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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6962126

Whispering Bells Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $167,000 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

    $167,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,996,772

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,199,345

  • Tax year 2022

    $101,200

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $4,196,748

  • Tax year 2021

    $627,300

    Grants listed
    125
    Assets, end of year
    $4,395,291

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,455,350

    Grants listed
    145
    Assets, end of year
    $2,086,809

  • Tax year 2019

    $617,850

    Grants listed
    138
    Assets, end of year
    $1,833,114

  • Tax year 2018

    $614,600

    Grants listed
    146
    Assets, end of year
    $1,725,868

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $100,000
  2. Share Our StrengthWashington, DC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $38,000
  3. New York LibraryNew York, NY

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  4. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $7,500
  5. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $6,000
  6. Museum of Jewish HeritageNew York, NY

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,000
  7. Whitney MuseumNew York, NY

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,000
  8. New Milford Food PantryNew Milford, CT

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $100,00087% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $15,50013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $121,500
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $44,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth WorkmanPRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 15Pay $50,000
  • Carolan WorkmanTRUSTEE/CFO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Katherine Workman FreilichTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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