OVERVIEW: The Winters Family Fund primarily funds grantmaking related to health, human services, education, youth, and Jewish causes.
IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
PROFILE: The Winters Family Fund was founded in 2003 by Harold D. Winters and his wife Judith, who keep an exceptionally low profile. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Winters Family Fund primarily funds grantmaking related to health, human services, education, youth, and Jewish cause.
Grants range from $1,200 to $175,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $736,000. Past grantees include City Harvest, Hospital for Special Surgery, Planned Parenthood of New York, New York Presbyterian Fund, Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical College.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
The Winters Family Fund does not provide a clear avenue for getting in touch with the couple but below is an address:
The Winters Family Fund
c/o Berdon LLP 360 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017