The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-3250321 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$1.8M
Organizations funded82
Typical grant$6,000
Total assets$10.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $15,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
57% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | To advance bcor fusion positive sarcoma research | $500,000 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | Clinical trials + general fund | $100,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders Aka Medecins Sans Frontieres | New York, NY | Unrestricted funding to be used for greatest need at msf discretion | $100,000 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Science of the human past $400,000 extended pledge (2022-2025) | $100,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to be used where most needed | $100,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art the | New York, NY | Support for european paintings dept. siena panel painting show | $100,000 |
| Cornell Tech | Ithaca, NY | Annual fund | $50,000 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | Chairman's circle | $50,000 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | Annual fund | $50,000 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $200,00 pledge over 5 years to honor dean elmendorf fellowship (2024-2028) | $40,000 |
| Nyu Langone Health | New York, NY | Medical research support, dr. james grifo research post | $37,500 |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Purchase assistance for head of persephone | $25,000 |
| Pylos Archaeology Foundation | Malvern, PA | Iklaina project | $25,000 |
| The American Friends of the Irish Institute Foundation | Greensboro, NC | Matching grant fund raising toward property purchase in athens | $25,000 |
| Appellate Advocates | New York, NY | Appellate representation for impoverished clientele | $20,000 |
| Center for Appellate Litigation | New York, NY | Legal representation for new york appeals and post-conviction proceedings | $20,000 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Herbert F. johnson museum of art | $20,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art the | New York, NY | Thomas J. watson library | $20,000 |
| Phillips Academy Trustees of | Andover, MA | $100,000 multi-year grant 2024-2028 | $20,000 |
| Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | Program support for voter registration, vote by mail, get out the vote | $20,000 |
| American Friends of the British Museum | New York, NY | Projects of interest: ancient egypt & sudan, greece & rome, middle east departments | $15,000 |
| Foundation for a Civil Society | New York, NY | Annual fund | $15,000 |
| Plan a Health Inc | New York, NY | Mobile clinics for underserved communities | $15,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Meals in response to humantarian, climate, and community crises | $15,000 |
| American School of Classical Studies at Athens | Princeton, NJ | Benefit support, spring gala | $12,000 |
| Abortion Care Network | Washington, DC | Ensure the rights of all people to experience respectful, dignified abortion care | $10,000 |
| Access Reproductive Healthcare Southeast | Atlanta, GA | Funding & logistical support for reproductive care in the US southern states | $10,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | Impact society, leadership circle/protect peoples rights & civil liberties | $10,000 |
| American School of Classical Studies at Athens | Princeton, NJ | Annual appeal | $10,000 |
| Democracy Matters Foundation | Washington, DC | Court of history | $10,000 |
| Doe Fund the | New York, NY | Paid transitional work, housing, career training to combat recidivism & poverty | $10,000 |
| Fair Haven Community Health Care | New Haven, CT | Capital campaign | $10,000 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | Katherine A. schwab historic plaster cast collection endowment fund | $10,000 |
| Getting Out and Staying Out | New York, NY | Reducing recidivism through education, employment, mental health services | $10,000 |
| Greenwich United Way | Greenwich, CT | Annual fund (alexis de tocqueville society) | $10,000 |
| Institute of Fine Arts at Nyu | New York, NY | Aphrodisias house of kybele $30,000 pledge (2023-2025) | $10,000 |
| Malaria Consortium | Hermitage, PA | Unrestricted funds | $10,000 |
| Midwest Access Coalition | Chicago, IL | Help people traveling to, from, and within the midwest access a safe abortion | $10,000 |
| Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute | Williamstown, MA | Exhibit support, edgar degas: multi-media artist in the age of impressionism | $10,000 |
| YWCA Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | Civil legal clinic | $10,000 |
| Give Directly | New York, NY | Allows donors to make cash transfers via mobile phone to east africa's poorest households | $8,000 |
| Columbia University Business School | New York, NY | Award dinner in honor of lulu wang | $6,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Patron membership (fully tax deductible) | $6,000 |
| Archaeological Institute of America | Boston, MA | Aia annual fund appeal | $5,000 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | Fy24 brookings council | $5,000 |
| Carter Center the | Atlanta, GA | Annual fund | $5,000 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall | Wallington, CT | Annual fund as recommended by carolyn seely wiener | $5,000 |
| Columbia University Trustees of | New York, NY | Law school alumni fund as recommended by csw | $5,000 |
| Fifth Avenue Committee | Brooklyn, NY | Affordable housing, grassroots organizing and advocacy, transformative education, renewable energy, leadership development, and financial… | $5,000 |
| Frick Collection the | New York, NY | Annual fund | $5,000 |
| Greenwich Hospital Foundation | Cos Cob, CT | Annual fund | $5,000 |
| Institute of Fine Arts Nyu | New York, NY | Selinunte excavation | $5,000 |
| Ipas | Chapel Hill, NC | Advance reproductive justice for all by expanding access to abortion and contraception around the world | $5,000 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY | Creates and preserves affordable housing in brooklyn | $5,000 |
| Nuclear Threat Initiative | Washington, DC | Global biological policy and programs initiative | $5,000 |
| Operation Hope Ct | Fairfield, CT | Area of greatest need, services focus on eliminating hunger and homelessness. | $5,000 |
| Parentchild | New York, NY | Early education and family child care models to break cycle of poverty | $5,000 |
| Somerville Homeless Coalition Incorperated | Somerville, MA | Provide services, support, resources and housing | $5,000 |
| Southern Center for Human Rights the | Atlanta, GA | Legal representation in the deep south | $5,000 |
| Transitional Services NY | Whitestone, NY | Enrich the lives of those recovering frommentalillness and facilitate their transition to increased levels of independence | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 82 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,778,000 | 82 |
| 2023 | $1,806,250 | 91 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523179349102717
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3250321
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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