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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3217479

Lisa Wendel Memorial Foundation

A private foundation in Iselin, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 32 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,209,569

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $4,505,952

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,262,374

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $3,476,054

  • Tax year 2022

    $901,598

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,723,998

  • Tax year 2021

    $757,264

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $4,279,972

  • Tax year 2020

    $521,442

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $2,554,894

  • Tax year 2019

    $594,525

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,006,805

  • Tax year 2018

    $259,205

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $3,235,709

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH

    General charitable purposes

    $600,065
  2. Eisenhower Health FoundationRancho Mirage, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $350,000
  3. College of the DesertPalm Desert, CA

    General purpose

    $71,079
  4. Eye Care 4 KidsMidvale, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  5. Woodland StridesWoodland, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  6. McCallum TheaterPalm Desert, CA

    General charitable pupose

    $16,776
  7. Indio Youth SportsIndio, CA

    General purpose

    $16,000
  8. Haiti ChildrenAspen, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  9. Kline Veterans FundLas Vegas, NV

    General purpose

    $12,667
  10. The Smith CenterLas Vegas, NV

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  11. New Horizons AcademyLa Vegas, NV

    General purpose

    $6,295
  12. Amigos of Costa RicaWest Chester, PA

    General purpose

    $6,000
  13. Tahoe Speech TherapyIncline Village, NV

    General purpose

    $5,280
  14. Esselstyn FoundationCleveland, OH

    General purpose

    $3,500
  15. United HatzalahNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $3,369
  16. Habitat for HumanityAmerica, GA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  17. Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  18. Ecolife ConservationCarlsbad, CA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  19. Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  20. Jazz Outreach InitiativeLas Vegas, NV

    General purpose

    $2,500
  21. Misfits Mutts Dog RescueGreen Bay, WI

    General purpose

    $1,500
  22. Jewish Family ServiceLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $1,300
  23. Lauren Elizabeth FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  24. St JudeMemphis, TN

    General purpose

    $450
  25. Three SquareLas Vegas, NV

    General purpose

    $450
  26. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $300
  27. American Red CrossJersey City, NJ

    General purpose

    $250
  28. Phi Beta Phi FoundationKansas City, MO

    General purpose

    $200
  29. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    General purpose

    $200
  30. Care USAAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $150
  31. The Girlfriend FactorHarlan, IA

    General purpose

    $138
  32. Ronald McDonald HouseLas Veags, NV

    General purpose

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $25,00043% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $21,30037% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $5,0009% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2,5004% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $2,5004% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $6501% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio2 grants $603,565
  2. California8 grants $485,155
  3. Utah1 grant $50,000
  4. Nevada8 grants $38,292
  5. Colorado1 grant $15,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $6,000
  7. New York1 grant $3,369
  8. Georgia2 grants $2,650
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500
  10. Wisconsin1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gerald WendelTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David DorfmanSUCCESSOR TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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