Joan V Winiarski & Teresa W Merrill
Newport, RI · EIN 87-6657554. Reported 90 grants totalling $196,745 to 68 recipients across tax years 2022-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Joan V Winiarski & Teresa W Merrill did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $1,250; the smallest was $50 and the largest $16,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haitian Health Foundation | Norwich, CT | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dr Martin Luther King JR Community Center | Newport, RI | $41,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wcsu Career Success Center | Danbury, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newport Hospital Foundation | Newport, RI | $18,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys Clubs & Girls Clubs of Newport County | Newport, RI | $11,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Augustin's Church | Newport, RI | $7,175 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys Clubs and Girls Clubs of Newport County | Newport, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Butler Hospital Foundation | Providence, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Augustin Church | Newport, RI | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth | Des Plaines, IL | $3,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Tuft College | Boston, MA | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Church | Newport, RI | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Williams School | New London, CT | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Child and Family Services of Newport County Inc | Middletown, RI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England | Warwick, RI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St George's School | Middletown, RI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newport County YMCA | Middletown, RI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Potter League for Animals | Middletown, RI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enders Island | Mystic, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legacy Theatre | Branford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lightbridge Hospice Community Foundation | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lucy's Hearth | Middletown, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Newport Hospital | Newport, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ri Zoological Society | Providence, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Stanislaus Scholarship Fund | Fall River, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Three Angels Fund | Middletown, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newportfilm | Newport, RI | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edward King House Senior Center | Newport, RI | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kiwanis Club of Newport | Newport, RI | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Harvest | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Cookery | Newport, RI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Lyme Regional Theater | Niantic, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fabnewport | Newport, RI | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Green Chimneys | Brewster, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope & Main | Warren, RI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Festivals & Events Association | Boise, ID | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Sailing Hall of Fame & Museum Inc | Newport, RI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Norwich Arts Center | Norwich, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Philip & St James Parish | St James, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yellow Tulip Project | Portland, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Barnabas Church | Portsmouth, RI | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Barnabas Curch | Portsmouth, RI | $420 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Recreation & Park Association | Tallahassee, FL | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Addison County Home Health & Hospice | New Haven, VT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Better Bay Alliance | Newport, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charity Appeal | Providence, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cluny Sisters | Newport, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fierce for Shannon Foundation | Harrisville, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Recreation & Park Association Foundation | Tallahassee, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Looking Upwards | Portsmouth, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make a Difference Foundation | Providence, RI | $250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Newport Tartan Club | Newport, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rise Above Paralysis | Woburn, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seaman's Church Institute of Newport | Newport, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mary of the Bay Food Pantry | Warren, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation | Norwalk, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice | Portsmouth, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women Transforming Women Scholarship | Kingston, RI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Robert Potter League for Animals Inc | Middletown, RI | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Philip & James Parish | St James, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Oceans | Little Compton, RI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Chapel | Newport, RI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riscpa | Warwick, RI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich | Norwich, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Shore Walk to End Alzheimer's | Plymouth, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
16 of 68 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 41%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Dr Martin Luther King JR Community Center
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION. - Haitian Health Foundation
SUPPORT FOR THE WELLBEING OF CHILDREN, WOMEN, AND FAMILIES TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH - Newport Hospital Foundation
SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AND PATIENT CARE. - Wcsu Career Success Center
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND POST-EDUCATION PREPARATION. - Boys Clubs & Girls Clubs of Newport County
SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH IN NEED. - Butler Hospital Foundation
SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 44 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20 | $42,400 | $375 |
| 2023 | 33 | $70,120 | $500 |
| 2024 | 37 | $84,225 | $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
59% of its giving went to organizations in Rhode Island. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Rhode Island.
- 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.
- 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 Joan V Winiarski & Teresa W Merrill's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2022-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 23 Damon Street, Newport, RI, 02840. 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.
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