Warby Parker Impact Foundation
Warby Parker Impact Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $750K. Net investment income was $2.3M.
Warby Parker Impact Foundation at a glance
In short: Warby Parker Impact Foundation gave $750K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $750K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $749,905
- -20.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $749,905
- +59.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $749,905
- Total assets
- $26,321,757
- +34.7% vs 2024
- 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 September 2026.
Who Warby Parker Impact Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vision Spring Inc ($750K).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 8 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Warby Parker Impact Foundation gives
- Giving fell 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 75% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2021) to $1.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $750K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Spring Inc New York, NY | General Purposes | $749,905 |
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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 | $26,321,757 | $5,341,739 | $943,329 | $749,905 | 1 | $749,905 | $2,269,515 | $1,000,144 |
| 2024 | $19,539,839 | $4,671,663 | $1,106,603 | $940,496 | 2 | $940,496 | $2,361,381 | $725,563 |
| 2023 | $14,926,547 | $2,980,257 | $1,298,743 | $1,191,001 | 1 | — | $293,983 | — |
| 2022 | $12,164,577 | $2,761,949 | $1,272,810 | $1,190,002 | 3 | — | $336,642 | — |
| 2021 | $10,440,733 | $10,311,621 | $87,585 | $75,000 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $179,197 | $177,500 | $153,251 | — | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Warby Parker Impact Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Warby Parker Impact Foundation is led by Neil Blumenthal, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Neil Blumenthal
President
President & Chairman → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Reeve Kowalski
Executive Director
Interim Executive Director → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Cutler
Secretary
Director & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Collins
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Gilboa
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: David Gilboa (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Jesse Sneath (2020) — Interim Executive Director
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 Warby Parker Impact Foundation
How much does Warby Parker Impact Foundation give each year?
Warby Parker Impact Foundation gave $750K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $940K across 2 grants.
How large is Warby Parker Impact Foundation?
Warby Parker Impact Foundation reported $26.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $750K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Warby Parker Impact Foundation?
Warby Parker Impact Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in New York, NY. It holds $26.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Warby Parker Impact Foundation operate?
Warby Parker Impact Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New York, Pennsylvania.
What is Warby Parker Impact Foundation's EIN?
Warby Parker Impact Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2384402. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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