George Wasserman Family Foundation Inc
Bethesda, MD · EIN 52-6035888. Reported 322 grants totalling $2,393,750 to 98 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. George Wasserman Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bender Jcc of Greater Washington | Rockville, MD | $285,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Some Inc | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Capital Area Foodbank | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Martha's Table | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $61,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Georgetown Day School | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Social Service Agency | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington DC Inc (theater J) | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| DC Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Charles E Smith Life Communities (washington G Wasserman Room) | Rockville, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel International | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Makom | Rockville, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Unicef (ukraine) | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Adas Israel Congregation - (security Budget) | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Studio Theatre Inc | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington Hebrew Congregation - (security Budget) | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| After-School All-Stars | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brandeis Marin | San Rafael, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Peaceplayers International | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Usg Foundation (mcbhof) | Adelphi, MD | $28,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Diener School Inc | Potomac, MD | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County | Gaithersburg, MD | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington | Rockville, MD | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc | Rockville, MD | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Main Street Connect Inc | Rockville, MD | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Hebrew University Inc | New York, NY | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Inc | Bethesda, MD | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Capital Jewish Museum | Baltimore, MD | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project | Washington, DC | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington Hebrew Congregation - (israel Hesed Fund) | Washington, DC | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross - (general) | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heifer Project International | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Levine Music Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mcintire School Foundation - (g Wasserman Scholarship) | Charlottesville, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shalom DC (ukraine Emergency Fund) | North Bethesda, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Suburban Hospital - Pediatric Emergency Center | Bethesda, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago (booth School of Business) | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Washington Hebrew - Social Justice Center Fund | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | Boston, MA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sixth & I Synagogue Inc | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Urban Alliance Inc | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington Performing Arts Society | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marin Horizon School | Mill Valley, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Inc | Poolesville, MD | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Iona Senior Services | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Potomac Conservancy Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children Inc | Cleveland, OH | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen for the Cure (3-Day) | Dallas, TX | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross - (haiti Assistance Program) | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross - (hurricane Relief) | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American-Israel Cultural Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charles E Smith Life Communities (hebrew Home of Washington - G Wasserman R | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | Tiburon, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| DC Scores | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jewish Foundation for Group Homes Endowment Inc | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital (oncology) | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Moco Kidsco | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Unicef (general) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Annapolis Kappa Scholarship Foundation Inc | Gambrills, MD | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross - (hawaii Wildfires) | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross - (la Wildfires) | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Asia Society | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ballou High School Marching Band | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Del Corazon | North Hollywood, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins - Medical | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (low Inco | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maccabi USA (volleyball) | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pasadena Jewish Temple and Congregation | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Unicef (haiti) | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Univ of Va - (g Wasserman Scholarship) | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wings of Rescue | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Animal Cancer Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| DC Vote | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kiddo Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation | Mill Valley, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Most Valuable Kids Inc (dc) | Rockville, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulane University (in Memory of Lindsay Weiner) | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan (in Memory of Jullian Weiner) | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
71 of 98 (72%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 89%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Bender Jcc of Greater Washington
OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 194 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | $450,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 68 | $465,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 60 | $364,250 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 59 | $495,500 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 69 | $618,500 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
48% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from George Wasserman Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 6500 Rock Spring Dr 200, Bethesda, MD, 20817. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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