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The Gary C Wendt Foundation: 6 grants to organizations, $1 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Gary C Wendt Foundation, a private foundation in Cos Cob, CT, paid 6 grants to organizations totaling $1,042,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 29, 2026. The largest was $662,000 to Community Foundation of Broward in Fort Lauderdale, FL for to transform the community through focused leadership that fosters collaboration, builds endowment, advances equity, and connects people who care to causes that matter..
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- EIN
- 066469925
- Based in
- Cos Cob, CT
- Assets
- $31,502,207
- Grants paid
- $1,042,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 29, 2026, IRS object ID 202621199349101332. It reported $1,042,000 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Broward | Fort Lauderdale, FL | To transform the community through focused leadership that fosters collaboration, builds endowment, advances equity, and connects people who care to causes that matter. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $662,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | To promote the welfare of and advance the objectives of the university of wisconsin madison by encouraging the interest, engagement, and financial support of alumni, donors, and friends in the life of | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | To integrate clinical and hospital care with research and education. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wendt Family Philanthropic Fund | New York, NY | To support initiatives that educate, empower, and lift individuals to reach their full potential, as well as to support programs that strengthen communities. | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Slow Burn Theatre Company Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | To showcase the best of contemporary musical theatre to south florida. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stamford Center for the Arts Inc | Stamford, CT | To award scholarships for many under-resourced youth and encourage a life-long appreciation of the performing arts. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202541339349103704. It reported $877,000 in grants paid; 3 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Polytechnic University Foundation Inc | Lakeland, FL | To help sustain the mission of florida polytechnic university to educate students emphasizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (stem) in an innovative, technology-rich, and interdiscip | Education | $632,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | To promote the welfare of and advance the objectives of the university of wisconsin madison by encouraging the interest, engagement, and financial support of alumni, donors, and friends in the life of | Education | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stamford Center for the Arts Inc | Stamford, CT | To award scholarships for many under-resourced youth and encourage a life-long appreciation of the performing arts. | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,062,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $662,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Florida | $1,319,000 |
| Wisconsin | $430,000 |
| Ohio | $100,000 |
| New York | $45,000 |
| Connecticut | $25,000 |
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Updated April 29, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.