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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6115433

Widder Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $154,495 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Laurette Widder
156 West 56th Street 10th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 230-1171
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Must comply with IRS requirements

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $154,495

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,156,712

  • Tax year 2024

    $89,696

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,773,882

  • Tax year 2023

    $87,478

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,507,162

  • Tax year 2022

    $91,042

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,414,426

  • Tax year 2021

    $65,105

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,367,145

  • Tax year 2020

    $69,250

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,267,319

  • Tax year 2019

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,254,673

  • Tax year 2018

    $64,050

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,200,420

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY

    General support

    $104,265
  2. The University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $35,230
  3. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  4. UVA Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $114,26576% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $35,23024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $114,265
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $35,230
  3. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Laurette WidderPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Lynette WidderSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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