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Winokur Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 943065806

Winokur Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $40,450 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $4,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $35,700 the year before.

88% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$43,40020$16,659
2023$35,70020$10,959
2024$40,45040$10,509

How to apply

ContactDeanne Howard Winokur
125 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone or email(203) 861-6600, deewinokur@gmail.com
What to submitLetter stating specific need for funds.
RestrictionsLimited to organizations qualifying as public charities pursuant to IRS section 501(c)(3).

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Winokur Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut20$22,300
New York16$16,650
California1$500
Pennsylvania1$500
Mississippi1$250
New Hampshire1$250

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Southport School
Southport, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$4,500
Caramoor Center for Music and Art
Katonah, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$3,000
Squash Haven
New Haven, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$3,000
The Tiny Miracles Foundation
Darien, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$2,750
Fairfield County Community Foundation Women and Girls Fund
Stamford, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$2,500
Greenwich Academy Spring Sail Away Event
Greenwich, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$2,500
Reach Prep
New York, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$2,500
Avon Theater
Stamford, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$1,500
City Squash Inc (For Brigg's Cup)
Bronx, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$1,500
Thirty Six East Sixty Second Street Foundation
New York, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$1,500
Family Center
Brooklyn, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$1,200
A Better Chance
New York, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$1,000
Buildon
Stamford, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$1,000
New York Women's Foundation
New York, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$1,000
Notre Dame Academy Elementary
Staten Island, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$1,000
Prep for Prep
New York, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$1,000
Stamford Health Foundation - Dream Ball
Stamford, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$1,000
First Tee
Bronx, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$500
Greenwich Community Gardens
Greenwich, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$500
Maria Fareri Children's Hospital - West Chester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$500
Penn Champions Fund
Philadelphia, PA
To further donees exempt purpose$500
Port Chester Carver Center
Port Chester, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$500
UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
To further donees exempt purpose$500
Waterside School
Stamford, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$500
Wfuv Radio
Bronx, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$500
Squash and Education Alliance
New York, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$450
Arts & Ideas
New Haven, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$300
Amogerone Volunteer Fire Co
Greenwich, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Aquinas at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Community Center
Hernando, MS
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Connecticut News Project
Hartford, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Friends of Greenwich Point
Old Greenwich, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Greenwich Green and Clean
Greenwich, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Greenwich Police Scholarship Fund
Greenwich, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Greenwich Tree Conservation
Cos Cob, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Historical Society Town of GWCH
Cos Cob, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Kids in Crisis
Cos Cob, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Pathways Inc
Corning, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Preservation CT (Prev CT Trust for Hist)
Hamden, CT
To further donees exempt purpose$250
Sound of Waters
New Rochelle, NY
To further donees exempt purpose$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Winokur Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Winokur Family Foundation Inc give?

$40,450 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Winokur Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Herbert Winokur (Director), Deanne Howard Winokur (Director), Annick M Winokur (Director) and Andra Winokur Newman (Director).

What does Winokur Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and community development.

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