Grants paid by The Wooden Nickel Foundation
EIN 27-6641409 · Wilmington, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T90
The Wooden Nickel Foundation of Wilmington, DE (EIN 27-6641409) reported 87 grants paid totaling $14,208,332 to 38 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$14,208,332
87 grants
Recipients
38
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | $1,045,000 | — |
| 2020 | 16 | $3,227,500 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | $2,162,920 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | $699,576 | — |
| 2023 | 11 | $1,448,334 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | $3,226,668 | — |
| 2025 | 10 | $2,398,334 | — |
Top recipients
The 38 recipients receiving the most from The Wooden Nickel Foundation, by grants paid, out of 38 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the High Line Inc 31-1734086 | B | New York, NY | 11 | $4,341,668 | 2025 |
| New York Shakespeare Festival 13-1844852 | B | New York, NY | 4 | $2,150,000 | 2023 |
| Friends Seminary 90-1185581 | B | New York, NY | 5 | $1,500,000 | 2022 |
| Surfrider Foundation 95-3941826 | B | San Clemente, CA | 7 | $739,996 | 2025 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the Societ | U | New York, NY | 4 | $666,668 | 2025 |
| Cornell University 15-0532082 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $650,000 | 2025 |
| Colorofchangeorg Education Fund Inc | U | Oakland, CA | 3 | $400,000 | 2023 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc 35-2420942 | B | New York, NY | 4 | $400,000 | 2024 |
| Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships 85-1338112 | B | New York, NY | 4 | $280,000 | 2025 |
| Scripted Inc | U | New York, NY | 3 | $245,000 | 2021 |
| Korean-American Community Foundation Inc 16-1643114 | B | New York, NY | 4 | $245,000 | 2025 |
| Michigan Civic Education Fund 82-4762045 | B | Madison Hts, MI | 2 | $225,000 | 2022 |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc 13-3160356 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $225,000 | 2025 |
| Accelerate Change Inc 82-3400062 | B | Boston, MA | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Sd Foundation 88-2286627 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois Foundation 37-6006007 | C | Urbana, IL | 1 | $200,000 | 2020 |
| New Venture Fund | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Vice Presidents Residence Foundation | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc 13-1644147 | C | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| The Voter Participation Center 55-0889748 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Cornell University | U | Boone, IA | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing 46-2465621 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Lee Initiative Inc 82-3884798 | B | Louisville, KY | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| One Arizona 37-1782220 | C | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Downtown Community Television Center Inc 13-2742777 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Voter Registration Project 26-4802468 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| New Venture Fund 20-5806345 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Imagine North Carolina First 46-4006055 | B | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $75,000 | 2021 |
| Fair Count Inc 58-2421574 | B | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund 52-1379661 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Leaders Igniting Transformation Education Fund Inc 82-3151192 | B | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Ron Brown Scholar Fund 54-1832314 | C | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc 13-3630066 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $35,000 | 2023 |
| National Vote at Home Institute 82-5515680 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Elder Abuse Solutions Inc 81-4714384 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Inc 03-0575412 | C | Washington, DC | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Ace Foundation 46-3200311 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Christian Herald Assn Inc - the Bowery Mission | U | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 87 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $791,667 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | Cornell University New York, NY | C | $650,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc New York, NY | C | $225,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | Surfrider Foundation San Clemente, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the Societ New York, NY | U | $166,667 | paid | Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the MERIT program | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | Cornell University Boone, IA | U | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | Korean-American Community Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $70,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships New York, NY | B | $70,000 | paid | Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | Elder Abuse Solutions Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601349349105565 |
| 2024 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $666,667 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $666,667 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the Societ New York, NY | U | $166,667 | paid | Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the merit program | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the Societ New York, NY | U | $166,667 | paid | Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the merit program | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Surfrider Foundation San Clemente, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Surfrider Foundation San Clemente, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Sd Foundation Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Accelerate Change Inc Boston, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Accelerate Change Inc Boston, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Sd Foundation Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | the Teen Program | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | the Teen Program | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships New York, NY | B | $70,000 | paid | Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships New York, NY | B | $70,000 | paid | Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Alliance for Youth Organizing Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Alliance for Youth Organizing Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Korean-American Community Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Downtown Community Television Center Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Korean-American Community Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Downtown Community Television Center Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Leaders Igniting Transformation Education Fund Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Leaders Igniting Transformation Education Fund Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2024 | Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Inc Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531359349100038 |
| 2024 | Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Inc Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202611349349105566 |
| 2023 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $716,667 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | Colorofchangeorg Education Fund Inc Oakland, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the Societ New York, NY | U | $166,667 | paid | Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the MERIT program | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | Korean-American Community Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships New York, NY | B | $70,000 | paid | Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | Surfrider Foundation San Clemente, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | Vice Presidents Residence Foundation Washington, DC | U | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | New York Shakespeare Festival New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | Christian Herald Assn Inc - the Bowery Mission New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401169349101005 |
| 2023 | Ace Foundation Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401169349101005 |
| 2022 | New Venture Fund Baltimore, MD | U | $150,000 | paid | Voting Rights Lab | 202321359349104012 |
| 2022 | Michigan Civic Education Fund Madison Hts, MI | B | $125,000 | paid | Support for the projects put forth with Progress Michigan | 202321359349104012 |
| 2022 | Friends Seminary New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202321359349104012 |
| 2022 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | to support Community Engagement, Stewardship of teens and unrestricted general operating support | 202321359349104012 |
| 2022 | National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202321359349104012 |
| 2022 | Surfrider Foundation San Clemente, CA | B | $64,576 | paid | to support membership growth in the New York City and long island chapters | 202321359349104012 |
| 2022 | Vice Presidents Residence Foundation Washington, DC | U | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202321359349104012 |
| 2022 | The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202321359349104012 |
| 2021 | New York Shakespeare Festival New York, NY | B | $1,000,000 | paid | The Public Theater's Capital campaign | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | Friends Seminary New York, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | Friends is Family Emergency Response Fund | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | New York Shakespeare Festival New York, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | The Public Theater's COVID-Related Artist/Theatermakers Relief fund | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | Michigan Civic Education Fund Madison Hts, MI | B | $100,000 | paid | toinitiate, cultivate and fund strategic nonpartisan efforts in Michigan to promote economic and educational opportunity; enhance the quality of life and social welfare; defend and improve government accountability, ethics, and transparency; and strengthen democracy and civic participation - to support election protection efforts | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | One Arizona Phoenix, AZ | C | $100,000 | paid | to improve the lives of Arizonians, especially people of color and young people, by building a culture of civic participation - Mi Familia Vota | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | to support community engagement, to support stewardship of teens, and unrestricted general operating support | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | Scripted Inc New York, NY | U | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | Friends Seminary New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Annual Fund | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | Imagine North Carolina First Raleigh, NC | B | $75,000 | paid | to promote economic opportunity, quality of life, government accountability, and civic participation among underserved communities in North Carolina | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | Colorofchangeorg Education Fund Inc Oakland, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | Surfrider Foundation San Clemente, CA | B | $62,920 | paid | growth in the New York City and Long Island Chapters | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202241339349102354 |
| 2021 | National Vote at Home Institute Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | the collective efforts of the National Vote at Home Institute to ensure the security of our elections and putting voters' needs first | 202241339349102354 |
| 2020 | New York Shakespeare Festival New York, NY | B | $1,000,000 | paid | The Public Theater's Capital campaign | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $1,000,000 | paid | Campaign for the High line | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | University of Illinois Foundation Urbana, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | Daily Illini Journalism Scholarship Fund | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Scripted Inc New York, NY | U | $125,000 | paid | Capacity building fund | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | community engagement and general operating support | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Coronavirus Care Fund | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Voter Registration Project Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | The Voter Participation Center Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Colorofchangeorg Education Fund Inc Oakland, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | Voting Rights Lab Legislative Tracker project | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Fair Count Inc Atlanta, GA | B | $75,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Surfrider Foundation San Clemente, CA | B | $62,500 | paid | growth in the New York City and Long Island Chapters | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Friends Seminary New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Fund for Friends | 202131349349101418 |
| 2020 | Ron Brown Scholar Fund Charlottesville, VA | C | $40,000 | paid | endowment for the Robert Binswanger Communitarian Award | 202131349349101418 |
| 2018 | Friends Seminary New York, NY | B | $1,000,000 | paid | Light the Future Campaign | 201900739349100410 |
| 2018 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | Teen Jobs Corps Program | 201900739349100410 |
| 2018 | Scripted Inc New York, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | Website Fund | 201900739349100410 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202601349349105565 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202531359349100038 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202611349349105566 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202401169349101005 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202321359349104012 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202241339349102354 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202131349349101418 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201900739349100410 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/276641409.json.
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