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Private foundation (trust)EIN 233089181Est. 2001-08

The Joan M Wismer Foundation

Ashburn, VA 201472535

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$54.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

25

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$108K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$400K

Typical

Deadlines

Rolling Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$3.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.2M

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

25 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $50K to maximum $400K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $3.2M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

112 grants

International Medical Corps
$1.5M
5 grants
YMCA of Greater Long Beach
$1.4M
8 grants
Project HOME
$1.4M
5 grants
Planned Parenthood Federation
$1.2M
4 grants
Philadelphia School Partnership
$925K
3 grants
Memorial Medical Center Foundation
$565K
7 grants
The Marshall Legacy Institute
$560K
5 grants
Share Food Program
$350K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

112 grants

<$10K
8
grants
$10–50K
60
grants
$50–250K
28
grants
$250K–1M
16
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

California
$4.9M
42% of total
Pennsylvania
$4.4M
38% of total
New York
$1.2M
10% of total
Virginia
$560K
5% of total
Minnesota
$300K
3% of total
Illinois
$100K
1% of total
Texas
$30K
0% of total
Missouri
$25K
0% of total

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