The Hw Wilson Foundation Inc
Seaford, NY · EIN 23-7418062. Reported 289 grants totalling $4,477,500 to 137 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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 Hw Wilson Foundation Inc 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's University | Jamaica, NY | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Millbrook School | Millbrook, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Friends Nat Gallery of Ireland | New York, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Bethpage, NY | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Towers of Freedom | Massapequa Park, NY | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Long Island Cares Inc | Hauppauge, NY | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St John's University-School of Law | Jamaica, NY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Ireland Funds of America | Boston, MA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ursuline School | New Rochelle, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bronx Children's Museum | Bronx, NY | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Inc | Islandia, NY | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Arts Council | Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St John's Bread and Life | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wfuv - Fordham University | Bronx, NY | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation | West Haverstaw, NY | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Printing House for the Blind | Louisville, KY | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Camp Nejeda Foundation Inc | Stillwater, NJ | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| George Washington's Mount Vernon | Mt Vernon, VA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Law Enforce Officers Memorial | Brockport, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Southhampton Fresh Air Home | Southampton, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bardavon | Poughkeepsie, NY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes High School | Poughkeepsie, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ryan Mcelory Children's Cancer Foundation | Poughquag, NY | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tunnels to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greater New York | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Acld | Bethpage, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| John Theissen Children's Foundation | Wantagh, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Melville, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Learning Ally | Princeton, NJ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sharon Playhouse | Sharon, CT | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Eastside Settlement House | Bronx, NY | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Little St Nick Foundation | East Rockaway, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bronx Works | Bronx, NY | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| All Hallows High School | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art Resource Transfer Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Life Center of Long Island | Deer Park, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Masters of Impossibilities | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Mary's Foundation for Children | Bayside, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stanford Free Library | Standfordville, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The New York Historical Society | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Equine-Assisted Therapies | Boca Raton, FL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Grace Outreach | Bronx, NY | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Millbrook Arts Group | Millbrook, NY | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stanford Historical Society | Stanfordville, NY | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Art 21 | New York, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cardinal Spellman High School | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sachem Community Youth Services | Ronkonkoma, NY | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Anchorage Public Library Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregational Library | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emerald Isle Immigration Center | Woodlawn, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Irish Cultural Society | Garden City, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| La County Library | Downey, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mercy College | Dobbs Ferry, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Law Enforc Officers Memorial | Brockport, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ny Firefighters Burn Center | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Operation International | Southampton, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Poughkeepsie Public Library District | Poughkeepsie, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Public Prep | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Satellite Beach Youth Football | Satellite Beach, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tacoma Public Library | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stanford Historical Society | Stanford, CA | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Kait's Angels | Mattituck, NY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels Milllbrook | Millbrook, NY | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center of Mercy Hicksville | Hicksville, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kids Need More (motivational Recovery Environments) | Amityville, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pleasant Valley Library | Pleasant Valley, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stoked Mentoring Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Church of the Redeemer | Mattituck, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Miami | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Willow Roots | Pine Plains, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arlisna | Oak Creek, WI | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Long Island Library Resources | Bellport, NY | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hudson Valley Hospice | Poughkeepsie, NY | $11,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank Nyc | New York, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ashtabula County District Library | Ashtabula, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Associated Students of San Diego State | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barrie Public Library | Barrie, Ontario | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Calgary Public Library | Calgary | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chattanooga Public Library Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cincinnati & Hamilton Public Library | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Curtis Memorial Library | Brunswick, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edmonton Public Library | Edmonton, Alberta | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forth Worth Public Library | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Hyde Park Library | Hyde Park, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Cutchogue New Suffolk Library | Cutchogue, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gerberhart Library and Archives | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Go Project | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids Need More | Amityville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Limbs for Life Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Long Island Children's Museum | Garden City, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Long Island Warriors Veteran Hockey Club | Selden, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mesa Public Library | Mesa, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Niles-Maine District Library | Niles, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orange County Library System | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patchogue-Medford Public Library | Patchogue, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pregnancy Help Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Richmond Hill Public Library | Richmond Hill, Ontario | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Library | Rochester, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Room to Grow | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Ignatius School | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salt Lake County Library | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Jose Public Library | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spartanburg County Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Spokane Public Library | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New York Society Library | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Pioneer Public Library System | Blanchard, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Three Village Historical Society | Setauketn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Libraries | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waterfall Free Public Library | Watertown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whatcom County Library System | Bellingham, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wilmington Institute Public Library | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Xavier Mission | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pegasus Therapeutic Riding | Brewster, NY | $7,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ny Genealogical and Biographical Society | New York, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stanford Fire Company | Stanfordville, NY | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Westminster Cathedral | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Birthday Wishes | Hicksville, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Burns Care Foundation | Milford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dover Public Library Foundation | Dover, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Elinor Martin Residence for Mother & Child | New Rochelle, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Publicolor | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Elizabeth Schickel Foundation | Natick, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Veterans Writing Project | Edgecomb, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alise | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dutchess County SPCA | Hyde Park, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Koenig Childhood Cancer Foundation | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Children's Heart Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dutchess County Historical Society | Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
68 of 137 (50%) 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 68%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 137 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 72 | $1,241,500 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 67 | $1,004,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 75 | $1,042,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 75 | $1,190,000 | $10,000 |
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. 78% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. 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 $10,000. 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 York.
- 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 Hw Wilson Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3575 Merrick Road 2310, Seaford, NY, 11783. 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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