Private foundation (trust)EIN 206079941Est. 2004-01

WAGNER FOUNDATION

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139

Total Assets

$228.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$12.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

132

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$95K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$216K

Wagner gallery displays rotating art exhibitions by local, national, and internationally renowned contemporary visual artists whose work addresses the role of art in civic life.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$8.9M

Total Expenses

$15.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$15.0M

Distributable Amount

$11.0M

Min. Investment Return

$11.2M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

132 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $50K to maximum $1M, 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 2024. Peak $21.5M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$9.7M
11 grants
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART BOSTON
$3.5M
14 grants
ROOT CAPITAL INC
$3.1M
5 grants
MASS DESIGN GROUP
$3.1M
5 grants
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
$2.4M
4 grants
YEAR UP
$2.0M
4 grants
YEAR UP INC
$2M
2 grants
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$1.9M
10 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
124
grants
$10–50K
159
grants
$50–250K
169
grants
$250K–1M
45
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

Massachusetts
$54.3M
88% of total
New York
$2.0M
3% of total
California
$1.9M
3% of total
Illinois
$963K
2% of total
South Carolina
$590K
1% of total
Louisiana
$510K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$450K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$320K
1% of total
Alabama
$200K
0% of total
Missouri
$150K
0% of total

+7 more states

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