Woldenberg Foundation

• If your work fits one of the foundation's seven areas of giving (Animals & Environment, Arts & Culture, Civil Affairs, Education/Recreation & Opportunities for Children, Human Services, Health, or Jewish Causes) and is in the Greater New Orleans area, its stated priority, it is worth approaching.
• Most of its grants are small: half of its 550 grants to organisations across the last three filings were $3,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $3,000 and $25,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, so a modest request suits it.
• Begin with a Letter of Inquiry through the application link, which accepts applications on a rolling basis, and keep it to general details about your organisation.
• The filing shows that 73% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two filings before it, so it leans towards groups it already knows, but a first approach is still open.
• Its giving has fallen each year, from $3,815,492 to $1,607,791 in its latest filing, so plan for a smaller pool.

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

• National WW II Museum · Arts & culture
  $215,0002024 tax year
• American Friends of ALYN Hospital · Jewish causes
  $150,0002024 tax year
• Birthright Israel · Jewish causes
  $100,0002024 tax year
• University of Kentucky · Scholarships
  $65,0002024 tax year
• Owensboro CTC · Scholarships
  $64,0002024 tax year
• Western Kentucky University · Scholarships
  $55,0002024 tax year
• American Friends Of Mda · Jewish causes
  $50,0002024 tax year
• City Year · Education
  $50,0002024 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.