The Harold Wetterberg Foundation
Morristown, NJ · EIN 22-6042915. Reported 220 grants totalling $694,000 to 97 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Harold Wetterberg Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Veterinary Medical Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | $77,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Atlantic Theater Company | New York, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Carolina State University (gupta) | Raleigh, NC | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayo Performing Arts Center | Morristown, NJ | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Miami Dolphins Foundation | Miami Gardens, FL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Drew University | Madison, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drew O'donoghue Fund Inc | Whitehouse Station, NJ | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe Harbor | Flemington, NJ | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California-Davis (schlesinger) | Davis, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John F Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Caron Foundation | Wernersville, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (flamme) | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Pennsylvania (palena) | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asbury Park Little League Inc | Asbury Park, NJ | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bucks County Playhouse | New Hope, PA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| State Theater of New Jersey | New Brunswick, NJ | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Disability Rights New Jersey | Trenton, NJ | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Flemington Area Food Pantry | Flemington, NJ | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan State University (rizzo) | East Lansing, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purdue University (nowak) | West Lafayette, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tufts University (reichert) | North Graftton, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Missouri (motter) | Columbia, MO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Pennsylvania (anderson) | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Play With Jack Foundation | Cape May Court House, NJ | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tunnels to Tower Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Easel Animal Rescue League Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Monmouth Ocean Pal | Asbury Park, NJ | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trenton Area Soup Kitchen | Trenton, NJ | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County | Asbury Park, NJ | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cancer Society of Greenville County | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Concussion Legacy Foundation | Middletown, DE | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (buchalski) | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (jackson) | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Market Street Mission Inc | Morristown, NJ | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan State University (hopper) | East Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morristown Memorial Hospital Foundation | Morristown, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newmours | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Barnabas Medical Center Foundation | West Orange, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tufts University (gurian) | North Graftton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tufts University (procopi) | North Graftton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tufts University (prutchi) | North Graftton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tufts University (westervelt) | North Graftton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Missouri (goldner) | Columbia, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homefront | Lawrenceville, NJ | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Autism Family Services of Nj | East Windsor, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brooke Mulford Foundation | Salisbury, MD | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Asbury Park | Asbury Park, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Caregivers Trenton | Hamilton, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lore School Parents Association Inc | Ewing, NJ | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal Last Resort Pantry | Asbury Park, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ewing Pba 111 | Trenton, NJ | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Karma | Asbury Park, NJ | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocean Grove Fire Department | Ocean Grove, NJ | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Princeton Area Community Foundation | Lawrenceville, NJ | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Temple Shalom | Succasunna, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waterwell | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womanspace Inc | Trenton, NJ | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adalyn Rose Foundation | Reading, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Center Corporation | Asbury Park, NJ | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Co | Princeton Junction, NJ | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m University (mccord) | College Station, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cyctic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin | Princeton, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mls Memorial Fund | Flemington, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monmouth County SPCA | Eatontown, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | New York, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Fernandina Beach, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Miracle League of Mercer County | Hamilton, NJ | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nassau County Animal Services | Fernandina Beach, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Algonquin Arts Theatre | Manasquan, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anchor House Foundation | Trenton, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brain & Behavior Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Freehold | Freehold, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Janet Zilinski Memorial Fund | Martinsville, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Twsp Education Foundation | Lawrenceville, NJ | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Livestrong | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Mercer County | Ewing, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ncso Charities Inc | Yulee, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Miracle Network | Jacksonville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food for Thought By the Sea Inc | Normandy Beach, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Grief Inc | Princeton, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hilton Head Humane Association Inc | Hilton Head, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hugs for Brady Foundation | Kendall Park, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mary's Place By the Sea | Ocean Grove, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Beginnings Community Center for Well Being | Lawrenceville, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Princeton Medical Center Foundation | Plainsboro, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics | Lawrenceville, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
53 of 97 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 78%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 98 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | $205,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $111,500 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $147,500 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 59 | $230,000 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 32% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Jersey. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Harold Wetterberg Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 89 Headquarters Plaza, Morristown, NJ, 07960. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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