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The Windfall Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 270389242

The Windfall Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $185,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was the same as $185,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$185,00016$3.2 million
2024$185,00016$3.4 million

How to apply

The Windfall Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Windfall Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York10$92,000
Delaware4$48,000
Tennessee1$30,000
Massachusetts1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Church of Heavenly Rest
New York, NY
General purpose$30,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General purpose$30,000
Hagley Museum and Library
Wilmington, DE
General purpose$20,000
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
General purpose$15,000
The Mount
Lenox, MA
General purpose$15,000
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
General purpose$15,000
Blue Hill Troupe LTD
New York, NY
General purpose$10,000
Fountain House
New York, NY
General purpose$10,000
Redeemer Presbyterian Church
New York, NY
General purpose$10,000
Ronald McDonald House New York
New York, NY
General purpose$10,000
Christ Church
Wilmington, DE
General purpose$8,000
Tower Hill School
Wilmington, DE
General purpose$5,000
Canterbury Choral Society
New York, NY
General purpose$2,500
New York Public Radio
New York, NY
General purpose$2,000
Wnetthirteen
New York, NY
General purpose$2,000
The Bowery Mission
New York, NY
General purpose$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Windfall Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Windfall Foundation give?

$185,000 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Windfall Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Nancy Lloyd Hayward (TTEE) and Richard SD Johnson (TTEE).

What does The Windfall Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

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