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Filing year 2023

SUE & EDGAR WACHENHEIM FOUNDATION

Purchase, New York·EIN 23-7011002·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$127.2M
Total assets
$484.6M
Total expenses
$33.7M
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. SUE & EDGAR WACHENHEIM FOUNDATION reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Treasurer
Secretary
President, CEO
Director
Vice President

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$32.5M

Itemized grants

26

Median grant

$100k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$13.5M
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$9.9M
WILLIAMS COLLEGEWILLIAMSTOWN, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$5M
OCEANA INCWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$1M
THE CARVER CENTERPORT CHESTER, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$500k
SKIDMORE COLLEGESARATOGA SPRINGS, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$450k
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$255k
CATO INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
THE CLARK INSTITUTEWILLIAMSTOWN, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
WNETNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
GREENWICH HOSPITALGREENWICH, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$200k
THE RECTORY SCHOOLPOMFRET, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$150k
BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALVALHALLA, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND ARTSKATONAH, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
EAGLE HILL SCHOOLGREENWICH, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
FRIENDS OF GREEN CHIMNEYSBREWSTER, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLBOSTON, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$75k
READWORKSORGNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
RYE FREE READING ROOMRYE, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
RYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLRYE, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
CITYMEALS ON WHEELSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
EAST SIDE SETTLEMENTBRON, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCECORONA, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLETNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

SUE & EDGAR WACHENHEIM FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$7.3M
$21.5M
2022
$127.2M
$33.7M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in New York

SUE & EDGAR WACHENHEIM FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in New York earns a median of $20,079.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$20,079
75th percentile
$88k
90th percentile
$228k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,519 organizations across 2,519 filings (2020 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for New York
FAQ

Common questions about SUE & EDGAR WACHENHEIM FOUNDATION

What are SUE & EDGAR WACHENHEIM FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, SUE & EDGAR WACHENHEIM FOUNDATION reported $127.2M in total revenue and $33.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.