The Gertrude and Edward Wiener Charitable Foundation concentrates support on performing arts organizations—especially theater education—and on social-service programs that serve youth and adults with mental-health or vocational needs. Grants are focused, often to repeat grantees, and emphasize program/general operating support rather than capital projects. The foundation’s giving pattern ties arts access and education to broader social impact organizations serving children and vulnerable adults, primarily in New York and nearby communities.
A $74,340 grant to Primary Stages in 2025 stands out as the foundation’s largest recent award, and it points directly to the Gertrude and Edward Wiener Charitable Foundation Inc.’s core pattern: sustained support for theater education and related arts programming, paired with help for social-service organizations serving youth and adults. Primary Stages appears repeatedly across the recent record, with additional grants in 2024 and 2023 tied to its educational programs and general activities. The foundation’s other large awards show a similar mix of arts and human services, including support for Partnership With Children, Fountain House, The Carpenter’s Boat Shop, and Fractured Atlas. The giving profile is compact but active, with annual grants totaling $330,040 and assets of $691,999. The foundation’s recent awards are spread across several years, and some recipients recur, which suggests an ongoing relationship rather than one-off checks. The grant descriptions also lean toward donation, general activities, and program support, with education and capacity-building showing up more often than capital funding. The result is a funder that links performing arts access with youth development, mental-health services, and vocational support through a small set of repeat grantees.
In theater education, the foundation backed Primary Stages with $74,340 in 2025 for its various educational programs and general activities, following earlier grants of $27,770 in 2024 and $7,835 in 2023 for the same purpose. That repeated support makes theater instruction and audience development one of the clearest threads in the portfolio. Youth-serving school and community programs also appear prominently. The foundation gave $44,000 in 2023 and $40,000 in 2024 to Partnership With Children, both listed as donations, connecting the funder to school-based arts and youth development work. On the human-services side, Fountain House received $40,000 in 2025, aligning with the foundation’s support for adults with mental-health needs. The Carpenter’s Boat Shop received $19,000 in 2025 and $15,000 in 2024, indicating continued support for vocational and hands-on training.
Typical grants fall at a $250 p25, $1,000 median, and $5,326 p75, which shows a small-grant base with a few larger awards driving the total. The foundation’s recent record also includes repeat recipients across multiple years, especially among arts and social-service grantees. Grant descriptions are usually brief and often read as donation, general activities, or program support. The foundation is a private charitable foundation rather than an operating charity, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals.
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Most grants fall between $250 and $5K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$250
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Concentrated portfolio with a small number of mid‑sized grants, multiple repeat grants to core arts and social‑service organizations, and preference for program/general operating support rather than one‑off capital gifts.
Notable grantees: Primary Stages, Partnership With Children, Fountain House, The Carpenter's Boat Shop, Fractured Atlas
Grantmaking is regional and concentrated in New York, where 54% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. New York City is the most visible hub, with grants to organizations in New York, NY such as Primary Stages, Partnership With Children, Fountain House, Fractured Atlas, Food Bank for NYC, and Lawyers Alliance of NY. Outside New York, the foundation has also funded recipients in Pemaquid and Damariscotta, Maine; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC; Charlottesville, Virginia; and Williamsport, Maryland. All recorded grants in the dataset go to US recipients.
The recent record shows a strong emphasis on performing arts education, especially theater-related programming, along with social-service work for youth and adults. Grants also support mental-health services, vocational training, and arts-access organizations. The foundation’s support often appears as program support, general activities, or donations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Primary Stages in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Partnership With Children in 2023 and 2024; Fractured Atlas in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Carpenter’s Boat Shop in 2024 and 2025. That pattern suggests recurring relationships.
The grant-size distribution is small to mid-sized overall: p25 is $250, the median is $1,000, and p75 is $5,326. The portfolio also includes a handful of larger awards, such as the 2025 grant of $74,340 to Primary Stages.
New York is the top state by grant count, with 54% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The most visible recipient city is New York, NY, which appears repeatedly across the recent grants list, but the foundation also gives to organizations in Maine, California, Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY STAGES | NEW YORK, NY | $74,340 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRIMARY STAGES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES. |
| FOUNTAIN HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| THE CARPENTER'S BOAT SHOP | PEMAQUID, ME | $19,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $9,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| FRACTURED ATLAS | NEW YORK, NY | $4,987 | 2025 | DONATION |
| HONEST ADS | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| FOOD BANK FOR NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CITY HARVEST | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| INN ALONG THE WAY | DAMARISCOTTA, ME | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| LAWYERS ALLIANCE OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| SUTTON PLACE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $871 | 2025 | DONATION |
| COASTAL RIVERS CONSERVANCY | DAMARISCOTTA, ME | $500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| WNET - CHANNEL 13 | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | MEMBERSHIP |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $335 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| PRIMARY STAGES | NEW YORK, NY | $27,770 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT PRIMARY STAGES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES. |
| THE CARPENTER'S BOAT SHOP | PEMAQUID, ME | $15,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| FRACTURED ATLAS | NEW YORK, NY | $14,674 | 2024 | DONATION |
| WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| LAWYERS ALLIANCE OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| COASTAL RIVERS CONSERVANCY | DAMARISCOTTA, ME | $1,015 | 2024 | DONATION |
| INN ALONG THE WAY | DAMARISCOTTA, ME | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| THE GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| HOMEWOOD BENEVOLENT FUND | WILLIAMSPORT, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| SUTTON PLACE SYNAGOUE | NEW YORK, NY | $371 | 2024 | DONATION |
| WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $252 | 2024 | DONATION |
| FRIENDS OF NOTRE DAME DE PARIS | ETNA, NH | $250 | 2024 | DONATION |
| WNET - CHANNEL 13 | NEW YORK, NY | $250 | 2024 | MEMBERSHIP |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $103 | 2024 | DONATION |
| PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $44,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| PRIMARY STAGES | NEW YORK, NY | $7,835 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT PRIMARY STAGES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES. |
| FRACTURED ATLAS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,435 | 2023 | DONATION |
| THE CARPENTER'S BOAT SHOP | PEMAQUID, ME | $5,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| INN ALONG THE WAY | DAMARISCOTTA, ME | $500 | 2023 | DONATION |
| WHOLE WOMEN'S HEALTH ALLIANCE | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $500 | 2023 | DONATION |
| WNET - THIRTEEN | NEW YORK, NY | $250 | 2023 | MEMBERSHIP |
| RIDGEFIELD CONSERVATORY OF DANCE | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $250 | 2023 | DONATION |
| THE BARNYARD | MIAMI, FL | $250 | 2023 | DONATION |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $250 | 2023 | DONATION |
| WIKIPEDIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $52 | 2023 | DONATION |
TO SUPPORT PRIMARY STAGES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES.
THE CARPENTER'S BOAT SHOP
$19,000DONATION
WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES
$9,000DONATION
HONEST ADS
$2,500DONATION
INN ALONG THE WAY
$1,000DONATION
SUTTON PLACE SYNAGOGUE
$871DONATION
COASTAL RIVERS CONSERVANCY
$500DONATION
WNET - CHANNEL 13
$500MEMBERSHIP
TO SUPPORT PRIMARY STAGES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES.
THE CARPENTER'S BOAT SHOP
$15,000DONATION
WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES
$3,500DONATION
COASTAL RIVERS CONSERVANCY
$1,015DONATION
INN ALONG THE WAY
$1,000DONATION
HOMEWOOD BENEVOLENT FUND
$1,000DONATION
SUTTON PLACE SYNAGOUE
$371DONATION
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$252DONATION
WNET - CHANNEL 13
$250MEMBERSHIP
PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN
$44,000DONATION
TO SUPPORT PRIMARY STAGES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES.
FRACTURED ATLAS
$5,435DONATION
THE CARPENTER'S BOAT SHOP
$5,000DONATION
INN ALONG THE WAY
$500DONATION
WNET - THIRTEEN
$250MEMBERSHIP
RIDGEFIELD CONSERVATORY OF DANCE
$250DONATION
THE BARNYARD
$250DONATION
WIKIPEDIA
$52DONATION