The Harold Wetterberg Foundation
Morristown, NJ · EIN 22-6042915. Reported 269 grants totalling $904,000 to 101 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. The Harold Wetterberg Foundation 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 $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $4,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Veterinary Medical Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | $77,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Drew University | Madison, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rowan University Foundation | Glassboro, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Atlantic Theater Company | New York, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Carolina State University (gupta) | Raleigh, NC | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayo Performing Arts Center | Morristown, NJ | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Miami Dolphins Foundation | Miami Gardens, FL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Drew O'donoghue Fund Inc | Whitehouse Station, NJ | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Safe Harbor | Flemington, NJ | $18,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bucks County Playhouse | New Hope, PA | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| State Theater of New Jersey | New Brunswick, NJ | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of California-Davis (schlesinger) | Davis, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Caron Foundation | Wernersville, PA | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Asbury Park Little League Inc | Asbury Park, NJ | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tunnels to Tower Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (flamme) | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Pennsylvania (palena) | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disability Rights New Jersey | Trenton, NJ | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Flemington Area Food Pantry | Flemington, NJ | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Michigan State University (rizzo) | East Lansing, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purdue University (nowak) | West Lafayette, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trenton Area Soup Kitchen | Trenton, NJ | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tufts University (reichert) | North Graftton, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Missouri (motter) | Columbia, MO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Pennsylvania (anderson) | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Concussion Legacy Foundation | Middletown, DE | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lore School Parents Association Inc | Ewing, NJ | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Market Street Mission Inc | Morristown, NJ | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Play With Jack Foundation | Cape May Court House, NJ | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Easel Animal Rescue League Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $6,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Autism Family Services of Nj | East Windsor, NJ | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County | Asbury Park, NJ | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| City of Asbury Park | Asbury Park, NJ | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Homefront | Lawrenceville, NJ | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trinity Episcopal Last Resort Pantry | Asbury Park, NJ | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Karma | Asbury Park, NJ | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Monmouth Ocean Pal | Asbury Park, NJ | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cancer Society of Greenville County | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (buchalski) | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (jackson) | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Caregivers Trenton | Hamilton, NJ | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University (hopper) | East Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morristown Memorial Hospital Foundation | Morristown, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newmours | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Barnabas Medical Center Foundation | West Orange, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tufts University (gurian) | North Graftton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tufts University (procopi) | North Graftton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tufts University (prutchi) | North Graftton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tufts University (westervelt) | North Graftton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Missouri (goldner) | Columbia, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ewing Pba 111 | Trenton, NJ | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brooke Mulford Foundation | Salisbury, MD | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adalyn Rose Foundation | Reading, PA | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mercy Center Corporation | Asbury Park, NJ | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ocean Grove Fire Department | Ocean Grove, NJ | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Princeton Area Community Foundation | Lawrenceville, NJ | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mls Memorial Fund | Flemington, NJ | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Co | Princeton Junction, NJ | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Temple Shalom | Succasunna, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waterwell | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womanspace Inc | Trenton, NJ | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Monmouth County SPCA | Eatontown, NJ | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Texas A&m University (mccord) | College Station, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anchor House Foundation | Trenton, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cyctic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin | Princeton, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Janet Zilinski Memorial Fund | Martinsville, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Livestrong | Austin, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels Mercer County | Ewing, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nassau County Animal Services | Fernandina Beach, FL | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Fernandina Beach, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jacksonville Zoological Society | Jacksonville, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Miracle League of Mercer County | Hamilton, NJ | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ncso Charities Inc | Yulee, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Algonquin Arts Theatre | Manasquan, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brain & Behavior Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Freehold | Freehold, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hugs for Brady Foundation | Kendall Park, NJ | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lawrence Twsp Education Foundation | Lawrenceville, NJ | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Younity | Lawrenceville, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Amelia Community Theatre Assoc | Fernandina Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sancuary | Jacksonville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's Miracle Network | Jacksonville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food for Thought By the Sea Inc | Normandy Beach, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Grief Inc | Princeton, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hilton Head Humane Association Inc | Hilton Head, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary's Place By the Sea | Ocean Grove, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Beginnings Community Center for Well Being | Lawrenceville, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Princeton Medical Center Foundation | Plainsboro, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics | Lawrenceville, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
60 of 101 (59%) 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 77%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 121 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 | 59 | $205,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $111,500 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $147,500 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 59 | $230,000 | $2,000 |
| 2025 | 49 | $210,000 | $1,500 |
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
39% of its giving went to organizations in New Jersey. 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 $1,500. 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 New Jersey.
- 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 The Harold Wetterberg Foundation'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: 89 Headquarters Plaza, Morristown, NJ, 07960. 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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