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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6111833

Botwinick-Wolfensohn Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $709,000 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

    $709,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $26,379,714

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,080,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $20,128,215

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,348,700

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $14,901,694

  • Tax year 2021

    $750,410

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $18,652,231

  • Tax year 2020

    $753,288

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $16,352,671

  • Tax year 2019

    $705,100

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $14,087,644

  • Tax year 2018

    $650,070

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $12,809,191

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of VirginiaBonne, IA

    For general purposes

    $150,000
  2. Congregation Ahavas IsraelBrooklyn, NY

    For general purposes

    $40,000
  3. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    For general purposes

    $35,000
  4. Food Bank of New York CityNew York, NY

    For general purposes

    $35,000
  5. The Met CouncilBrooklyn, NY

    For general purposes

    $35,000
  6. Congregation Baith Israel Anshei EmesBrooklyn, NY

    For general purposes

    $25,000
  7. Jewish Theological SeminaryNew York, NY

    For general purposes

    $25,000
  8. Jewish Theological SeminaryNew York, NY

    For general purposes

    $25,000
  9. Prostate Cancer FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    For general purposes

    $25,000
  10. Blue Ridge Area Food BankVerona, VA

    For general purposes

    $20,000
  11. Congregation Ahavas IsraelBrooklyn, NY

    For general purposes

    $20,000
  12. Public Education Fund of Charlottesville-AlbemarleCharlottesville, VA

    For general purposes

    $20,000
  13. Shelter for Help in EmergencyCharlottesvle, VA

    For general purposes

    $20,000
  14. Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    For general purposes

    $18,000
  15. Albemarle Housing Improvement ProgramCharlottesville, VA

    For general purposes

    $15,000
  16. Botanical Garden of the PiedmontCharlottesville, VA

    For general purposes

    $15,000
  17. Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue IncAfton, VA

    For general purposes

    $15,000
  18. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    For general purposes

    $15,000
  19. Serenity Farm Equine Sanctuary IncLouisa, VA

    For general purposes

    $15,000
  20. The ARC of the PiedmontCharlottesvle, VA

    For general purposes

    $15,000
  21. BCT Brooklyn Childrens TheatreBrooklyn, NY

    For general purposes

    $10,000
  22. Berkeley Carroll SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    For general purposes

    $10,000
  23. Charlottesville Symphony SocietyCharlottesvle, VA

    For general purposes

    $10,000
  24. Charlotteville Albemarle SPCACharlottesville, VA

    For general purposes

    $10,000
  25. Cultivate CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, VA

    For general purposes

    $10,000
  26. Service Dogs of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    For general purposes

    $10,000
  27. The Shed NYC IncNew York, NY

    For general purposes

    $10,000
  28. The Womens InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    For general purposes

    $10,000
  29. ViaCharlottesville, VA

    For general purposes

    $10,000
  30. IX Arts FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    For general purposes

    $5,000
  31. Live ArtsCharlottesvle, VA

    For general purposes

    $5,000
  32. Loaves and Fishes Food PantryCharlottesvle, VA

    For general purposes

    $5,000
  33. Meals on WheelsCharlottesville, VA

    For general purposes

    $5,000
  34. The Paramount TheaterCharlottesvle, VA

    For general purposes

    $5,000
  35. Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsRichmond, VA

    For general purposes

    $5,000
  36. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    For general purposes

    $5,000
  37. Hannah Senesh Community Day SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    For general purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $64,00023% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $45,00016% of the total
  3. Arts and culture5 grants $40,00014% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture2 grants $40,00014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0009% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $15,0005% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $50,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York13 grants $289,000
  2. Virginia20 grants $225,000
  3. Iowa1 grant $150,000
  4. California1 grant $25,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $15,000
  6. Connecticut1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Sara R WolfensohnPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Adam R WolfensohnVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Naomi R WolfensohnTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward BotwinickDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Victoria BrownDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marc BrittonCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 2Pay $0

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