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Windhorse Foundation

Accepts applications Paia, Hawaii · EIN 046707664

Windhorse Foundation is a private foundation in Paia, Hawaii. In tax year 2024 it gave $40,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $128,700 the year before.

40% 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
2023$128,70012$5.1 million
2024$40,0005$5.8 million

How to apply

ContactDavid A Salem
85 Sparks Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-2215
Phone or email(617) 850-9160
What to submitAlthough the application must be in writing, no particular form or information is required.
DeadlinesThere are no submission deadlines.
RestrictionsThe trust makes grants only to organizations exempt from tax under sec. 501(a) irc, described in sec. 501(c)(3) irc and sec 509(a)(1)-(3) irc.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Windhorse Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$25,000
Hawaii4$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Thacher School
Ojai, CA
General purposes of donee$25,000
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Kahului, HI
General purposes of donee$5,000
Paia Youth Council Inc
Paia, HI
General purposes of donee$5,000
Hawaii Public Radio
Honolulu, HI
General purposes of donee$2,500
Hospice Maui
Wailuku, HI
General purposes of donee$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Windhorse Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no submission deadlines..

How much does Windhorse Foundation give?

$40,000 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Windhorse Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists David A Salem (Trustee) and Richard M Salem (Trustee).

What does Windhorse Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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