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Private foundation (trust)EIN 522038129Est. 1997-08

THE ELLEN WP WASSERMAN FOUNDATION

BALTIMORE, MD 21208

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$50.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

18

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$171K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$996K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.0M

Total Expenses

$3.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.1M

Distributable Amount

$2.5M

Min. Investment Return

$2.5M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $15K to maximum $996K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

85 grants

SINAI HOSPITAL
$4.9M
4 grants
THE ASSOCIATED JEWISH FEDERATION OF BALTIMORE
$1.9M
5 grants
PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES
$751K
5 grants
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOUNDATION
$692K
5 grants
MAINE MUSEUM OF INNOVCATION LEARNING & LABOR
$667K
2 grants
BALTIMORE CHILD ABUSE CENTER
$478K
3 grants
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$372K
5 grants
CENTER FOR HOPE
$328K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

85 grants

<$10K
26
grants
$10–50K
35
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
9
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Maryland
$8.5M
79% of total
New York
$1.4M
13% of total
Maine
$793K
7% of total
Massachusetts
$26K
0% of total

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