The Lynne Waxman Foundation
The Lynne Waxman Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY. In 2025, it made 21 grants totaling $428,000, all to recipients in New York State. Its filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
The Lynne Waxman Foundation at a glance
In short: The Lynne Waxman Foundation gave $428K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in New York. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $428,000
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,381
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $5,848,962
- -1.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (2 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (100% 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 The Lynne Waxman 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.
- Contact
Mailing address: 488 Madison Avenue 18Th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 644-9000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Lynne Waxman Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City Harvest ($60K). Together the top 10 received $335K.
Grant Size Distribution
106 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 92 grants of 106 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars in 2025 went to recipients in New York State. The listed recipients were based in New York, NY, or Suffern, NY.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Lynne Waxman Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 21 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $22K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 81% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 127% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $361K (2020) to $443K (2022). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $428K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City Harvest New York, NY | Food Pantry to Communities in New York City | $60,000 |
| Friends of the High Line New York, NY | Public Park Program, Maintained and Operated | $50,000 |
| Hot Bread Kitchen New York, NY | Job Skills Program Through Career in Food | $50,000 |
| The Skin Cancer Foundation New York, NY | Skin Cancer Research | $30,000 |
| Baruch College New York, NY | Education Services | $25,000 |
| Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation Suffern, NY | Organization and promotion of educational materials on judaism's laws and philosophies | $25,000 |
| Henry Street Settlement New York, NY | Social Service Agency in the Lower East Side | $25,000 |
| New Victory Theater New York, NY | ARTS | $25,000 |
| The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation New York, NY | Preserve the architectural heritage and cultural history of greenwich village | $25,000 |
| Chai Lifeline New York, NY | International Children's Health Support Network | $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 | $5,848,962 | $465,217 | $549,597 | $428,000 | 21 | $428,000 | $349,457 | $335,887 |
| 2024 | $5,933,342 | $508,103 | $534,175 | $430,500 | 19 | $430,500 | $404,405 | $326,588 |
| 2023 | $5,959,414 | $-15,236 | $513,311 | $440,500 | 20 | $440,500 | $42,837 | $302,861 |
| 2022 | $5,941,661 | $213,582 | $491,914 | $443,000 | 23 | $443,000 | $183,594 | $322,757 |
| 2021 | $6,164,562 | $691,343 | $515,410 | $396,600 | 23 | $396,600 | $574,954 | $357,139 |
| 2020 | $5,891,139 | $274,494 | $413,578 | $360,500 | 18 | — | $220,834 | $316,517 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Lynne Waxman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $336K 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 went to organizations working in areas including food access, public space, culinary job training, skin cancer research and education, social services, arts, education, health support, emergency medical services, and historic preservation.
Grantees describe their own work in varied terms. Friends of the High Line says it builds and maintains a public space on the High Line, while Hot Bread Kitchen says it creates economic opportunity through culinary job training, placement, and food entrepreneurship. Henry Street Settlement describes its work as providing social services, arts, and health care programs. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a mission statement for the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 21 grants totaling $428,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,500 to $60,000, with a median of $20,000. Larger grants included $60,000 to City Harvest; $50,000 each to Friends of the High Line and Hot Bread Kitchen; $30,000 to The Skin Cancer Foundation; and $25,000 each to Baruch College, Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation, Henry Street Settlement, New Victory Theater, and The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sandy A. Klein and Jessica Davis as trustees.
The Lynne Waxman Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jessica Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy A. Klein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 The Lynne Waxman Foundation
How much does The Lynne Waxman Foundation give each year?
The Lynne Waxman Foundation gave $428K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $431K across 19 grants.
What is The Lynne Waxman Foundation's typical grant size?
The Lynne Waxman Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $20,381, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Lynne Waxman Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does The Lynne Waxman Foundation give grants?
The Lynne Waxman Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (18 grants).
Does The Lynne Waxman Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 5% of The Lynne Waxman Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 21) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Lynne Waxman Foundation's largest grantees?
The Lynne Waxman Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include City Harvest ($60,000), Friends of the High Line ($50,000) and Hot Bread Kitchen ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Lynne Waxman Foundation?
The Lynne Waxman Foundation reported $5.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $428K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $336K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Lynne Waxman Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Lynne Waxman 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 The Lynne Waxman Foundation's EIN?
The Lynne Waxman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1774810. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Lynne Waxman 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The Lynne Waxman Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-lynne-waxman-foundation-morg_49da485a98054d49af31a86c91901293
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