Joyce & George Wein Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's grants centre on music and jazz, with arts education and youth and education organisations also among its recipients, so work in those areas fits best.
- It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organisations, so a cold application will not be considered and the realistic route in is a relationship with the foundation.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 27 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $150,000, and the median is $15,000, so a request near that figure sits in the typical range, although its largest grant was $500,000.
- Its giving is strongly repeat-based, with 79% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing going to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, and the filing states no geographic limit even though its grants have mainly been in Massachusetts and New York.
Overview
Joyce & George Wein Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (postgenre.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to charitable organisations, including music and arts organisations. In the executive director’s account, George Wein wanted the money to work twice, and the foundation has supported and will continue to support organisations centred around music. The filings record most grants as general purpose, alongside arts education and jazz programming. Recipients include arts and music organisations, as well as youth and education organisations. The evidence does not state broader eligibility requirements or a formal geographic limit.
Themes
- Jazz organisations
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts and New York.
How to apply
Contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filing gives no further submission steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 27 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation values organisations that are efficient with their money and centred around music. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 61% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations Joyce & George Wein Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Newport Festivals Foundation · General purpose$500,0002023 tax year
- Community Music Center of Boston · General purpose$150,0002023 tax year
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Arts education donation$62,5002023 tax year
- Studio Museum in Harlem · General purpose$50,0002023 tax year
- Louis Armstrong House Museum · General purpose$30,0002023 tax year
- New Orleans Jazz Museum · General purpose$30,0002023 tax year
- Apollo Theater · Jazz programming$25,0002023 tax year
- Jazz Gallery · General purpose$25,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Nicolas Pell — Treasurer
- Bruce S Gordon — President
- Deborah Ross — Secretary / Executive Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $777,221 | $670,000 | $4,399,455 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,122,581 | $957,500 | $28,142,308 | Filing for 2023 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- New York, NY