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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 93-1191915

The Wendy Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 3 grants and $68,882 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $68,882

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $67,334

  • Tax year 2019

    $82,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $82,500

  • Tax year 2018

    $62,064

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $152,457

Grants paid in 2021

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH

    Project support

    $40,000
  2. The Palm Springs Young Playwrights FestivalPalm Springs, CA

    Provide support

    $15,835
  3. Fractured AtlasNew York, NY

    Project support

    $13,047

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $40,00058% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $15,83523% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $13,04719% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $40,000
  2. California1 grant $15,835
  3. New York1 grant $13,047

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Gus Van Sant JrDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Gus Van Sant SrDIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel KohnDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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