The Gurdon W Wattles Fund

GARDEN CITY, NY EIN: 23-7027979

The Gurdon W Wattles Fund is a private foundation, based in GARDEN CITY, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $745K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 13 grants totaling $33K. Net investment income was $149K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$745K

+15.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$33K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

13

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+0.0% YoY

About The Gurdon W Wattles Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Gurdon W Wattles Fund is a private foundation, based in GARDEN CITY, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $745K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 13 grants totaling $33K. Net investment income was $149K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

BethlehemFall RiverGranvilleGrassy KeyGreenwich CtLittle ComptonMysticNew YorkOklahoma CityPalm CityPrincetonRidgefieldStuartWesterly

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$60K$121K$181K$241K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$745,001$647,905$582,494
Revenue$151,338$114,970$219,477
Expenses$54,256$49,522$47,361
Qualifying Distributions$51,739$47,862$45,611
Net Investment Income$148,721$112,586$117,984
Distributable Amount$38,570$30,817$30,902

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K15 grants202013 grants202113 grants202213 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

PRINCETON CHILD DEVELOPM…$12KFEED THE CHILDREN$5KART IN COMMON$4KNALA'S NEW LIFE RESCUE$2KDENISON UNIVERSITY$2KFLORIDA OCEANOGRAPHIC SO…$1KLIBRARY FOUNDATION OF MA…$1KDOLPHIN RESEARCH$1KEAGLE HILL FOUNDATION$1KMYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM$1K

Grant Size Distribution

67 grants across all recorded years

67<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ALEXANDER B WATTLESTRUSTEE0.25
GURDEN S WATTLESTRUSTEE0.25
ELIZABETH W WILKESTRUSTEE0.25

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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