Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation contributes only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an existing link should not expect an application to be considered, and the filing gives no further submission steps.
- Relationships appear to matter: 71% of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings.
- Half of its 159 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $1,100 and $100,000, so a modest request fits its usual giving, though its largest grant of about $1,250,000 shows that band is not a ceiling.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the filings show grants mainly in New York and United Kingdom, so a small organisation should not rule itself out on location alone, though education is the only theme drawn from its grants.
- Many grants are recorded as general support, which may suit a general request if the foundation already knows the organisation.
Overview
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s stated primary purpose is to support other organisations exempt under section 501(c)(3) through contributions. Its filed grant purposes are predominantly general support, alongside education/general support. Recipients include art museums and other cultural institutions, colleges and universities, conservation organisations, health and medical bodies, libraries, social-service charities, animal-welfare organisations, and local community groups. The grant record also includes educational and cultural organisations outside the United States. Many grants are recorded simply as general support rather than being tied to a narrower activity. The foundation reports no direct charitable activities.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and United Kingdom.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing gives no further submission steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 71% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 159 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 34%
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 71% of grant dollars went to organisations Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 34% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom, Slovakia, Canada, The Netherlands).
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 56 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art · General support$1,253,5002024 tax year
- Central Park Conservancy · General support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Worcester College Oxford Endowment Trust · Education/general support$849,0322024 tax year
- University of Oxford Development Fund · Education/general support$636,8472024 tax year
- Worcester College Oxford · Education/general support$176,3512024 tax year
- Brooklyn Museum · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- North Country Community College Foundation · Education/general support$100,0002024 tax year
- Joan and Sanford Weill Medical College · Education/general support$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Michael Cunningham — Trustee / Part-Time
- Emily Lenz — Trustee / Part-Time
- Deedee Wigmore — Trustee / Part-Time
- Barrie A Wigmore — Trustee / Part-Time
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,656,649 | $1,618,120 | $10,215,003 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,281,693 | $3,267,208 | $10,815,825 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,925,356 | $4,896,814 | $13,385,900 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- New York, NY