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Winokur Family Foundation Inc

Greenwich, CT · EIN 94-3065806. Reported 267 grants totalling $581,978 to 167 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$581,978granted, 2020-2024
167organizations funded
32%of grantees funded again the next year
$10,509assets, latest filing

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. Winokur Family 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
116 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
113 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
22 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
14 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
2 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY$50,000222021
Greenwich AcademyGreenwich, CT$29,500332022
Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NY$22,000222021
Brunswick SchoolGreenwich, CT$20,000222021
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH$20,000222021
Third Option FoundationReston, VA$20,000222021
Child Neurology Education & Research FoundationMinneapolis, MN$15,500112020
Greenwich Land TrustGreenwich, CT$15,000442023
Squash HavenNew Haven, CT$14,900332024
Southport SchoolSouthport, CT$13,500332024
Keewaydin FoundationSalisbury, VT$12,500222021
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY$10,000112020
American Musuem of Natural HistoryNew York, NY$10,000112021
Austin Camerata (dance Company)Austin, TX$10,000112021
Fairfield County Community FoundationNorwalk, CT$10,000442023
Marymount High SchoolNew York, NY$10,000222021
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$10,000112021
United Way of GreenwichGreenwich, CT$10,000222021
Epilepsy Foundation of ConnecticutMiddletown, CT$7,450332022
Brunswick HorizonsGreenwich, CT$7,000222021
Greenwich LibraryGreenwich, CT$7,000222021
A Better ChanceNew York, NY$6,000552024
Greenwich Hospital CorporationfoundationCos Cob, CT$6,000112021
Vanderbilt University - PeabodyalumniNashville, TN$6,000222021
Burke RehabilitationNew York, NY$5,000112022
Community Foundation of Nw MississippiHernando, MS$5,000112021
Downtown Evening Soup KitchenNew Haven, CT$5,000112021
Epilepsy Foundation of AmericaLandover, MD$5,000222021
First Calvery Baptist ChurchNew Haven, CT$5,000112023
Merritt Parkway ConservancyStamford, CT$5,000222021
Neighbor to NeighborGreenwich, CT$5,000112021
New York Women's FoundationNew York, NY$5,000552024
Orchestra of New EnglandNew Haven, CT$5,000222021
Prep for PrepNew York, NY$5,000552024
Reach PrepStamford, CT$5,000222022
ReadworksBrooklyn, NY$5,000222021
Social Venture Partners ConnecticutWestport, CT$5,000112022
Stamford HospitalStamford, CT$5,000112021
Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT$5,000112021
YWCA of GreenwichGreenwich, CT$5,000112022
Green Farms AcademyWestport, CT$4,500112021
Greens Farms AcademyWestport, CT$4,500112020
Penn Charter School -William Penn SocietyPhiladelphia, PA$4,189112021
Friends of Dartmouth SquashHanover, NH$4,000222021
Boys & Girls Club of GreenwichGreenwich, CT$3,200442023
Caramoor Center for Music and ArtKatonah, NY$3,000112024
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX$3,000222021
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY$3,000222021
Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship FundLos Angeles, CA$3,000222021
The Tiny Miracles FoundationDarien, CT$2,750112024
Avon TheaterStamford, CT$2,500332024
Caramoor Center for Music and ArtsKatonah, NY$2,500112023
Caramoor Evnin Rising StarsKatonah, NY$2,500112021
Epilepsy Foundation of NeLowell, MA$2,500112021
Fairfield County Community Foundation Women and Girls FundStamford, CT$2,500112024
Family Centers IncBrooklyn, NY$2,500112023
Greenwich Academy Spring GalaGreenwich, CT$2,500112023
Greenwich Academy Spring Sail Away EventGreenwich, CT$2,500112024
Greenwich Hospital CorporationGreenwich, CT$2,500112020
Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NY$2,500112021
ReachNew York, NY$2,500112020
Reach PrepNew York, NY$2,500112024
Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CT$2,500112020
The University of MississippiUniversity, MS$2,500112021
Avon Theater Film Center Stamford CtStamford, CT$2,000112023
Catholic Guardian ServicesBrooklyn, NY$2,000112021
Family Centers IncGreenwich, CT$2,000222022
For Love of ChildrenWashington, DC$2,000222021
Gems (greenwich Ems)Riverside, CT$2,000222021
Harvard College FundCambridge, MA$2,000222021
Impact Fairfield CountyGreenwich, CT$2,000222021
Mississippi News Info (mississippi Today)Ridgeland, MS$2,000222022
National Humanities CenterTriangle Pk, NC$2,000222021
National Parks ConservationWashington, DC$2,000222021
Teach for AmericaNew Haven, CT$2,000112020
Teach for AmericaNew York, NY$2,000112021
ThirteenwnetNew York, NY$2,000222021
WnycNew York, NY$2,000222021
Horizons at Greens FarmsBridgeport, CT$1,800112021
Penn Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$1,689112020
Artaria String QuartetSt Paul, MN$1,600222021
Caramoorevening Rising StarsKatonah, NY$1,500112020
City Parks FoundationNew York, NY$1,500112022
City Squash Inc (for Brigg's Cup)Bronx, NY$1,500112024
Greenwich Community GardensGreenwich, CT$1,500332024
Mississippi State UniversityUniversity, MS$1,500112022
Notre Dame Academy ElementaryStaten Island, NY$1,500222024
Port Chester Carver CenterPort Chester, NY$1,500332024
Thirty Six East Sixty Second Street FoundationNew York, NY$1,500112024
UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA$1,500332024
Wfuv RadioBronx, NY$1,500332024
Squash and Education AllianceNew York, NY$1,350332024
Family CenterBrooklyn, NY$1,200112024
Arch Street Teen Center GreenwichGreenwich, CT$1,000112023
BuildonStamford, CT$1,000112024
Community Center of Northwest MississippiHernando, MS$1,000112023
Community Foundation of New HavenNew Haven, CT$1,000222021
Connecticut Public BroadcastingHartford, CT$1,000222021
First TeeSt Augustine, FL$1,000222021
Gilder Lehman InstituteNew York, NY$1,000112020
Historic Properties of GreenwichCos Cob, CT$1,000112023
James Beard FoundationNew York, NY$1,000222021
LeapNew Haven, CT$1,000222021
Maria Fareri Children's Hospital - West Chester Medical CenterValhalla, NY$1,000222024
Mississippi TodayRidgeland, MS$1,000112020
Stamford Health Foundation - Dream BallStamford, CT$1,000112024
The Gilder Lehrman InstituteNew York, NY$1,000112022
Tiny MiraclesDarien, CT$1,000222022
Waterside SchoolStamford, CT$1,000222024
Arts & IdeasNew Haven, CT$900332024
Wilson Musical Library VanderbiltNashville, TN$800112021
Wilson Musical Library Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$800112020
Friends of Greenwich PointOld Greenwich, CT$750332024
Kids in CrisisCos Cob, CT$750332024
Brazelton Touchpoints CenterBoston, MA$600222021
Bcured Greenwich CtGreenwich, CT$500112023
CodeorgSeattle, WA$500112021
Codeorg (michelle Page)Seattle, WA$500112020
Connecticut News ProjectHartford, CT$500222024
Dartmouth TrusteesHanover, NH$500112021
First TeeBronx, NY$500112024
Historical Society Town of GwchCos Cob, CT$500222024
Impact for GirlsChicago, IL$500112021
Maria Fareri Children's HospitalValhalla, NY$500112020
Notre Dame Academy ElementaryLos Angeles, CA$500112020
Pathways IncCorning, NY$500222024
Penn Champions FundPhiladelphia, PA$500112024
Roosevelt InstituteNew York, NY$500112023
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA$500112021
Shepherds Inc Darien CtBridgeport, CT$500112023
Sound WatersStamford, CT$500222021
St Jude's Children's HospitalMemphis, TN$500112020
St Judes Children's HospitalNew York, NY$500112021
The Jay Heritage CenterRye, NY$500112021
Waterside School (duncan Edwards)Stamford, CT$500112020
WoheloRaymond, ME$500112021
Amogerone Volunteer Fire CoGreenwich, CT$450222024
Greenwich Police Scholarship FundGreenwich, CT$450332024
Northeast Greenwich AssociationGreenwich, CT$400222021
Aquinas at DartmouthHanover, NH$350222024
Greenwich Green and CleanGreenwich, CT$350222024
New Haven Public LibraryNew Haven, CT$300112020
Nhs New HavenNew Haven, CT$300112021
Community CenterHernando, MS$250112024
Community Center IncGreenwich, CT$250112020
Community Center IncNew York, NY$250112021
Connecticut News Project - Ct MirrorHartford, CT$250112021
Connecticut Trust for HistoricHamden, CT$250112021
Connecticut Trust for Historic PreservationHamden, CT$250112020
Delbarton School in Memory of Rusty HewitMorristown, NJ$250112020
Geenwich Tree ConservancyCos Cob, CT$250112023
Greenwich Tree ConservationCos Cob, CT$250112024
Historical Society Town of GreenwichCos Cob, CT$250112020
National Walk for EpilepsyLandover, MD$250112020
Pathways IncGreenwich, CT$250112020
Preservation Ct (prev Ct Trust for Hist)Hamden, CT$250112024
Sound of WatersNew Rochelle, NY$250112024
Squash BondWashington, DC$250112021
Amogerone Volunteer Fire DepartmentGreenwich, CT$200112020
Greenwich Police Silver Shield AssociationGreenwich, CT$200222021
Little Wings FoundationOld Greenwich, CT$200222021
Mark Whitlock ScholarshipNew York, NY$150112021
Mark Whitlock Scholarship Benjamin N Cardoza School of LawNew York, NY$150112020
Yale Repertory TheaterNew Haven, CT$150112020
Yale Repertory TheatreNew Haven, CT$150112021
Aquinas at DartmouthNew York, NY$100112020
Greenwich Clean and GreenGreenwich, CT$100112020

71 of 167 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 32%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 128 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
36 grants
Human Services
21 grants
Arts & Culture
15 grants
Environment
12 grants
Recreation & Sports
7 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
7 grants
Health Care
7 grants
Diseases & Disorders
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202086$213,739$1,000
2021101$248,689$1,000
202220$43,400$1,325
202320$35,700$1,000
202440$40,450$500

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. 44% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Connecticut
$254K
New York
$178K
New Hampshire
$25K
Virginia
$20K
Minnesota
$17K
California
$15K
Mississippi
$13K
Texas
$13K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Winokur Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 125 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT, 06830. 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.

EIN 94-3065806 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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