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Private foundation (trust)EIN 166030037Est. 1958-08

THE MARGARET L WENDT FOUNDATION

BUFFALO, NY 14203

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$64.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

37

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$72K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

One month prior to quarterly meetings;…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$4.7M

Total Expenses

$4.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.0M

Distributable Amount

$3.1M

Min. Investment Return

$3.1M

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $50K to maximum $250K, 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 2018 to 2023. Peak $3.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

177 grants

NIAGARA AQUARIUM FOUNDATION
$600K
2 grants
ECMC LIFELINE FOUNDATION
$508K
2 grants
D'YOUVILLE
$500K
1 grant
BUFFALO BOTANICAL GARDENS
$500K
1 grant
BUFFALO HERITAGE CAROUSEL
$475K
2 grants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO
$450K
4 grants
GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY
$360K
1 grant
UB FOUNDATION
$338K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

177 grants

<$10K
28
grants
$10–50K
70
grants
$50–250K
66
grants
$250K–1M
13
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

1 states

New York
$15.7M
100% of total

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