Funding search · EIN 136111833 · New York, NY
Botwinick-Wolfensohn Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 72
- grants reported
- $3.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $12,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Columbia University4 grants · $2.0M
- University of Virginia1 grant · $150,000
- City Harvest2 grants · $70,000
- Food Bank of New York City2 grants · $70,000
- The Met Council2 grants · $70,000
- Congregation Ahavas Israel2 grants · $60,000
- Brooklyn Academy of Music1 grant · $50,000
- Jewish Theological Seminary2 grants · $50,000
- Grand Teton Music Festival2 grants · $50,000
- Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes2 grants · $43,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
Columbia University · Palisades, NY · 2023
Contribution to lamont-doherty earth observatory
- $500,000
Columbia University · Palisades, NY · 2023
Contribution to school of engineering
- $500,000
Columbia University · Palisades, NY · 2022
Contribution to school of engineering
- $500,000
Columbia University · Palisades, NY · 2022
Contribution to lamont-doherty earth observatory
- $150,000
University of Virginia · Bonne, IA · 2024
For general purposes
- $50,000
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General contribution
- $40,000
Congregation Ahavas Israel · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $37,000
Jf & Cs Schechter Holocaust Services · Waltham, MA · 2022
$40,000 to schechter holocaust survivors and $22,000 to family table
- $35,000
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $35,000
Food Bank of New York City · New York, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $35,000
The Met Council · New York, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $35,000
City Harvest · New York, NY · 2022
Contribution in support of kosher initiative
- $35,000
Food Bank of New York City · New York, NY · 2022
General contribution to food distribution programs
- $35,000
The Met Council · New York, NY · 2022
Contribution to support emergency kosher food program
- $25,000
Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $25,000
Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $25,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
For general purposes
- $25,000
Grand Teton Music Festival · Jackson Hole, WY · 2023
Contribution in support of festival's engagement and education program honoring memory of elaine and james wolfensohn
- $25,000
Grand Teton Music Festival · Jackson Hole, WY · 2022
Contribution in support of festival's engagement and education program honoring memory of elaine and james wolfensohn
- $25,000
Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2022
Bessie and benjamin botwinick fellows program
- $20,000
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $20,000
Congregation Ahavas Israel · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $20,000
Public Education Fund of Charlottesville-Albemarle · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $20,000
Shelter for Help in Emergency · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $20,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
General contribution
- $18,000
Hannah Senesh Community Day School · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $18,000
Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Contribution to kane street synagogue
- $15,000
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $15,000
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $15,000
Hope'S Legacy Equine Rescue · Afton, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $15,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
For general purposes
- $15,000
Serenity Farm Equine Sanctuary · Louisa, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $15,000
The Arc of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $15,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NY · 2023
Contribution to the annual giving class of 1992
- $15,000
Bang On a Can · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General contribution
- $15,000
Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Contribution to support holocaust survivors
- $10,000
Bct Brooklyn Childrens Theatre · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $10,000
Berkeley Carroll School · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $10,000
Charlottesville Symphony Society · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $10,000
Charlotteville Albemarle Spca · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $10,000
Cultivate Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $10,000
Service Dogs of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $10,000
The Shed Nyc · New York, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $10,000
The Womens Initiative · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $10,000
Via · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $10,000
Bct Brooklyn Childrens Theatre · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General contribution
- $10,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Contribution to school of environment annual fund
- $10,000
Food Link · Arlington, MA · 2022
General contribution
- $7,500
Virginia Organizing · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Frank hamilton documentary
- $5,000
Ix Arts Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $5,000
Live Arts · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $5,000
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $5,000
The Paramount Theater · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $5,000
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2024
For general purposes
- $5,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
For general purposes
- $5,000
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2022
General contribution
- $5,000
Mohonk Preserve · New Paltz, NY · 2022
General contribution
- $4,350
Yad Chessed · Waltham, MA · 2022
General contribution
- $3,600
Chabad-Lubavitch of Wyoming · Jackson, WY · 2022
General contribution
- $2,500
Storycorps · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General contribution
- $2,500
Charlottesville Albemarle Spca · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General contribution
- $2,500
Cultivate Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General contribution
- $2,500
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General contribution
- $2,500
Meals On Wheels · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General contribution
- $2,500
Rolling Dog Farm · Lancaster, NH · 2022
General contribution
- $2,500
The Womens Initiative · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General contribution
- $1,800
Harvard Hillel · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Contribution to support speaker series
- $1,800
Temple Beth Shalom · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General contribution
- $1,650
Climate Museum · New York, NY · 2022
General contribution
- $1,000
Hannah Senesh Community Day School · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For general purposes
- $1,000
Jewish War Veterans of the USA Foundation · Washington Dc, WA · 2022
General contribution
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