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Filing year 2024

THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION

New York, New York·EIN 13-3948773·NTEE T20J · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$3.3M
Total assets
$15.6M
Total expenses
$4.1M
Reported officers
6

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION reported 6 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Secretary
Treasurer
VP
VP
VP

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$4M

Itemized grants

75

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMIDDLEBURY, VTGENERAL$2.7M
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE SUNYALBANY, NYGENERAL$98k
KIN BEH EDUCATION CENTER FOUNDATIONLOS ALTOS, CAGENERAL$75k
STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCEBURLINGTON, VTGENERAL$70k
BURLINGTON CITY ARTSBURLINGTON, VTGENERAL$50k
THE FLYNN CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTSBURLINGTON, VTGENERAL$50k
HOPE FOR THE CITYHENDERSON, NVGENERAL$48k
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OFFICEBURLINGTON, VTGENERAL$40k
DIVIDED SKY FOUNDATIONLUDLOW, VTGENERAL$38k
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTERBURLINGTON, VTGENERAL$38k
FRIENDS OF THE WINOOSKI RIVERMONTPELIER, VTGENERAL$35k
JOURNALISM FUNDING PARTNERSSACRAMENTO, CAGENERAL$35k
ROZALIA PROJECTKITTERY, MEGENERAL$30k
KING STREET CENTER INCBURLINGTON, VTGENERAL$30k
NOFA-VTRICHMOND, VTGENERAL$30k
AMERICAN RED CROSSBURLINGTON, VTGENERAL$25k
GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUBWATERBURY CENTER, VTGENERAL$25k
SPEEDWAY CHILDRENS CHARITIESCONCORD, NCGENERAL$25k
TEAM RUBICONLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL$25k
THE AGRIHOOD COLLECTIVESHELBURNE, VTGENERAL$25k
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL$25k
THE RETREATEAST HAMPTON, NYGENERAL$25k
WORLD CENTER KITCHENWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL$25k
VERMONT JOURNALISM TRUSTMONTPELIER, VTGENERAL$25k
FULL PLATES FULL POTENTIALBRUNSWICK, MEGENERALGENERAL$24k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$7M
$2.1M
2023
$3.3M
$4.1M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in New York

THE WATERWHEEL 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
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What are THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION reported $3.3M in total revenue and $4.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.