The Wendy Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 93-1191915

The Wendy Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 3 grants totaling $69K. Net investment income was $3K.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$69K

+359.2% YoY

Grant Count

3

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

+206.1% YoY

About The Wendy Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Wendy Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 3 grants totaling $69K. Net investment income was $3K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

Los AngelesNew YorkPalm SpringsPortlandWesterville

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$19K$38K$57K$76K20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$67,334
Revenue$3,064$23,220
Expenses$69,390$15,226
Qualifying Distributions$68,909
Net Investment Income$2,905$23,176
Distributable Amount$2,555$3,367

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$17K$34K$52K$69K2 grants20203 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2021

OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY$40KTHE PALM SPRINGS YOUNG P…$16KFRACTURED ATLAS$13K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$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 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GUS VAN SANT JRDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0.5
GUS VAN SANT SRDIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASURER1
DANIEL KOHNDIRECTOR0.5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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