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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-6041116

Wasserstrom Foundation

A private foundation in Columbus, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $286,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $286,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $7,482,264

  • Tax year 2023

    $443,272

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,727,508

  • Tax year 2022

    $211,636

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,482,937

  • Tax year 2021

    $253,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,163,842

  • Tax year 2020

    $334,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,799,164

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish ColumbusAnnual CampaignColumbus, OH

    Big Give

    $100,000
  2. Nationwide Childrens Hosp FoundColumbus, OH

    Expansion

    $50,000
  3. JfedlaLos Angeles, CA

    Wildfire crisis relief fund

    $25,000
  4. Columbus St Com Coll Culinary SchColumbus, OH

    Taste of Future

    $22,500
  5. Jewish Family ServicesColumbus, OH

    Programs

    $20,000
  6. Tifereth IsrailColumbus, OH

    Programs

    $10,000
  7. Ohio Restaurant HospitaltityColumbus, OH

    Programs

    $10,000
  8. Jewish ColumbusColumbus, OH

    Programs

    $10,000
  9. LifetownNew Albany, OH

    Programs

    $10,000
  10. Bexley Community FoundationColumbus, OH

    Bexley Celebrate Events

    $9,000
  11. Columbus Jewish Day SchoolNew Albany, OH

    Programs

    $5,000
  12. Jewish Community CenterColumbus, OH

    Programs

    $3,500
  13. The Ohio State FoundationColumbus, OH

    Programs

    $3,000
  14. Friends of Israaeli DefenseLyndhurst, OH

    Programs

    $2,500
  15. Community Found Texas Hill CountryKenville, TX

    Flood Relief

    $2,500
  16. Ohio Foundation of Independent collegesWesterville, OH

    Programs

    $1,500
  17. Bexley Education FoundationBexley, OH

    Fund Excellence

    $1,000
  18. Promise ProjectFDNYNew York, NY

    Programs

    $500
  19. Ohio Restaurant PACColumbus, OH

    Program

    $500
  20. Columbus Jewish FoundationColumbus, OH

    Wasserstrom Founders Fund

    $0
  21. Ohio History ConectionClumbus, OH

    Programs

    $0
  22. Columbus Jewish NewsBeechwood, OH

    Programs

    $0
  23. Decorative ARts Center of OHioLancaster, OH

    Programs

    $0
  24. Colmubus Community KollelColumbus, OH

    Programs

    $0
  25. Columbus Jewish HistoricalColumbus, OH

    Programs

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $20,00044% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $10,00022% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $9,00020% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $6,50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio22 grants $258,500
  2. California1 grant $25,000
  3. Texas1 grant $2,500
  4. New York1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Rodney WasserstromTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alan WasserstromTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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