Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Edgewater, MD EIN: 46-1905977

Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Edgewater, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $476K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $70K. Net investment income was $48K.

Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc gave $70K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$70,000
+31.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,000
+31.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$35,000
Total assets
$475,721
+546.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (86% 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 Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc: $60KUniversity of Maryland CollegePark Foundation Inc$60KAfrican Parks Foundation of America: $10KAfrican Parks Foundation ofAmerica$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc ($60K). Together the top 2 received $70K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 15 (87%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonCollege ParkPhiladelphiaNew YorkBaltimoreFredericksburgPotomacSaddle BrookTauntonViennaWest River

How Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 224% 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$50K$100K$150K9 grants2020 5 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2020) to $104K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $70K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc College Park, MDGeneral Operating Support$60,000
African Parks Foundation of America Washington, DCGeneral Operating Support$10,000
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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$475,721$158,428$70,000$70,0002$70,000$47,693$31,192
2024$73,635$180,797$53,125$53,1252$53,125$47,637$23,033
2023$43,851$207,440$65,136$65,1253$65,136$57,100$13,348
2022$32,765$22$98,750$95,7503$95,750$22$17,267
2021$131,493$308,869$104,030$103,5005$103,521$113,054$21,306
2020$42,181$51,150$38,509$38,2099—$17,273$14,965

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $31K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

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

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robin Wisnosky

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry W Wisnosky

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    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 Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc

How much does Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc gave $70K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $53K across 2 grants.

How large is Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc?

Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc reported $476K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $70K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $31K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc operate?

Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

What is Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Wisnosky Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1905977. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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