Open Foundations · Maryland

Ellen W P Wasserman Foundation

Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 522038129. It paid $3.2M across 18 grants in 2025, a median of $15K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$3.2M
paid in 2025
18
grants paid
$15K
median grant
0%
to first-time recipients
$23.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
DAVID LEIPNIK
Address
1801 PORTER STREET SUITE 500, BALTIMORE, MD, 21230
Phone
4106855512
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
A WRITTEN PROPOSAL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED DESCRIBING THE ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED WITH ANY SUPPORTING DETAILS.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202632239349100623. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

recipient

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 18 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Sinai HospitalMD$1,000,753GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
2The Associated Jewish Federation of BaltimoreMD$667,943GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
3Patient Airlift ServicesNY$359,602GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
4The University at Albany FoundationNY$347,411GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
5Maine Museum of Innovcation Learning & LaborME$344,471GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
6Center for HopeMD$165,374GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
7Baltimore Symphony OrchestraMD$103,699GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
8Dyslexia Tutoring ProgramMD$102,236GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
9Temple Oheb ShalomMD$15,240GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
10The Public TheatreME$14,893GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
11Tree Street Youth CenterME$10,385GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
12The Arc of BaltimoreMD$10,124GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
13Baltimore Community FoundationMD$10,011GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
14Baltimore Museum of ArtMD$10,011GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT
15Heroes Helping HeroesMD$5,238GENERAL PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202016$1.6M
202117$1.5M
202217$2.5M
202317$2.1M
202418$3.1M
2025 (partial year)18$3.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Maryland67%
Maine17%
New York11%
Massachusetts6%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Ellen Wp WassermanTRUSTEE · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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