Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation
The Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation is a private foundation based in La Habra, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations working in areas including Israel-Palestine dialogue, social justice, community services, music, and support for people affected by homelessness or incarceration.
Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation at a glance
In short: Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation gave $387K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), top state California. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $387,300
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,365
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $5,830,725
- +15.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (2 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (34% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Its filing names Ruth Wolman as the contact for how to apply.
- Contact
Application contact: Ruth Wolman
Mailing address: 418 E La Habra Blvd, La Harbra, CA 90631
Phone: (562) 846-4643
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Just Vision ($35K). Together the top 10 received $270K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($15,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
97 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 97 grants of 97 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California (34%), New York (27%), Washington, DC (17%), Massachusetts (9%), and New Jersey (6%), among other locations.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 19 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $21K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 84% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $220K (2020) to $387K (2025). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $387K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Just Vision Washington, DC | Support israeli and palestinian peace building through human rights advocacy, media (film & journalism) and education. | $35,000 |
| Encounter New York, NY | Bring influential jewish leaders from israel & U.S. to the west bank for direct contact with palestinian leaders in non-violence, activism, business, media, education and politics, with goal of conflict transformation. | $30,000 |
| Friends in Deed Pasadena, CA | Provide supportive and homeless prevention services, outreach to the already homeless; operate food pantry. | $30,000 |
| New Ground a Muslim-Jewish Partners Los Angeles, CA | Support community building programs that create, connect and empower jewish and muslim change-makers, also the wider community. | $30,000 |
| New Israel Fund Washington, DC | Donor advised:1. Standing together-support jewish & arab israeli activists working to promote more inclusive, equal & socially just society for all.2. Alliance for israel's future - support fellowship program for emerging jewish and arab leaders working together toward shared society. | $30,000 |
| American Friends of SAE East Brunswick, NJ | Donor advised: 1. "encounter" dialogue program for arab & jewish students at sindiana & mae boyar high school, when again possible. 2. Emergency therapeutic support for students, staff, parents in sae schools during current national crisis. | $25,000 |
| Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music Sullivan, NH | Provide playing for peace scholarships for middle eastern musicians to attend apple hill. | $25,000 |
| Homeboy Industries Los Angeles, CA | Donor advised: provide therapeutic services to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women. | $25,000 |
| Pasadena Jewish Temple Center Pasadena, CA | Provide Financial Reserve for Cantor's Discretionary Fund. | $20,300 |
| American Jewish World Service New York, NY | Donor advised: projects in central America that address land, water and climate justice. | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,830,725 | $1,238,333 | $458,994 | $387,300 | 20 | $389,320 | $560,221 | $436,052 |
| 2024 | $5,051,386 | $771,971 | $400,384 | $338,000 | 19 | $340,304 | $415,793 | $390,646 |
| 2023 | $4,679,799 | $393,289 | $381,856 | $325,300 | 19 | $328,010 | $241,424 | $340,704 |
| 2022 | $4,668,366 | $660,250 | $379,986 | $323,700 | 19 | $326,228 | $237,447 | $327,800 |
| 2021 | $4,388,102 | $542,669 | $291,150 | $240,000 | 20 | $241,925 | $331,728 | $326,455 |
| 2020 | $4,136,583 | $573,518 | $267,911 | $220,000 | 19 | — | $216,382 | $242,851 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $436K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for peacebuilding and dialogue, human rights, social justice, community services, music, and assistance to people experiencing homelessness or reentering the community after incarceration.
Grantees describe their own work in varied terms. Just Vision says it uses independent storytelling and audience engagement to promote constructive dialogue and understanding about Israel-Palestine. The New Israel Fund says it works to advance liberal democracy and equality in Israel. Homeboy Industries says it provides hope, training, and support to formerly incarcerated and formerly gang-involved people. Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music describes a mission centered on chamber music performance and education that cultivates connection among people from diverse backgrounds. American Jewish World Service says it works to realize human rights and end poverty, while AVODAH says it develops social justice leaders informed by Jewish values.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 20 grants totaling $387,300. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $35,000, with a median award of $20,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $35,000 to Just Vision for Israel-Palestine peacebuilding through human rights advocacy, media, and education; $30,000 each to Encounter for dialogue involving Jewish and Palestinian leaders, Friends in Deed for supportive services and homeless prevention, New Ground for Jewish-Muslim community-building programs, and the New Israel Fund for donor-advised initiatives. Other awards included $25,000 to Homeboy Industries for therapeutic services and $20,000 each to American Jewish World Service for projects addressing land, water, and climate justice, and to AVODAH for youth social change, economic justice, and community building.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ruth E. Wolman as President & CEO and Laurence David Harris as Treasurer and Secretary.
Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation is led by Ruth E. Wolman, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ruth E. Wolman
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurence David Harris
Treasurer & Secretary
Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Joy Lynn Finch (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation
How much does Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation give each year?
Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation gave $387K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $338K across 19 grants.
What is Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation's typical grant size?
Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $19,365, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation give grants?
Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation's top state is California, with 34% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (27%) and District of Columbia (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pasadena, CA (4 grants), Los Angeles, CA (3 grants), New York, NY (3 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation's largest grantees?
Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Just Vision ($35,000), Encounter ($30,000) and Friends in Deed ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($15,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation?
Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation reported $5.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $389K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $436K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for peacebuilding and dialogue, human rights, social justice, community services, music, and assistance to people experiencing homelessness or reentering the community after incarceration. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation's EIN?
Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0822925. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Otto and Marianne Wolman Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
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