The Hw Wilson Foundation Inc
Seaford, NY · EIN 23-7418062. Reported 372 grants totalling $5,915,500 to 163 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. The Hw Wilson Foundation Inc 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's University | Jamaica, NY | $400,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Millbrook School | Millbrook, NY | $265,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Towers of Freedom | Massapequa Park, NY | $255,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends Nat Gallery of Ireland | New York, NY | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Long Island Cares Inc | Hauppauge, NY | $190,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St John's University-School of Law | Jamaica, NY | $170,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Bethpage, NY | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Ireland Funds of America | Boston, MA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Inc | Islandia, NY | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bronx Children's Museum | Bronx, NY | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Arts Council | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St John's Bread and Life | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ursuline School | New Rochelle, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ryan Mcelory Children's Cancer Foundation | Poughquag, NY | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| George Washington's Mount Vernon | Mt Vernon, VA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Printing House for the Blind | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cardinal Spellman High School | Bronx, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southhampton Fresh Air Home | Southampton, NY | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wfuv - Fordham University | Bronx, NY | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation | West Haverstaw, NY | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bardavon | Poughkeepsie, NY | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Camp Nejeda Foundation Inc | Stillwater, NJ | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Law Enforce Officers Memorial | Brockport, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sharon Playhouse | Sharon, CT | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater New York | New York, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Acld | Bethpage, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John Theissen Children's Foundation | Wantagh, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Melville, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Learning Ally | Princeton, NJ | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Little St Nick Foundation | East Rockaway, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes High School | Poughkeepsie, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tunnels to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Eastside Settlement House | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Foundation for Children | Bayside, NY | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Stanford Free Library | Standfordville, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Church of the Redeemer | Mattituck, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bronx Works | Bronx, NY | $42,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Life Center of Long Island | Deer Park, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Law Enforc Officers Memorial | Brockport, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation International | Southampton, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Satellite Beach Youth Football | Satellite Beach, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The New York Historical Society | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace Outreach | Bronx, NY | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Millbrook Arts Group | Millbrook, NY | $34,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Willow Roots | Pine Plains, NY | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| All Hallows High School | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art 21 | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Art Resource Transfer Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Masters of Impossibilities | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Dutchess County SPCA | Hyde Park, NY | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Equine-Assisted Therapies | Boca Raton, FL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Kait's Angels | Mattituck, NY | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sachem Community Youth Services | Ronkonkoma, NY | $26,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Stanford Fire Company | Stanfordville, NY | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stanford Historical Society | Stanfordville, NY | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Legion Post 1273 | Wantagh, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emerald Isle Immigration Center | Woodlawn, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Milllbrook | Millbrook, NY | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anchorage Public Library Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregational Library | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dav Chapter 144 | Pine Plains, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Cutchogue New Suffolk Library | Cutchogue, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Irish Cultural Society | Garden City, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| La County Library | Downey, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mercy College | Dobbs Ferry, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ny Firefighters Burn Center | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Poughkeepsie Public Library District | Poughkeepsie, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Public Prep | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saint Ignatius School | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Public Library | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stanford Historical Society | Stanford, CA | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hudson Valley Hospice | Poughkeepsie, NY | $19,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Academy of Mount St Ursula | Bronx, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Acds | Plainview, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arlisna | Oak Creek, WI | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Center of Mercy Hicksville | Hicksville, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Go Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kids Need More (motivational Recovery Environments) | Amityville, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Long Island Library Resources | Bellport, NY | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Motivational Recovery Environments Inc | Amityville, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Folk Breast Health Coalition | Riverhead, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pleasant Valley Library | Pleasant Valley, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pregnancy Help Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stoked Mentoring Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The New York Society Library | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Miami | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Warrior Ranch Foundation | Riverhead, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Xavier Mission | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ny Genealogical and Biographical Society | New York, NY | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Bank Nyc | New York, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ashtabula County District Library | Ashtabula, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Associated Students of San Diego State | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barrie Public Library | Barrie, Ontario | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Calgary Public Library | Calgary | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chattanooga Public Library Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cincinnati & Hamilton Public Library | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension | Millbrook, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Curtis Memorial Library | Brunswick, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edmonton Public Library | Edmonton, Alberta | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forth Worth Public Library | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Hyde Park Library | Hyde Park, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gail Borden Public Library District | Elgin, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gerberhart Library and Archives | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hamilton Public Libraby | Noblesville, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Public Library | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Need More | Amityville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Limbs for Life Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Long Island Children's Museum | Garden City, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Long Island Warriors Veteran Hockey Club | Selden, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mesa Public Library | Mesa, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Niles-Maine District Library | Niles, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orange County Library System | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patchogue-Medford Public Library | Patchogue, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Police Athletic League Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richmond Hill Public Library | Richmond Hill, Ontario | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Library | Rochester, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Room to Grow | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salt Lake County Library | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Jose Public Library | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southhold Union Free School District | Southold, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg County Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Spokane Public Library | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spring Lake District Library | Spring Lake, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stow-Monroe Falls Public Library | Stow, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Community Library | Ketchum, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Flawless Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pioneer Public Library System | Blanchard, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Three Village Historical Society | Setauketn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Libraries | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waterfall Free Public Library | Watertown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westmount Public Library | Westmount, Quebec | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whatcom County Library System | Bellingham, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wilmington Institute Public Library | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Public Library Foundation | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pegasus Therapeutic Riding | Brewster, NY | $7,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Westminster Cathedral | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Birthday Wishes | Hicksville, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Firefighter Burn Foundation | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Burns Care Foundation | Milford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dover Public Library Foundation | Dover, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Elinor Martin Residence for Mother & Child | New Rochelle, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hudson Link | Ossining, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hudson Valley Clubhouse | Poughkeepsie, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Koenig Childhood Cancer Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Irish Center | Long Island City, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Just Because | Hopkinton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Publicolor | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stuttering Association for the Young | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Elizabeth Schickel Foundation | Natick, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Veterans Writing Project | Edgecomb, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alise | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Children's Heart Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dutchess County Historical Society | Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
81 of 163 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 65%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 183 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 72 | $1,241,500 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 67 | $1,004,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 75 | $1,042,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 75 | $1,190,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 83 | $1,438,000 | $10,000 |
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
80% of its giving went to organizations in New York. 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 $10,000. 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 New York.
- 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 The Hw Wilson Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: 3575 Merrick Road 2310, Seaford, NY, 11783. 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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