Funding search · EIN 133861747 · Chester, NY
The Wise Family Charitable 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.
- 62
- grants reported
- $484,650
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Bard College3 grants · $75,000
- Ny Eye & Ear Infirmary3 grants · $65,000
- New Music USA3 grants · $30,000
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine1 grant · $25,000
- Bard College1 grant · $25,000
- Ny Eye & Ear Infirmary1 grant · $25,000
- Tufts University1 grant · $25,000
- Penny Lane Centers2 grants · $20,700
- King Baudouion Foundation1 grant · $20,000
- Harmony Program2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 62 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Ny Eye & Ear Infirmary · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,000
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2023
General Support
- $25,000
Ny Eye & Ear Infirmary · New York, NY · 2023
General Support
- $25,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2022
General Support
- $25,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2021
General Support
- $25,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2021
General Support
- $20,000
King Baudouion Foundation · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Ny Eye & Ear Infirmary · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
- $20,000
Ny Eye & Ear Infirmary · New York, NY · 2021
General Support
- $20,000
Penny Lane Centers · North Hills, CA · 2021
General Support
- $12,500
Jazz Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
- $10,000
New Music USA · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $10,000
New Music USA · New York, NY · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Babson College · Babson Park, MA · 2022
General Support
- $10,000
Harmony Program · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
- $10,000
New Music USA · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
- $10,000
Babson College · Babson Park, MA · 2021
General Support
- $10,000
Harmony Program · New York, NY · 2021
General Support
- $10,000
New Music USA · New York, NY · 2021
General Support
- $10,000
The National Museum of African American Music · Nashville, TN · 2021
General Support
- $5,200
Harmony Program · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
American Composers Orchestra · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Arts and Letters · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Concern Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music · Boonville, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Peace Club · Tivoli, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
American Composers Orchestra · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Concern Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
International Contemporary Ensemble · Brooklyn, NE · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Music Saves Lives · Seal Beach, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Opera America · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Concern Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General Support
- $5,000
Ps 21 · Chatham, NY · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Concern Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General Support
- $3,525
Playing for Change Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
General Support
- $3,150
Jed Taxel Foundation for Rare Cancer Research · Park City, UT · 2021
General Support
- $2,600
Nsu Art Museum · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Merce Cunningham Trust · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Ps 21 · Chatham, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,140
The Field · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Luna Composition Lab · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,000
American Friends of Mdw · New York, NY · 2021
General Support
- $2,000
Gabriela Lena Frank Academy of Music · Boonville, CA · 2021
General Support
- $1,700
Fisher Island Day School · Miami Beach, FL · 2021
General Support
- $1,000
Act Through Music · Glen Spey, NY · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Opera America · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $700
Penny Lane Centers · North Hills, CA · 2022
General Support
- $600
Penny Lane Centers · North Hills, CA · 2024
General support
- $600
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls · Brookyln, NY · 2021
General Support
- $510
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls · Brookyln, NY · 2022
General Support
- $500
Act Through Music · Glen Spey, NY · 2023
General support
- $500
Act Through Music · Glen Spey, NY · 2022
General support
- $500
Rails To Trails Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $500
The Southlands Foundation · Rhinebeck, NY · 2022
General support
- $475
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls · Brookyln, NY · 2023
General Support
- $300
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
- $300
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General support
- $150
Village of Chester Pba · Chester, NY · 2023
General support
- $100
Blooming Grove Volunteer Ambulance Corp · Washingtonville, NY · 2023
Gerneral support
- $100
Chester Fire Department · Chester, NY · 2023
General support
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