Rancho Feedwell Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Melville, NY EIN: 52-1370162

Rancho Feedwell Foundation is a private foundation based in Melville, New York. It reported making 11 charitable grants totaling $53,950 in 2025.

Rancho Feedwell Foundation at a glance

In short: Rancho Feedwell Foundation gave $54K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. 64% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$53,950
-1.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
11
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,905
-1.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,500
Total assets
$950,938
-1.6% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
64% first-time grantees (7 of 11, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
New York (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Rancho Feedwell Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: 124 Victoria Place, Melville, NY 11747
Phone: (917) 742-9633

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Rancho Feedwell Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

DIX Hills Jewish Center: $14KDIX Hills Jewish Center$14KSt Judes Children's Research: $7KSt Judes Children's Research$7KMercy Soup Kitchen: $5KMercy Soup Kitchen$5KDupuytren Research Foundation: $5KDupuytren Research Foundation$5KInterfaith Nutrition Network: $5KInterfaith Nutrition Network$5KThe Franklin Angus Fund: $5KThe Franklin Angus Fund$5KLong Island Coalition Against: $4KLong Island Coalition Against$4KCans 4 Cancer: $3KCans 4 Cancer$3KWoodbury Jewish Center: $3KWoodbury Jewish Center$3KNew Community Cinema Club: $3KNew Community Cinema Club$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was DIX Hills Jewish Center ($14K). Together the top 10 received $54K.

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants across all recorded years

57<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 57 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 78% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 13% to recipients in Tennessee, and 9% to recipients in Florida.

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

Las VegasNew YorkWashingtonCarson CityRenoBrooklynKings BeachLehiMelvillePaauiloPlainviewSilver SpringWest Palm BeachWyandanchDIX HillsFar RockawayFarmingdaleGarden CityHauppaugeHempstead

Is Rancho Feedwell Foundation open to new grantees?

64%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 11 grantees (64%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $4K. How we count

Medians: $4K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 36% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 116% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K12 grants2020 13 grants2021 22 grants2022 0 grants2023 11 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54K (2025) to $96K (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $54K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
DIX Hills Jewish Center DIX Hills, NYCharitable$14,000
St Judes Children's Research Memphis, TNCharitable$7,000
Mercy Soup Kitchen Wyandanch, NYCharitable$5,000
Dupuytren Research Foundation West Palm Beach, FLCharitable$5,000
Interfaith Nutrition Network Hempstead, NYCharitable$5,000
The Franklin Angus Fund Brooklyn, NYCharitable$4,500
Long Island Coalition Against Farmingdale, NYCharitable$4,000
Cans 4 Cancer Garden City, NYCharitable$3,000
Woodbury Jewish Center Woodbury, NYCharitable$3,000
New Community Cinema Club Huntington, NYCharitable$3,000
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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$950,938$49,245$65,148$53,95011$53,950$49,245$46,624
2024$966,841$51,412$70,793$54,50011$54,500$51,412$46,272
2023$986,222———————
2022$968,797$63,391$98,091$96,00022$98,091$67,612$45,432
2021$1,003,497$53,649$64,920$56,00013—$44,729$47,256
2020$1,014,768$-10,732$59,094$56,00012—$39,771$48,220

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rancho Feedwell Foundation reported a distributable amount of $47K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The filing lists the 2025 grants as charitable. Recipients included Jewish centers, food and nutrition organizations, cancer-related organizations, a research foundation, a cinema organization, and a recovery-support foundation; these are examples of the organizations supported, not a stated mission or focus-area list for the foundation.

The New Community Cinema Club described its mission as bringing cinematic artistry to Long Island and using film to expand community awareness and consciousness. No Matter What Foundation said it assists people seeking recovery who face resource or guidance barriers by offering scholarships to rehabilitation centers.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $53,950. Grants ranged from $450 to $14,000, with a median of $4,500. Larger awards included $14,000 to Dix Hills Jewish Center, $7,000 to St. Jude’s Children’s Research, and $5,000 each to Mercy Soup Kitchen, Dupuytren Research Foundation, and Interfaith Nutrition Network. Other listed recipients included The Franklin Angus Fund ($4,500), Long Island Coalition Against ($4,000), and New Community Cinema Club ($3,000).

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

William Bill Milgrim was listed as a director on the 2025 filing.

Rancho Feedwell Foundation is led by William Bill Milgrim, Director on every filing since 2024 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William Bill Milgrim

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Barbara Milgrim (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Harold Milgrim (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Rancho Feedwell Foundation

How much does Rancho Feedwell Foundation give each year?

Rancho Feedwell Foundation gave $54K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 11 grants.

What is Rancho Feedwell Foundation's typical grant size?

Rancho Feedwell Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,500, and its average grant was $4,905, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rancho Feedwell Foundation that year got $6K on average.

Where does Rancho Feedwell Foundation give grants?

Rancho Feedwell Foundation gives mostly in New York: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (13%) and Florida (9%).

Does Rancho Feedwell Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Rancho Feedwell Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (11 grants).

Who are Rancho Feedwell Foundation's largest grantees?

Rancho Feedwell Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include DIX Hills Jewish Center ($14,000), St Judes Children's Research ($7,000) and Mercy Soup Kitchen ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Rancho Feedwell Foundation?

Rancho Feedwell Foundation reported $951K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $54K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $47K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Rancho Feedwell Foundation fund?

The filing lists the 2025 grants as charitable. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Rancho Feedwell Foundation?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Rancho Feedwell Foundation's EIN?

Rancho Feedwell Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1370162. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Rancho Feedwell Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)

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Grantable. (2026). Rancho Feedwell Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rancho-feedwell-foundation-morg_8c8b9154697c41dea51e8517d9d438c7

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