Arlene and Forrest Winston

Private foundation · Grantmaker Southfield, MI EIN: 38-3444161

Arlene and Forrest Winston is a private foundation, based in Southfield, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $917K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $307K. Net investment income was $108K.

Arlene and Forrest Winston at a glance

In short: Arlene and Forrest Winston gave $307K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $77K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$307,000
+70.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$76,750
+27.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$916,510
-18.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Arlene and Forrest Winston funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Page Family Foundation: $300KPage Family Foundation$300KCamp Mak-A-Dream: $5KCamp Mak-A-Dream$5KAOPA Foundation: $1KAOPA Foundation$1KJudicial Watch: $1KJudicial Watch$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Page Family Foundation ($300K). Together the top 4 received $307K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

SouthfieldRoyal OakStuartBoyne CityCharlevoixDetroitFrederickHillsdalePort WashingtonSchaumburgStaten IslandWarrenWashington

How Arlene and Forrest Winston gives

  • Giving grew 279% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 337% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K3 grants2019 7 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $81K (2022) to $307K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $307K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Page Family Foundation Southfield, MITo provide continued support of designated charitable purposes.$300,000
Camp Mak-A-Dream Royal Oak, MITo support camps for children and young adults with cancer.$5,000
AOPA Foundation Frederick, MDTo support programs for pilot community.$1,000
Judicial Watch Washington, DCTo support conservative activism.$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$916,510$108,096$313,338$307,0004$307,000$108,096$91,003
2024$1,121,752$12,730$188,676$180,0003$180,000$12,730$89,883
2023$1,297,698$175,526$144,932$140,0001$140,000$170,594$79,274
2022$1,267,104$26,074$84,501$81,0002$81,000$22,573$80,908
2021$1,325,531$26,073$150,000$150,0001$150,000$26,073$101,076
2020$1,449,458$12,343$106,560$103,0007—$12,343$86,443
2019$1,543,675$29,434$115,768$110,5513—$27,849$86,229

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Arlene and Forrest Winston reported a distributable amount of $91K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Arlene and Forrest Winston is led by Robert A Vermeulen, President, Treasurer & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert A Vermeulen

    President, Treasurer & Director

    Director → President, Treasurer & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth E Zink

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Forrest Page (2019–2024) — President, Treasurer & Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Arlene and Forrest Winston

How much does Arlene and Forrest Winston give each year?

Arlene and Forrest Winston gave $307K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $180K across 3 grants.

What is Arlene and Forrest Winston's typical grant size?

Arlene and Forrest Winston's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $76,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Arlene and Forrest Winston give grants?

Arlene and Forrest Winston gives mostly in Michigan: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Arlene and Forrest Winston give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Arlene and Forrest Winston's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Arlene and Forrest Winston?

Arlene and Forrest Winston reported $917K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $307K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $91K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Arlene and Forrest Winston's EIN?

Arlene and Forrest Winston's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3444161. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 5, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 20, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 10, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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