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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3948773

The Waterwheel Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 75 grants and $4 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

    $4,024,071

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $15,615,283

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,061,967

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $16,407,951

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,336,994

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $11,724,626

  • Tax year 2021

    $970,933

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $9,985,840

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,563,723

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $8,826,778

  • Tax year 2019

    $835,686

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $7,291,593

  • Tax year 2018

    $659,775

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $6,463,804

Grants paid in 2024

75 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vermont Community FoundationMiddlebury, VT

    General

    $2,690,000
  2. The Research Foundation for the SUNYAlbany, NY

    General

    $97,750
  3. Kin Beh Education Center FoundationLos Altos, CA

    General

    $75,000
  4. Steps to End Domestic ViolenceBurlington, VT

    General

    $70,000
  5. Burlington City ArtsBurlington, VT

    General

    $50,000
  6. The Flynn Center for Performing ArtsBurlington, VT

    General

    $50,000
  7. Hope for the CityHenderson, NV

    General

    $47,765
  8. Champlain Valley OfficeBurlington, VT

    General

    $40,000
  9. Divided Sky FoundationLudlow, VT

    General

    $37,739
  10. Lake Champlain Community Sailing CenterBurlington, VT

    General

    $37,535
  11. Friends of the Winooski RiverMontpelier, VT

    General

    $35,000
  12. Journalism Funding PartnersSacramento, CA

    General

    $35,000
  13. Rozalia ProjectKittery, ME

    General

    $30,000
  14. King Street Center IncBurlington, VT

    General

    $30,000
  15. Nofa-VtRichmond, VT

    General

    $30,000
  16. American Red CrossBurlington, VT

    General

    $25,000
  17. Green Mountain ClubWaterbury Ctr, VT

    General

    $25,000
  18. Speedway Childrens CharitiesConcord, NC

    General

    $25,000
  19. Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $25,000
  20. The Agrihood CollectiveShelburne, VT

    General

    $25,000
  21. The Humane Society of the United StatesGaithersburg, MD

    General

    $25,000
  22. The RetreatEast Hampton, NY

    General

    $25,000
  23. World Center KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $25,000
  24. Vermont Journalism TrustMontpelier, VT

    General

    $25,000
  25. Full Plates Full PotentialBrunswick, ME

    Generalgeneral

    $24,091
  26. Common RootsS Burlington, VT

    General

    $20,000
  27. DrumstrongCharlotte, NC

    General

    $20,000
  28. Forgotten HarvestOak Park, MI

    Generalgeneral

    $20,000
  29. Kids on the Ball IncS Burlington, VT

    General

    $20,000
  30. Sweet ReliefBrea, CA

    General

    $20,000
  31. Vermont Parks ForeverMontpelier, VT

    General

    $20,000
  32. Hunger Free AmericaNew York, NY

    General general

    $17,879
  33. Street Medicine InstitutePittsburgh, PA

    General

    $17,412
  34. Age WellColchester, VT

    General

    $15,000
  35. Edmunds Middle School MusicBurlington, VT

    General

    $15,000
  36. The Endandered Alphabets ProjectMorristown, VT

    General

    $12,150
  37. Aunt Dot's PlaceEssex, VT

    General

    $10,000
  38. Camden International Film FestivalCamden, ME

    General

    $10,000
  39. One ArtsBurlington, VT

    General

    $10,000
  40. Wolcott Elementary SchoolWest Hartford, CT

    General

    $10,000
  41. Catskill Mountain KeeperHurleyville, NY

    General

    $8,972
  42. Conservation Law Foundation 2Boston, MA

    General

    $8,972
  43. Education Through Music ColoradoDenver, CO

    General

    $8,972
  44. Indy Book ProjectZionsville, IN

    General

    $8,972
  45. Living Lands and WatersEast Moline, IL

    Generalgeneralgeneral

    $8,972
  46. Paws 4 Life Animal RescueSedalia, CO

    General

    $8,972
  47. Project AccessBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $8,972
  48. The Conscious AllianceBroomfield, CO

    General

    $8,972
  49. The Food ProjectLincoln, MA

    General

    $8,972
  50. Title TrackNew York, NY

    Generalgeneral

    $8,972
  51. Rooted and Rising-Washington ParkMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $8,972
  52. Michael Fields Agricultural InstituteEast Troy, WI

    General

    $8,972
  53. Vermont Blues SocietyHarlan, IA

    General

    $7,500
  54. Greater Burlington Multcultural ResourceBurlington, VT

    General

    $5,000
  55. Lake Champlain Maritime MuseumVergennes, VT

    Generalgeneral

    $5,000
  56. Lamoille Housing PartnershipMorrisville, VT

    General

    $5,000
  57. Neighbors in ActionCabot, VT

    General

    $5,000
  58. Upper Valley HavenWhite Riv JCT, VT

    General

    $5,000
  59. Uvm Home Health & HospiceColchester, VT

    General

    $5,000
  60. Afras DonationsFish Creek, WI

    General

    $4,750
  61. Sleep in Heavenly PeacePhoenix, AZ

    General

    $3,500
  62. New Community ProjectStarksboro, VT

    General

    $3,000
  63. Richmond Elementary SchoolRichmond, VT

    General

    $3,000
  64. Mid-Coast Health Net IncRockland, ME

    General

    $2,500
  65. Vermont Humanities CouncilMontpelier, VT

    General

    $2,500
  66. Brewster Pierce Memorial SchoolHungtinton, VT

    General

    $2,100
  67. Champlain Valley ExpositionEssex JCT, VT

    General

    $2,000
  68. In Tandem ArtsBurlington, VT

    General

    $2,000
  69. Stowe Jazz FestivalMorrisville, VT

    General

    $2,000
  70. Vermont Rural Education CollaborativeHolland, VT

    General

    $2,000
  71. Vermont Studio CenterJohnson, VT

    General

    $2,000
  72. One Percent for the PlanetBurlington, VT

    General

    $1,736
  73. Champlain Valley Trout UnlimitedPlattsburgh, NY

    General

    $1,700
  74. Loom EnsembleBurlington, VT

    General

    $1,000
  75. Seven Starts Art CenterSharon, VT

    General

    $800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $2,715,00080% of the total
  2. Human services5 grants $148,9724% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture8 grants $126,0074% of the total
  4. Arts and culture5 grants $92,0003% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $72,7652% of the total
  6. Education2 grants $46,5071% of the total
  7. 6 other causes11 grants $172,8845% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont40 grants $3,346,560
  2. New York7 grants $169,245
  3. California4 grants $155,000
  4. Maine4 grants $66,591
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $50,000
  6. Nevada1 grant $47,765
  7. North Carolina2 grants $45,000
  8. Colorado3 grants $26,916
  9. Wisconsin3 grants $22,694
  10. Michigan1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Ernest Anastasio IIIPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael GordonVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Page McConnellVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan FishmanVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beth Montuori RowlesSECRETARY Hours 6Pay $0
  • Burton GoldsteinTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0

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