Private foundation · EIN 13-4129627

The Meryl & Charles Witmer Charitable Foundation

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New York, NY

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202511219349100411
Total assets (EOY)$5,098,309
Grants paid$1,001,070
Typical (median) grant$5,000
Grants listed46
Giving in home state (NY)29%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K20
$5K–$25K16
$25K–$100K8
$100K+2

Smallest $130 · Largest $350,000

Geographic focus

FL
53%
NY
29%
PA
6%
KY
5%
CT
3%
DC
1%
NJ
1%
CA
1%

Common purposes

Purposes mostly listed as general support.

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$378,700$5,396,81342
2024$1,001,070$5,098,30946

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Beat Childhood CancerLAND O LAKES, FLGENERAL USE$350,000
The Benjamin SchoolNORTH PALM BEACH, FLGENERAL USE$119,000
Children'S Brain Tumor Family FoundationNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$50,000
Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute Norton Children'S Hospital FoundationLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL USE$50,000
Lancaster Lebanon Habitat For HumanityLANCASTER, PAGENERAL USE$50,000
On Course Foundation UsaORLANDO, FLGENERAL USE$50,000
Nyu Langone HealthNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$50,000
Children'S Brain Tumor Project FoundationNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$50,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$36,000
Choate Rosemary Hall FoundationWALLINGFORD, CTGENERAL USE$27,500
Harlem Children'S ZoneNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$15,000
James B Lee Jr Scholarship FundWESTHAMPTON BEACH, NYGENERAL USE$13,000
James C Ferrer Education FundSOUTHAMPTON, NYGENERAL USE$11,000
Georgetown UniversityWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL USE$10,500
Hoover InstitutionSTANFORD, CAGENERAL USE$10,000
Second Stage TheatreNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$10,000
Student Sponsor Partnership IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$10,000
The Buckley SchoolNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$10,000
The Thirty Six East Sixty Second Street FoundationNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$10,000
Princeton UniversityPRINCETON, NJGENERAL USE$8,000
Brooklyn Community Services - Gary Klinsky Children'S CentersBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL USE$6,500
Palm Beach County Food BankNORTH PALM BEACH, FLGENERAL USE$5,000
West Palm Golf Community Trust IncJUPITER, FLGENERAL USE$5,000
Central Park ConservancyNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$5,000
Humane League Of LancasterEAST LANCASTER, PAGENERAL USE$5,000
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