Winston Family Foundation
Jacksonville, FL · EIN 59-2678732. Reported 138 grants totalling $43.6M to 68 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Winston Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Winston Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 19 grants totalling $3,313,427 to them. That is 34% of the $9,707,217 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Community Foundation for | community foundation | Florida | $3,170,712 | 12 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| North Carolina Community Foundation | community foundation | North Carolina | $70,592 | 3 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Northeast Florida Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $53,123 | 3 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Community Foundation | community foundation | North Carolina | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $11,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $65,712; the smallest was $500 and the largest $23.4M.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Family Initiative in Tech & Adolescent Brain Development Inc | Miami Beach, FL | $23.6M | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| See Statement 3 | Jacksonville, FL | $5,802,381 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation of Ne Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $2,235,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000,000 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hillthe Arts & Sciences Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $1,170,712 | 8 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children and Nature Network | Roseville, MN | $870,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Episcopal School of Jacksonville Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $730,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ravenscroft School | Raleigh, NC | $430,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Groundwork Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $251,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nantucket Project Academy | Durham, NC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Durham, NC | $205,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Floridas First Coast | Jacksonville, FL | $175,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness | Raleigh, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacksonville Symphony Assoc | Jacksonville, FL | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Robert and Tracy Winston Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $126,089 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Florida's First Coast | Jacksonville, FL | $115,000 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mark's Episcopal Church | Jacksonville, FL | $112,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Symphony Association | Jacksonville, FL | $100,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Nantucket Project Academy | Nantucket, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Episcopal School | Lynchburg, VA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Community Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $70,592 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sound Rivers Inc | Washington, NC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Orange Rescue Squad Inc | Carrboro, NC | $65,351 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $53,123 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Arts and Sciences Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $53,089 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Chestnut Foundation | Ashville, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Johnston County Parks Inc | Garner, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mark's Church Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $31,004 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historic Oakwood Cemetery Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johnston County 4-H Development Fund | Smithfield, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Isleboro | Isleboro, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Riverside Presbyterian Day School | Jacksonville, FL | $25,175 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Public Trust Environmental Legal | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Allison Brundick Haramis Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina | Asheville, NC | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cummer Museum Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lead the Way Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unfonejax | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cathedral Arts Project | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Home Society of Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leadership Jacksonville Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wjct Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cummer Museum of Art & Garden | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lifeflight Foundation | Augusta, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raleigh Police Department Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $9,856 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philanthropy Southeast | Atlanta, GA | $8,950 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools | Jacksonville, FL | $5,885 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Douglas Anderson School of Art | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacksonville Public Education Fund | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Contempoary Art Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of North Florida Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | New York, NY | $4,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Exponent | Washington, DC | $3,880 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westside Future Fund | Atlanta, GA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Careerrise Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quest Community Development Organization Inc | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
26 of 68 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 50%, 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Winston Family Initiative in Tech & Adolescent Brain Development Inc
To effectuate a severance of a portion of the Foundations assets as described in item 3 of the General Explanation returned herewith. - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Grant for Winston Family Distinguished Professorship Fund - The Community Foundation of Ne Florida
To provide a restricted program or project grant for WInston Family Foundation Donor Advised Fund - Community Foundation of Northeast Florida
Grant to Winston Family Foundation Fund, a donor-advised fund. See Part VIII-A , Line 12. - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hillthe Arts & Sciences Foundation
To provide a restricted program or project grant for Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, Psychological Development Fund - Children and Nature Network
To provide a restricted program or project grant for the Project One Health Jacksonville initiative
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $5,802,381 | $5,802,381 |
| 2022 | 49 | $5,756,998 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $5,362,516 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $26.7M | $13,750 |
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
84% of its giving went to organizations in Florida.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Winston Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 40 E Adams Street Ste Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL, 32202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 59-2678732 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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