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The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation
The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation reported $11.5 million in revenue and $87.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.16 went to program services, $1.84 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $727,590 (PRESIDENT/ASST SECY). Revenue fell 90% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $87MFor context, the median across 1,030 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.67 programs, $6.50 management, $1.83 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MOther revenue was negative: −$4.2M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 36.9% | 80.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $727,590 | $322,368 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.83% | 1.60% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 56.4 | 58.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/ASST SECY Officer, 0.50 hrs/week | $0 | $617,573 | $110,017 | $727,590 |
| ASST TREASURER Officer, 0.50 hrs/week | $0 | $419,882 | $73,761 | $493,643 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
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Of every $100 The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation spent in 2025, $98.16 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation reported that 98.2% of its $87.4 million in expenses went to program services, 1.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $727,590, for the role of PRESIDENT/ASST SECY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation get its money?
Of $11.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 36.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1253442 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632529349300723 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543219349301504 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403099349301490 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323139349304627 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223189349310732 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113149349302621 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003089349302025 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1253442: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.