Private foundation
GEORGE WASSERMAN FOUNDATION INC
BETHESDA, MDEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
BETHESDA, MDEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $965,827 | $728,945 | $703,444 | $8,568,525 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 50% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTONROCKVILLE, MD | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $125,000 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa W Gill | PRESIDENT | 0.00 | $0 |
| Aaron Stopak | VICE PRES/EXECUTIVE DIRECT | 20.00 | $59,200 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $8,551,642 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $363,561 | $472,248 | $443,990 | $8,214,970 | $8,198,517 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $447,411 | $571,065 | $542,464 | $8,323,051 | $8,307,204 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $498,505 | $557,997 | $524,124 | $8,444,695 | $8,430,858 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $582,539 | $536,427 | $510,299 | $8,503,165 | $8,490,350 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $314,554 | $579,998 | $558,947 | $8,469,158 | $8,444,238 |
| NEW AMERICA FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC |
| OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| $25,000 |
| 2019 |
| NEW AMERICA FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2020 |
| BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTONROCKVILLE, MD | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2019 |
| MARTHA'S TABLEWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2019 |
| NEW AMERICA FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2021 |
| NEW AMERICA FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2022 |
| WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATION - (ISRAEL HESED FUND)WASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $21,500 | 2023 |
| MARTHA'S TABLEWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2025 |
| BREAD FOR THE CITYWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2025 |
| SOME INCWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2025 |
| BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTONROCKVILLE, MD | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2022 |
| NEW AMERICA FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2023 |
| SOME INCWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2019 |
| MARTHA'S TABLEWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2021 |
| SOME INCWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2022 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS - (GENERAL)WASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2025 |
| SOME INCWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2020 |
| MARTHA'S TABLEWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2020 |
| CAPITAL AREA FOODBANKWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2025 |
| SOME INCWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2021 |
| NEW AMERICA FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2025 |
| BREAD FOR THE CITYWASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2019 |
| HILLEL INTERNATIONALBOSTON, MA | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $20,000 | 2025 |
| EDLAVITCH JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF WASHINGTON DC INC (THEATER J)WASHINGTON, DC | OVERALL CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $15,000 | 2021 |
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202531189349100343
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441349349103384
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321319349105452
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202231369349103173
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202121349349101507
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202031709349100928
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.