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Justin & Genevieve Wyner Trust

Dedham, MA · EIN 04-6088114. Reported 379 grants totalling $228,651 to 172 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$50median grant
$228,651granted, 2021-2023
172recipients, as named on its returns
70%of grantees funded again the next year

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. Justin & Genevieve Wyner Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $50. Half of everything it gave fell between $50 and $100; the smallest was $12 and the largest $55,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
325 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
49 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
2 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
1 grant
$25,000 - $50,000
1 grant
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
HadassahNew York, NY$55,000112023
Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesBoston, MA$31,101222023
Temple IsraelBoston, MA$13,380332023
Hebrew Senior LifeRoslindale, MA$12,000222023
New Bridge on the CharlesDedham, MA$7,500332023
The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage CenterBoston, MA$7,500222023
Martha's Vineyard Hebrew CenterVineyard Haven, MA$5,132332023
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA$4,500332023
American Jewish Historical SocietyNewton, MA$4,300112023
Jewish Community Relations CouncilBoston, MA$4,200332023
Martha's Vineyard HospitalVineyard Haven, MA$4,125332023
New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA$4,000332023
Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center Summer InstituteVineyard Haven, MA$3,900222022
Rofeh InternationalBrookline, MA$3,600222023
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA$3,600112023
Tufts University Hillel FoundationMedford, MA$3,600112022
Gbh Beacon CircleBoston, MA$3,500112023
The Obermayer FoundationDedham, MA$3,500222023
American Cancer SocietyBoston, MA$3,000332023
Huntington Theater CompanyBoston, MA$3,000222022
Vna CareDanvers, MA$3,000332023
Hebrew CollegeNewton, MA$2,800222023
American Red CrossCambridge, MA$2,500222023
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA$2,500112022
Center for Jewish HistoryNew York, NY$2,500222022
Combined Jewish Philanthropies Justin Wyner Family Charitable FundBoston, MA$2,500112023
Ralph Lowell Society WGBHBoston, MA$2,500112022
WGBH Educational FoundationBoston, MA$2,500112023
The Roxbury Latin SchoolBoston, MA$1,645112023
Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY$1,350332023
American Friends of Rabin Medical CenterNew York, NY$1,220332023
Mayyim Hayyim Living WatersNewton, MA$1,000222022
The Belmont Golf Scholarship FundBoston, MA$1,000222023
The Colonial Society of MassachusettsBoston, MA$1,000222023
Boathouse FoundationEdgartown, MA$600222022
The Street Dog CoalitionFort Collins, CO$500112022
Congregation Kehillath IsraelBrookline, MA$466332023
American Heart AssociationFramingham, MA$450332023
Boston PopsBoston, MA$400222022
Union for Reform JudaismNew York, NY$400332023
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL$300332023
CameraBoston, MA$300332023
Camp JabberwockyVineyard Haven, MA$300332023
Lustgarten FoundationBethpage, NY$300332023
MemriWashington, DC$300332023
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationTucson, AZ$300332023
National Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA$300332023
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaBoston, MA$300332023
Prostate Cancer FoundationSanta Monica, CA$300332023
Sheriff's Meadow FoundationVineyard Haven, MA$300332023
Simon Wiesenthal CenterLos Angeles, LA$300332023
WburBoston, MA$300332023
The Salvation Army of MassachusettsCanton, MA$275332023
American Lung AssociationChicago, IL$258332023
City YearBoston, MA$250332023
Farm Neck FoundationOak Bluffs, MA$250222023
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN$250332023
Vineyard Conservation SocietyVineyard Haven, MA$250332023
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWaltham, MA$240332023
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY$225222022
MazonWashington, DC$225332023
Temple EmethChestnut Hill, MA$216332023
Animal Shelter of Martha's VineyardEdgartown, MA$200222022
FlameLake Forest, IL$200222022
Harvard Graduate School of EducationCambridge, MA$200222022
Harvard HillelCambridge, MA$200222022
Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR$200222023
Island Grown InitiativeWest Tisbury, MA$200222022
Jewish National FundNew York, NY$200222022
Macular Degeneration AssociationSarasota, FL$200332023
National Glaucoma ResearchSan Francisco, CA$200332023
Touro SynagogueNewport, RI$200222022
American Diabetes AssociationAlexandria, VA$185332023
Massachusetts Audubon SocietyLincoln, MA$180332023
Als AssociationNorwood, MA$150332023
American Civil Liberties UnionBoston, MA$150222022
American Society for Yad VashemNew York, NY$150332023
B'nai Birth FoundationWashington, DC$150332023
Birthright Israel FoundationHicksville, NY$150112021
CareMerrifield, VA$150332023
Covenant HouseBrighton, MA$150332023
Guiding Eyes for BlindYorktown Heights, NY$150332023
Hand in HandOak Brook, IL$150332023
JdrfNew York, NY$150332023
MaddIrving, TX$150222022
Make a WishAlbert Lea, MN$150332023
March of DimesWhite Plains, NY$150332023
Mercy ShipsLindale, TX$150332023
MspcaBoston, MA$150332023
National Jewish HealthDenver, CO$150332023
Pine Street InnBoston, MA$150332023
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL$150332023
Stand With USLos Angeles, CA$150222022
Susan Komen Breast Cancer FoundationNewton, MA$144332023
Helen Keller InternationalAbert Lea, MH$135332023
Arthritis FoundationAtlanta, GA$125332023
Autism SpeaksNew York, NY$125332023
Environmental Defense FundBoston, MA$125332023
FincaWashington, DC$125332023
PetaNorfolk, VA$125332023
Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL$125332023
Project BreadBoston, MA$120332023
National Museum of American Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PA$108222022
Sierra ClubBoston, MA$108332023
Habitat for HumanityAmerious, GA$105332023
Running Strong for American Indian YouthAlexandria, VA$105332023
Adl Anti-Defamation LeagueBoston, MA$100112021
Agudath Achim Care FundAttleboro, MA$100112021
American Jewish CommitteeBoston, MA$100112021
American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY$100222022
Congregation Bais PinchasBrookline, MA$100112021
Dedham Food PantryDedham, MA$100112021
Friends of Harvard University Center for Jewish StudiesCambridge, MA$100112021
Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY$100222022
Help Heal Veterans IncWinchester, CA$100332023
Hillel InternationalWashington, DC$100112021
Jcc Greater BostonNewton, MA$100112021
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social JusticeBoston, MA$100112021
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHagerstown, MD$100222022
Morgan Memorial GoodwillBoston, MA$100222022
National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleBaltimore, MD$100222022
OxfamBoston, MA$100222022
Perkins School for the BlindWatertown, MA$100332023
The Boston Latin SchoolBoston, MA$100112022
Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NY$90332023
American Kidney FundRockville, MD$75332023
American Leprosy MissionsGreenville, SC$75332023
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun ViolenceWashington, DC$75332023
Braille Books for Blind ChildrenBaltimore, MD$75332023
Braille InstituteLos Angeles, CA$75332023
Dana- Farber Cancer InstituteNeedham, MA$75112021
Disabled American VeteransSomerville, MA$75222022
Friends of EarthWashington, DC$75222022
Population ConnectionWashington, DC$75332023
Project HopeMillwood, VA$75332023
Sos Children's VillagesWashington, DC$75332023
The Home for Little WanderersBoston, MA$75332023
Congregation NewbridgeDedham, MA$72112022
The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC$72222022
Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC$70222022
Save the ChildrenWestport, CT$70222022
The Nature ConservancyBoston, MA$70222022
The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ$70222022
Women for Women InternationalWashington, DC$60112021
Martha's Vineyard MuseumEdgartown, MA$55112021
Alley Cat AlliesBethesda, MD$50222022
Amnesty InternationalNew York, NY$50112021
Community ServingsJamaica Plain, MA$50222022
Father Bill's and MainspringQuincy, MA$50222022
Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA$50112021
Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CA$50222022
Humane Society Wildlife Land TrustWashington, DC$50112021
Israel Children's Cancer FoundationLawrence, NY$50222022
Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA$50112021
Martha's Vineyard Boys and Girls ClubEdgartown, MA$50112021
Mays MissionHeber Springs, AR$50222022
More Than Words YouthWaltham, MA$50112021
Mouth and Foot Painting ArtistsAtlanta, GA$50222022
National Council of Jewish WomenNew York, NY$50112021
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY$50112021
Old Sculpin GalleryEdgartown, MA$50112022
Operation SmileVirginia Beach, VA$50222022
Parkinson's Disease FoundationNew York, NY$50222022
Pie in the SkyJamaica Plain, MA$50112021
St Joseph Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD$50222022
Vineyard House IncVineyard Haven, MA$50112021
YMCA of Martha's VineyardVineyard Haven, MA$50112021
Bridge Over Troubled WaterBoston, MA$25112021
International Animal RescueShrewsbury, MA$25112021
The Jewish Journal MassachusettsSalem, MA$25112021
United States Golf AssociationLiberty Corner, NJ$25112021
AARPBoston, MA$24222022

130 of 172 (76%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 70%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 179 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.

International Affairs
34 grants
Diseases & Disorders
21 grants
Human Services
20 grants
Education
19 grants
Environment
14 grants
Animal Welfare
14 grants
Arts & Culture
11 grants
Health Care
9 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021153$37,847$50
2022131$43,549$50
202395$147,255$100

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

69% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Massachusetts
$158K
New York
$63K
District of Columbia
$1K
Illinois
$908
California
$875
Virginia
$690
Colorado
$650
Maryland
$400

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund68 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc65 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program56 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust52 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc51 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc47 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $50. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Justin & Genevieve Wyner Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). 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: 5312 Great Meadow Drive, Dedham, MA, 02026. 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.

EIN 04-6088114 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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