The Cheswatyr Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 04-3328552

Foundation Overview

Based in Brooklyn, NY, The Cheswatyr Foundation Inc has awarded 261 grants totaling $1,524,626 to organizations in New York, Texas and 13 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $50 to $42,000, with a median award of $3,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$1,524,626
Total Assets
$4,897,037
Median Grant (all grants)
$3,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
27
Median Grant
$5,000
% No Significant Change
0% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Growth-Minded: 52%

14 of 27 recipients (52%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.

Geographic Focus
New York

60% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 15 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (62%), Brooklyn (27%), Bronx (4%).

Funding Trajectory
+117%

Strong 117% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Cheswatyr Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Alarm Will Sound $20,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2024
American Composers Orchesrta $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
Avalon Theatre $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2024
Blank Forms $3,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2024
Bronx Academy Of Art & Dance $5,000 Bronx, NY, US Charitable 2024
Composers Now Fund For Nyc $30,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
International Contemporaty Ensemble $20,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2024
Kyo-shin-an Arts $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2024
Blowcomotion $6,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2024
Looking Glass Art $7,500 West Fulton, NY, US Charitable 2024
Luna Composition Lab $30,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
Make Music Alliance $8,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2024
Sphinx Foundation $5,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2024
The Jazz Gallery $25,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
Harlem Chamber Players $8,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
Celebrity Series Of Boston $3,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2024
Freight& Salvage $5,000 Berkley, CA, US Charitable 2024
Dancespace Inc $3,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
Iranian Female Composers $2,500 Stoneham, MA, US Charitable 2024
Bang On A Can $7,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2024
Bowdoin International Music $4,400 Brunswick, ME, US Charitable 2024
Ps 21 Inc $1,500 Chatham, NY, US Charitable 2024
The Leo Project $1,000 Chilmark, MA, US Charitable 2024
United Methodist Church $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2024
Ny Circus Project $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
Craft Emergency Relief $2,000 Brattleboro, VT, US Charitable 2024
Dc Jazz Festival $1,200 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2024
Alarm Will Sound $15,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Anacostia Playhouse $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2023
Avalon Theatre $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2023
Blank Forms $8,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2023
Locomotion $5,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2023
Bronx Academy Of Art & Dance $5,000 Bronx, NY, US Charitable 2023
Composers Now Fund For Nyc $35,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
East Of The River Boys & Girls Steel Drum $750 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2023
International Contemporaty Ensemble $20,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2023
Kyo-shin-an Arts $6,500 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2023
Luna Composition Lab $20,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
New Music Usa $20,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2023
Music Matters $2,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2023
Sphinx Foundation $6,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2023
The Jazz Gallery $23,900 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Wpfw $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2023
American Composers Orchesrta $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Fractured Atlas $4,500 Hartsdale, NY, US Charitable 2023
Jazz Power Initiative $3,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Looking Glass Art $7,500 West Fulton, NY, US Charitable 2023
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council $3,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
The World Stage $3,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2023
Celebrating The Music $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2023
Afro Latin Jazz Alliance $42,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Alarm Will Sound $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Anacostia Playhouse $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
Art School Of Berkshires Is 183 $1,500 Stockbridge, MA, US Charitable 2022
Avalon Theatre $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
Blank Forms $3,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Blowcomotion $4,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2022
Bronx Academy Of Art & Dance $5,000 Bronx, NY, US Charitable 2022
Composers Now Fund For Nyc $40,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
East Of The River Boys & Girls Steel Drum $750 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
Freight And Salvage $6,000 Bercley, CA, US Charitable 2022
Great Barrington Land Conservancy $1,500 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2022
Hub New Music $1,500 Hartsdale, NY, US Charitable 2022
Illuminate Sf $4,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2022
International Contemporaty Ensemble $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Kyo-shin-an Arts $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Luna Composition Lab $20,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New Music Usa $20,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Parkinsingers $6,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2022
Pnea $15,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Sphinx Foundation $5,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2022
The Jazz Gallery $33,400 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Town Hall $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Wcny $750 Syracuse, NY, US Charitable 2022
Wpfw $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
Berkshire International Film Festival $450 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2022
Music In Common $500 Atlanta, GA, US Charitable 2022
Medgar Evers College Educational Foundation Cuny $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Broadway Cares $355 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Public Theater $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Afro Latin Jazz Alliance $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Afro Latin Jazz Alliance $42,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Alarm Will Sound $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Anacostia Playhouse $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
Art School Of Berkshires Is 183 $1,500 Stockbridge, MA, US Charitable 2022
Avalon Theatre $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
Blank Forms $3,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Blowcomotion $4,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2022
Bronx Academy Of Art & Dance $5,000 Bronx, NY, US Charitable 2022
Composers Now Fund For Nyc $40,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
East Of The River Boys & Girls Steel Drum $750 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
Freight And Salvage $6,000 Bercley, CA, US Charitable 2022
Great Barrington Land Conservancy $1,500 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2022
Hub New Music $1,500 Hartsdale, NY, US Charitable 2022
Illuminate Sf $4,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2022
International Contemporaty Ensemble $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Kyo-shin-an Arts $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Luna Composition Lab $20,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New Music Usa $20,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Parkinsingers $6,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2022
Pnea $15,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Sphinx Foundation $5,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2022
The Jazz Gallery $33,400 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Town Hall $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Wcny $750 Syracuse, NY, US Charitable 2022
Wpfw $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
Berkshire International Film Festival $450 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2022
Music In Common $500 Atlanta, GA, US Charitable 2022
Medgar Evers College Educational Foundation Cuny $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Broadway Cares $355 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Public Theater $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Afro Latin Jazz Alliance $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Alarm Will Sound $15,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
American Composers Orchestra $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Art Island $2,500 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2021
Is 183 Art School Of Berkshires $1,500 Stockbridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Bang On The Can $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2021
Bronx Academy Of Art & Dance $5,000 Bronx, NY, US Charitable 2021
Harlem Stage $8,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Composers Now Fund For Nyc $35,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
International Contemporaty Ensemble $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2021
Jazz Gallery $35,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Kaufman Music Center $20,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Looking Glass Art $4,000 Richmondville, NY, US Charitable 2021
Music On The Inside $7,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
New Plaza Cinema $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
New Music Usa $20,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2021
Proteuss Fund $2,000 Amherst, MA, US Charitable 2021
Search And Restore $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2021
Sphinx Foundation $15,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2021
Sweet Relief Musicians $8,000 Brea, CA, US Charitable 2021
Wpfw $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Weeksville Heritage Center $515 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2021
Action Against Hunger $2,060 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Afro Latin Jazz Alliance $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Avalon Theatre $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Bam Planning $300 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2021
Blowcomotion $4,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2021
Kyo-shin-an Arts $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2021
Sphinx Foundation $5,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2021
Boston Symphony Orchestra $120 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Community Access To The Arts $517 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2021
Cultural Dc $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Groupmuse Foundation $50 Pittsburg, PA, US Charitable 2021
Jacob's Pillows $250 Becket, MA, US Charitable 2021
John J Kennedy Center For Performing Arts $180 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Massachusetts Museum Of Contemporary Art $358 North Adams, MA, US Charitable 2021
Capitol Hill Arts $2,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
The Phillips Collection $285 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Sitar Art Center $2,051 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Sixth & I $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Museum Of Modern Art $200 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Whitney Museum Of American Art $140 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Woolly Mammoth Theatre $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
The National Institute Of Social Sciences $700 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Give Butter $1,080 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2021
Music Matters $5,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2021
Music & Culture Coalition Of New Orleans $8,000 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2021
Currins Communications $1,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Alarm Will Sound $6,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
American Composers Orchestra $3,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Art Island $1,500 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2020
Bronx Academy Of Art & Dance $5,000 Bronx, NY, US Charitable 2020
Berkshire Hospice $3,000 Pittsfield, MA, US Charitable 2020
Composers Now Fund For Nyc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Blowcomotion $3,500 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2020
Bowman Mccauley Dance Co $5,000 Arlington, VA, US Charitable 2020
Community Access To The Arts $500 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2020
International Contemporaty Ensemble $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2020
Jazz Gallery $15,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Kyo-shin-an Arts $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2020
Luna Composition Labs $20,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Miller Theatrecolumbia University $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
New American Music Foundation $3,000 Culver City, CA, US Charitable 2020
Music On The Inside $2,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
New Music Usa $3,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2020
Vote Float Key Biscane Community Foundation $1,000 Key Biscane, FL, US Charitable 2020
Shul Of Ny Music Fund $3,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Sing For Hope $3,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Sphinx Foundation $5,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2020
Voices Of Our City $3,000 San Diego, CA, US Charitable 2020
Weeksville Heritage Center $2,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2020
Alarm Will Sound $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Atlas Performing Arts Center $11,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2018
Composers Now Fund For Nyc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Concert Artist Guild $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
International Contemporaty Ensemble $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2018
Jazz Gallery $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Miller Theatrecolumbia University $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Riverwalk $1,000 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2018
Sphinx Foundation $5,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2018
American Composers Orchestra $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Bronx Academy Of Art & Dance $1,000 Bronx, NY, US Charitable 2018
Brooklyn Studios For Dance $1,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Fort Greene Counciljazz 966 $1,500 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2018
Kyo-shin-an Arts $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2018
Luna Composition Lab $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Minor Mishap Marching Band $1,500 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2018
Olli At Bershire Community College $125 Pittsfield, MA, US Charitable 2018
Shul Of Ny Music Fund $1,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Cata $1,000 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2017
Composers Now Fund For Nyc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Concert Artist Guild $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Friends Of Lincoln Center $200 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
International Contemporaty Ensemble $2,500 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2017
Jazz Gallery $10,272 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Kaufman Music Center $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Make Music Ny $3,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2017
Miller Theatrecolumbia University $3,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Sphinx Foundation $1,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2017
Georgetown Day School $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2017
New York Public Library $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Riverwalk $500 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2017
Alarm Will Sound $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Atlas Performing Arts Center $6,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2017
Ethel $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $5,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Shunpike $5,000 Seattle, WA, US Charitable 2017
Visions In Rhythm - Tapestry Dance Company $1,500 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2017
Whitney Museum $125 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Caribbean Museum Center For The Arts $3,000 Frederiksted, VI, US Charitable 2017
Columbia University $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Global Giving Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2017
Fractured Atlas $538 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Wnyc $680 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Academy Of American Poets $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Alarm Will Sound $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
American Composers Orchestra $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Beth Morrison Productions $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2016
Carnegie Hall $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Cata $1,175 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2016
Composers Now Fund For Nyc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Concert Artist Guild $6,150 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Friends Of Lincoln Center $200 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
International Contemporaty Ensemble $2,500 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2016
Jazz Gallery $6,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Kaufman Music Center $20,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Kyo-shin-an Arts $3,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2016
Make Music Ny $2,500 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2016
Miller Theatrecolumbia University $4,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Moma $140 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
New Music Usa $2,705 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Sphinx Foundation $6,000 Detroit, MI, US Charitable 2016
Wnet Patrons $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Bowery Mission $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Buti $1,000 Lenox, MA, US Charitable 2016
Central Park Conservancy $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Close Encounters With Music $3,500 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2016
Daphne Prieto Big Band Fractured Atlas $250 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Dc Youth Orchestra $750 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2016
Georgetown Day School $1,500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2016
National Sawdust $6,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2016
Ny Philharmonic $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
New York Public Library $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Poetry Project St Marks Church $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Q2-wqxr $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Riverwalk $500 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2016
Tanglewood Boston Symphony Orchestra $250 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2016
Vereo Fullerton Philantropic Foundation $4,000 Fullerton, CA, US Charitable 2016
Wash Performing Arts Society $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2016
Wmmt $500 Whitesburg, KY, US Charitable 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 04-3328552
Website N/A
Address 151 DEKALB AVENUE Brooklyn, NY 11217-0000

Key People (5)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Cheswatyr Foundation Inc's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Emily Wasserman
Vice President Wendy Wasserman
Treasurer Stefanie Wasserman
Director James Browne
Secretary Norian Caporal Berkowitz

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.