Dr. Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation

The family foundation of inventor and optometrist Herbert Wertheim and his wife Nicole, whose transformational gifts have named colleges of medicine and engineering and biomedical research institutes across Florida and beyond.

Financial profile

Dr. Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation · EIN 59-1778605 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$966,289$2,981,295$8,230,829Sep 2023
FY2022$5,245,016$15,985,772$10,245,835Sep 2022
FY2021$808,941$2,216,441$20,986,591Sep 2021
FY2020$25,083,346$6,243,312$22,394,091Sep 2020
FY2019$359,273$1,535,983$3,554,057Sep 2019
FY2015$4,223,412$89,569$8,138,656Sep 2015

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Peer societies

Five societies Dr. Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs DHNWF

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The outside view

The family foundation of inventor and optometrist Herbert Wertheim and his wife Nicole, whose transformational gifts have named colleges of medicine and engineering and biomedical research institutes across Florida and beyond.

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Citadel and The Frontier.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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