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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3532331

Wender Foundation

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $16,040 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $16,040

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $301,262

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,095

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $292,071

  • Tax year 2023

    $21,273

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $296,350

  • Tax year 2022

    $24,295

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $303,218

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,504

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $308,124

  • Tax year 2020

    $16,670

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $271,955

  • Tax year 2019

    $18,400

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $279,804

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,485

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $280,780

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA

    General support

    $3,000
  2. Boston Lyric OperaBoston, MA

    Special event support

    $1,500
  3. Celebrity Series of BostonBoston, MA

    Special event support

    $1,500
  4. Opera AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,500
  5. Longy School of MusicCambridge, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  6. MITCambridge, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  7. Santa Fe OperaSanta Fe, NM

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    Special event support

    $950
  9. Boston SymphonyBoston, MA

    Special event support

    $850
  10. Boston BaroqueBoston, MA

    Special event support

    $750
  11. Emmanuel MusicBoston, MA

    General support

    $600
  12. Saint Anthony Educational FoundIndianapolis, IN

    General support

    $500
  13. Houston Grand OperaHouston, TX

    Special event support

    $400
  14. Boston Eary Music FestivalCambridge, MA

    Special event support

    $300
  15. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    General support

    $300
  16. Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    General support

    $275
  17. Boston University CFABoston, MA

    General support

    $250
  18. Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General support

    $140
  19. Music WorcesterWorcester, MA

    Special event support

    $125
  20. Metropolitan Opera Regional AudChestnut Hill, MA

    General support

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $4,90061% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $3,00037% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $1402% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts15 grants $11,690
  2. New York2 grants $2,450
  3. New Mexico1 grant $1,000
  4. Indiana1 grant $500
  5. Texas1 grant $400

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Peter J WenderCO-TRUSTEE Hours 19Pay $0
  • Carl H KarandjeffCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

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