Wender Foundation

CAMBRIDGE, MA EIN: 04-3532331

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$292K

-1.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$15K

-29.0% YoY

Grant Count

14

-22.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

-8.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$18K$36K$54K$72K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$292,071$296,350$303,218
Revenue$20,748$24,416$18,167
Expenses$23,930$27,300$32,374
Qualifying Distributions$15,095$21,308$24,834
Net Investment Income$20,748$24,416$17,663
Distributable Amount$19,146$17,918$18,434

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$6K$12K$18K$24K16 grants202023 grants202119 grants202218 grants202314 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

BOSTON LYRIC OPERA$3KBAY PATH UNIVERSITY$3KLONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC$2KBOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$2KOPERA THEATRE OF ST LOUIS$1KCELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON$1KWGBH$1KMETROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE$850ST ANTHONY EDUCATIONAL F…$500MIT MUSIC LIBRARY$400

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants across all recorded years

90<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PETER J WENDERCO-TRUSTEE1.92
CARL H KARANDJEFFCO-TRUSTEE0.2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

BostonBrooklineBrooklynCambridgeChicagoDetroitIndianapolisLansingLongmeadowMaldenNew YorkNewportNorth AdamsPhiladelphiaSalemSanta FeSt LouisWebster Groves

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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