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Wintman Family Charitable Trust B

Preselected recipients only Pittsfield, Massachusetts · EIN 276664980

Wintman Family Charitable Trust B is a private foundation in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $158,412 in 64 grants; the typical grant was $500 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 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $132,078 the year before.

14% of its 2025 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$136,51056$3.2 million
2024$132,07861$3.7 million
2025$158,41264$4.2 million

How to apply

Wintman Family Charitable Trust B 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 Wintman Family Charitable Trust B funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts30$88,712
New York11$42,600
District of Columbia11$11,750
Pennsylvania1$10,000
Illinois3$2,600
California2$1,000
Alabama1$500
Arkansas1$250
Colorado1$250
Kansas1$250

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 64 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
JCC
Springfield, MA
Education$30,000
Abraham Initiatives
New York, NY
Public welfare$15,000
Jewish Family Service
Springfield, MA
Public welfare$15,000
Pro Publica
New York, NY
Public welfare$11,000
Food Bank of Wm
Chicopee, MA
Public welfare$10,700
Natl Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
Public welfare$10,000
New Israel Fund
Phiiadelphia, PA
Public welfare$10,000
Environmental & Energy Study Inst
Washington, DC
Education$5,000
Mass Housing & Shelter Alliance
Boston, MA
Public welfare$5,000
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, MA
Education$3,120
Rachel's Table
Springfield, MA
Public welfare$3,000
Chicago Food Depository
Chicago, IL
Public welfare$2,100
ACLU
New York, NY
Public welfare$2,000
Berkshire Immigrant Center
Pittsfield, MA
Public welfare$2,000
CHP Berkshires
Great Barrington, MA
Medical$2,000
George B Crane Memorial Ctr
Pittsfield, MA
Medical$2,000
Healing Across the Divides
Hatfield, MA
Public welfare$2,000
HMS
Boston, MA
Public welfare$2,000
Nonhuman Rights Project
Washington, DC
Medical$2,000
South Community Food Pantry
Pittsfield, MA
Public welfare$2,000
United Way (Berkshires)
Pittsfield, MA
Public welfare$2,000
Environmental Defense Fund
Washington, DC
Public welfare$1,500
Tanglewood
Boston, MA
Cultural$1,500
Amnesty Int'l
New York, NY
Public welfare$1,000
Berkshire Natural Resources Council
Lenox, MA
Public welfare$1,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Public welfare$1,000
Intl Rescue Committee
New York, NY
Public welfare$1,000
Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC
Public welfare$1,000
Volunteers in Medicine - Berkshires
Great Barrington, MA
Medical$1,000
Am Natural History Museum
New York, NY
Public welfare$650
Camfed USA
San Francisco, CA
Education$500
Drama Studio
Springfield, MA
Public welfare$500
Holocaust Museum
Washington, DC
Education$500
Open Pantry Com Svcs Inc
Springfield, MA
Public welfare$500
Opening Act
Brooklyn, NY
Public welfare$500
Pesticide Action Network
Berkeley, CA
Medical$500
Richmond Pond Assn
Lenox, MA
Public welfare$500
So Poverty Law Ctr
Montgomery, AL
Cultural$500
SPFLD Rescue Mission
Springfield, MA
Public welfare$500
Wikipedia
Washington, DC
Education$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wintman Family Charitable Trust B accept grant applications?

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

How much does Wintman Family Charitable Trust B give?

$158,412 in tax year 2025, across 64 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Wintman Family Charitable Trust B?

Its 2025 filing lists Bruce Wintman (Trustee).

What does Wintman Family Charitable Trust B fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, food and hunger and faith communities.

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