The Wonderful Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 36-3693741

The Wonderful Foundation is a private foundation, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $4.7M. Net investment income was $138K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.7M

+2387.5% YoY

Grant Count

5

+400.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$939K

+397.5% YoY

About The Wonderful Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Wonderful Foundation is a private foundation, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $4.7M. Net investment income was $138K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

CincinnatiNew YorkSee Schedule AttachedWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,407,667$2,543,431
Revenue$155,914$53,951$473,969
Expenses$4,717,070$227,478$242,737
Qualifying Distributions$4,699,185$191,093$215,376
Net Investment Income$138,029$47,797$447,122
Distributable Amount$125,931$192,458$192,319

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$4M$5M1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

FIDELITY CHARITABLE FUND…$4.5MPAYPAL GIVING FUND$87KFIDELITY CHARITABLE FUND$72KAMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATIO…$179WNET CHANNEL 13$60

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K4$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LORAINE F GARDNERPRESIDENT/TREASURER
SAMUEL A DOLGIN-GARDNERDIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT
BENJAMIN E DOLGIN-GARDNERDIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT

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

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