Margaret L Wendt Foundation

Organization Overview

Margaret L Wendt Foundation is located in Buffalo, NY. The organization was established in 1958. According to its NTEE Classification (T20) the organization is classified as: Private Grantmaking Foundations, under the broad grouping of Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations and related organizations. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Margaret L Wendt Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2023, Margaret L Wendt Foundation generated $4.7m in total revenue. This represents a relatively dramatic decline in revenue. Over the past 6 years, the organization has seen revenues fall by an average of (18.4%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $4.6m during the year ending 12/2023. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2019, Margaret L Wendt Foundation has awarded 247 individual grants totaling $20,764,851. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Thomas Lunt
Trustee
$89,665
Jennifer Day Domanski
Trustee
$89,665
Claire Kresse White
Trustee
$89,665

Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Barclay Damon Llp
$101,370
Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner Llp
$51,510
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
$292,053
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar $0
Interest on Savings $4,590
Dividends & Interest $3,049,159
Net Rental Income$0
Net Gain on Sale of Assets $1,618,541
Capital Gain Net Income $1,618,541
Net ST Capital Gain $0
Income Modifications $0
Profit on Inventory Sales $0
Other Income $1,941
Total Revenue $4,674,231

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Margaret L Wendt Foundation has awarded $3,344,107 in support to 51 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

BE-A-FRIEND

PURPOSE: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

$24,968

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF WNY

PURPOSE: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

$100,000

BESTSELF

PURPOSE: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

$150,000

BROTHERS OF MERCY

PURPOSE: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

$48,043

BUFFALO PREP

PURPOSE: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

$80,000

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY

PURPOSE: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

$69,160
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Peer Organizations

Organization NameAssets
Carmel Hill Fund
New York, NY
$52,940,362
Ronald S Lauder Foundation
New York, NY
$11,404,418
Thomas L Kempner Jr Foundation Inc
Southampton, NY
$4,170,879
Connelly Foundation
West Conshohocken, PA
$27,891,431
John Simon Guggenhein Memorial Foundation
New York, NY
$18,493,825
Samuel I Newhouse Foundation Inc
New York, NY
$16,985,943
Perelman Family Charitable Tr I
Garden City, NY
$9,110,635
Florence Gould Foundation
New York, NY
-$3,240,432
Weill Family Foundation
Albany, NY
$8,335,073
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
$5,453,349
Grable Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
$9,531,881
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Lynn, MA
$22,964,256
John R Oishei Foundation
Buffalo, NY
$15,989,814
Altman Foundation
New York, NY
$12,171,056
James And Merryl Tisch Foundation Inc
New York, NY
$20,482,479
Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc
New York, NY
$19,913,246
The Thompson Family Foundation Inc
New York, NY
$10,525,175
The Selz Foundation
New York, NY
$28,347,823
John And Mary R Markle Foundation
New York, NY
$13,071,766
Henry M Rowan Family Foundation Inc
Rancocas, NJ
$41,696,697
F M Kirby Foundation Inc
Morristown, NJ
$22,400,451
Alice M And Thomas J Tisch Foundation Inc
New York, NY
$21,993,699
Russell Sage Foundation
New York, NY
$12,817,899
Unbound Philanthropy
New York, NY
$7,349,099
Nick Simons Foundation
New York, NY
$12,723,775

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