Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is not the route in; a grant writer should look for an introduction to someone who already knows the foundation.
- Its recorded grants go to education, Jewish religious and community organisations, arts and culture, social services, health and community bodies, so a small organisation working in one of these fields may fit, though no geographic focus is stated and the filing shows grants mainly in New York and New Jersey.
- Most grants are modest: half of its grants to organisations were $15,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $105,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $1,000,000.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 99% of grant dollars to organisations going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so the foundation is best approached as a relationship; an organisation with no existing link should still seek an introduction, because the filing does not say how invitations are made.
Overview
Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf Foundation is a US private foundation based in Short Hills, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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 recorded grants go to educational institutions and education programmes, Jewish religious and community organisations, arts and cultural bodies, social-service organisations, health institutions, and community organisations. The recipients include schools and universities, synagogues, theatres and museums, service providers and medical institutions. Grants are most often described as programme, annual or general operating support; other recorded purposes include scholarships, benefits, capital support and community events. The record therefore shows support across several kinds of charitable organisation rather than a single grant field. Across the filings, grants are concentrated in New York.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and New Jersey.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no submission steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 125 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 37% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 37 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $12,600 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- New York Law School · Program support$1,000,0002025 tax year
- National September 11 Memorial and Museum · Program support$500,0002025 tax year
- Public Theater · General support$300,0002025 tax year
- Jewish Family Service of MetroWest · Program support$125,0002025 tax year
- NJ Leep · Program support$100,0002025 tax year
- Pingry School · General operating support$90,0002025 tax year
- American Friends of Beit Ruth · Program support$75,0002025 tax year
- National September 11 Memorial and Museum · Program support$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Stephanie Wilf — Trustee
- Jonathan Wilf — Trustee
- Jason Wilf — Trustee
- Elana Wilf Tanzman — Trustee
- Mark Wilf — Treasurer, Secretary & Trustee
- Audrey Wilf — Vice President & Trustee
- Zygmunt Wilf — President & Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $2,621,150 | $2,614,800 | $31,893,366 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,888,898 | $2,879,900 | $37,206,120 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $2,589,653 | $2,572,239 | $36,718,085 | Filing for 2025 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Short Hills, NJ