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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133948773Est. 1997-12

THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10170

Total Assets

$16.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

75

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$54K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$800–$2.7M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.3M

Total Expenses

$4.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.0M

Distributable Amount

$788K

Min. Investment Return

$799K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

75 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $800 through median $10K to maximum $2.7M, 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 2024. Peak $4.0M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

343 grants

VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$3.5M
2 grants
THE DIVIDED SKY FOUNDATION
$1.4M
1 grant
STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
$299K
6 grants
BURLINGTON CITY ARTS
$218K
6 grants
HUNGER FREE AMERICA
$154K
5 grants
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER
$110K
4 grants
INTERVALE CENTER
$110K
4 grants
VERMONT PARKS FOREVER
$105K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

343 grants

<$10K
167
grants
$10–50K
158
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

33 states

Vermont
$7.2M
67% of total
New York
$713K
7% of total
California
$501K
5% of total
Maine
$216K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$214K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$181K
2% of total
Alabama
$164K
2% of total
New Jersey
$159K
1% of total
Colorado
$133K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$117K
1% of total

+23 more states

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