Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Henderson, NV EIN: 84-4027753

Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Henderson, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $82K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $2K.

Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,500
-2.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,500
-2.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,500
Total assets
$82,015
-3.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Rady Childrens' Hospital Foundation: $5KRady Childrens' HospitalFoundation$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rady Childrens' Hospital Foundation ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

San DiegoGainesville

How Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 134% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $5K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rady Childrens' Hospital Foundation San Diego, CATo restore, sustain and enhance the health and development potential of children through excellence in care, education, research and advocacy$4,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$82,015$3,374$6,730$4,5001$5,615$2,259$4,198
2024$85,371$4,151$4,625$4,6001$4,600$4,151$4,256
2023$85,845$1,821$5,786$4,6691$4,669$1,821$4,360
2022$89,810$137$6,341$3,3801$3,380—$4,669
2021$96,014$10$4,000$4,0001$4,000$10$4,917
2020$100,004$102,129$2,125———$4$2,463

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc is led by Vanessa V. Wertheim, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Vanessa V. Wertheim

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Herbert A. Wertheim

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    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 Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc

How much does Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc?

Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc reported $82K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc operate?

Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Texas.

What is Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Vanessa Wertheim Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-4027753. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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