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The Waterwheel Foundation: 75 grants to organizations, $4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Waterwheel Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 75 grants to organizations totaling $4,024,071 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $2,690,000 to Vermont Community Foundation in Middlebury, VT for general.
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- EIN
- 133948773
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $16,253,450
- Grants paid
- $4,024,071
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202503169349102805. It reported $4,024,071 in grants paid; 75 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,690,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Research Foundation for the Suny | Albany, NY | General | $97,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kin Beh Education Center Foundation | Los Altos, CA | General | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steps To End Domestic Violence | Burlington, VT | General | Human services | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Burlington City Arts | Burlington, VT | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Flynn Center for Performing Arts | Burlington, VT | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope for the City | Henderson, NV | General | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $47,765 | apps.irs.gov |
| Champlain Valley Office | Burlington, VT | General | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Divided Sky Foundation | Ludlow, VT | General | $37,739 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center | Burlington, VT | General | Education | $37,535 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Winooski River | Montpelier, VT | General | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Journalism Funding Partners | Sacramento, CA | General | Employment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| King Street Center Inc | Burlington, VT | General | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nofa-Vt | Richmond, VT | General | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rozalia Project | Kittery, ME | General | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Burlington, VT | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Green Mountain Club | Waterbury Center, VT | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Speedway Childrens Charities | Concord, NC | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | General | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Agrihood Collective | Shelburne, VT | General | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Retreat | East Hampton, NY | General | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Journalism Trust | Montpelier, VT | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Center Kitchen | Washington, DC | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Full Plates Full Potential | Brunswick, ME | Generalgeneral | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $24,091 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Roots | So Burlington, VT | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Drumstrong | Charlotte, NC | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | Generalgeneral | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids On the Ball Inc | So Burlington, VT | General | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sweet Relief | Brea, CA | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Parks Forever | Montpelier, VT | General | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunger Free America | New York, NY | General general | $17,879 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Street Medicine Institute | Ingomar, PA | General | $17,412 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Age Well | Colchester, VT | General | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edmunds Middle School Music | Burlington, VT | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Endandered Alphabets Project | Morristown, VT | General | $12,150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aunt Dot's Place | Essex Junction, VT | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camden International Film Festival | Camden, ME | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Arts | Burlington, VT | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolcott Elementary School | West Hartford, CT | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catskill Mountain Keeper | Hurleyville, NY | General | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservation Law Foundation 2 | Boston, MA | General | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Through Music Colorado | Denver, CO | General | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indy Book Project | Zionsville, IN | General | Education | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov |
| Living Lands and Waters | East Moline, IL | Generalgeneralgeneral | Environment | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael Fields Agricultural Institute | East Troy, WI | General | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paws 4 Life Animal Rescue | Sedalia, CO | General | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Access | Brooklyn, NY | General | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rooted and Rising-Washington Park | Milwaukee, WI | General | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Conscious Alliance | Broomfield, CO | General | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Food Project | Lincoln, MA | General | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov |
| Title Track | New York, NY | Generalgeneral | $8,972 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Blues Society | Harlan, IA | General | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Burlington Multcultural Resource | Burlington, VT | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Champlain Maritime Museum | Vergennes, VT | Generalgeneral | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lamoille Housing Partnership | Morrisville, VT | General | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighbors in Action | Cabot, VT | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Haven | White River Junction, VT | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uvm Home Health & Hospice | Colchester, VT | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Afras Donations | Fish Creek, WI | General | $4,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace | Phoenix, AZ | General | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Community Project | Starksboro, VT | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Richmond Elementary School | Richmond, VT | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mid-Coast Health Net Inc | Rockland, ME | General | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Humanities Council | Montpelier, VT | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brewster Pierce Memorial School | Hungtinton, VT | General | $2,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Champlain Valley Exposition | Essex Junction, VT | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| In Tandem Arts | Burlington, VT | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stowe Jazz Festival | Stowe, VT | General | Recreation and sports | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Rural Education Collaborative | Holland, VT | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Studio Center | Johnson, VT | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Percent for the Planet | Burlington, VT | General | $1,736 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Champlain Valley Trout Unlimited | Plattsburgh, NY | General | $1,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loom Ensemble | Burlington, VT | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seven Starts Art Center | Sharon, VT | General | $800 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,715,000 |
| Human services | $140,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $96,007 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $87,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $72,765 |
| Education | $46,507 |
| Environment | $43,972 |
| Recreation and sports | $42,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Vermont | $3,346,560 |
| New York | $169,245 |
| California | $155,000 |
| Maine | $66,591 |
| District of Columbia | $50,000 |
| Nevada | $47,765 |
| North Carolina | $45,000 |
| Colorado | $26,916 |
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Updated November 12, 2025. 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.