Waldman Foundation

• The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal and should first look for an introduction through someone who already knows it.
• Its grants went chiefly to performing-arts organisations, with smaller numbers to Jewish schools and congregations, animal-welfare groups, disability-related services and community organisations, so a charity working outside these areas should not assume a fit.
• Typical grants fall between $4,000 and $50,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 75 grants to organisations in that band and a median of $10,000, though its largest grant was about $1,800,000, so the band is not a ceiling.
• About 36% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the filings for the earlier years, so repeat relationships carry weight.
• No geographic focus is stated, so a charity should not assume its location rules it out, although the filings show grants mainly in New York.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Actors Fund of America · General
  $1,796,0002025 tax year
• Circle in the Square Theatre School · General
  $731,0002025 tax year
• SPCA of Westchester · General
  $50,0002025 tax year
• Torah Academy · General
  $25,0002025 tax year
• Projects With Care · General
  $25,0002025 tax year
• Episcopal Actors Guild · General
  $20,0002025 tax year
• AHRC NYC Foundation · General
  $20,0002025 tax year
• Husky Halfway House Foundation · General
  $20,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.