Whiting Foundation
A foundation supporting writers, editors, educators and the librarians and archivists who preserve shared cultural heritage, working through the Whiting Award for emerging writers, nonfiction grants, literary magazine prizes and the preservation of endangered heritage and humanities education
Financial profile
Whiting Foundation · EIN 38-6056693 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $9,487,293 | $1,429,929 | $18,040,001 | Jun 2026 | ||
| FY2025 | $1,142,134 | $1,251,239 | $9,982,637 | Jun 2025 | ||
| FY2024 | $814,988 | $1,174,451 | $10,091,742 | Jun 2024 | ||
| FY2023 | $2,453,977 | $1,050,005 | $10,451,204 | Jun 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $597,089 | $1,141,175 | $9,047,232 | Jun 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $646,621 | $1,009,722 | $9,591,318 | Jun 2021 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Whiting Foundation is read alongside.
BF
Bogliasco Foundation
An American foundation that awards one month residential fellowships to artists and scholars of all ages and…
3 companies named
PKF
Pollock-Krasner Foundation
An endowment born of Lee Krasner's estate that turns one painter's legacy into direct grants for living…
JRF
Judith Rothschild Foundation
An artist's foundation devoted to preserving and elevating the reputations of American visual artists who…
JHF
Jim Henson Foundation
The steady patron of American puppetry's new and unproven work
VF
Vidda Foundation
A discreet New York private foundation spreading modest grants across the things a cultivated life values…
Who backs WF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Whiting Foundation's peers, but not Whiting Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Whiting Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Whiting Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | BF | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| BALU Music Corporation | Società di Amici | 1 of 1 |
| Professional Landscape Management Services, Inc. | Società di Amici | 1 of 1 |
| Van Cleef & Arpels | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A foundation supporting writers, editors, educators and the librarians and archivists who preserve shared cultural heritage, working through the Whiting Award for emerging writers, nonfiction grants, literary magazine prizes and the preservation of endangered heritage and humanities education
- 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 Guild and The Frontier.
Strengths
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