund$623,609
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH
General Fund$2,500
The Ability Challenge
Chevy Chase, MD
General Fund$2,250
Los Agneles Metro Debate Commission
Los Angeles, CA
General Fund$2,250
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland
Oakland, CA
General Fund$1,875
SOS Outreach
Edwards, CO
General Fund$1,875
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York, NY
General Fund$1,750
Sibley Memorial Hospital Fdn
Washington, DC
General Fund$1,750
The Trevor Project
West Hollywood, CA
General Fund$1,750
Denver Children's Advocacy Center
Denver, CO
General Fund$1,500
PKD Foundation
Kansas City, MO
General Fund$1,500
The Noloxone Project
Golden, CO
General Fund$1,250
Friends Forever USA
Portsmouth, NH
General Fund$1,000
Kudvumisa Foundation USA
Glenmoore, PA
General Fund$1,000
Loomis Institute
Windsor, CT
General Fund$1,000
The Peddie School
Hightstown, NJ
General Fund$1,000
Temple Judea
Coral Gables, FL
General Fund$750
New Eng Elec Railway Hist Soc
Kennebunkport, ME
General Fund$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wagman Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Wagman Foundation give?

$649,109 in tax year 2024, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $1,625.

Who runs Wagman Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Lowell H Dubrow Esq (Trustee), Barry J Dubrow Esq (Trustee), Samantha H Jacobson (Trustee) and Susan H Berger (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Wagman Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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