The Wendy Obernauer Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 38-3969757

The Wendy Obernauer Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2022. In 2022, it awarded 5 grants totaling $1.6M.

Financial Overview

From 2022 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+1580.4% YoY

Grant Count

5

-16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$319K

+1916.5% YoY

About The Wendy Obernauer Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Wendy Obernauer Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2022. In 2022, it awarded 5 grants totaling $1.6M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

ANDOVERBRONXITHACAJACKSONMIAMI BEACHNEW YORKSAN FRANCISCO

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1202020212022
Metric202220212020
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$399K$798K$1M$2M5 grants20206 grants20215 grants2022

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2022

WENDY DAMON AND FAMILY C…$1.4MPHILLIPS ACADEMY (ANDOVER)$80KNEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS INC$75KWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NE…$20KETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTO…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$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 2022 IRS filing

From 2022 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WENDY O DAMONDIRECTOR / CHAIR2
JESSE L DAMONDIRECTOR / PRESIDENT / TRE8
MARI MOROI DAMONDIRECTOR / VP / SEC'Y3
MARIA DAMONDIRECTOR1

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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