Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Westerville, OH EIN: 81-1934608

Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Westerville, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $283K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $12K.

Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation gave $9K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,100
+810.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,033
+203.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,100
Total assets
$283,124
-6.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Flying Horse Farms: $8KFlying Horse Farms$8KSleeping Dogs Law Enforcement MC: $1KSleeping Dogs Law EnforcementMC$1KGahanna Jefferson Education Foundat: $500Gahanna Jefferson EducationFoundat$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Flying Horse Farms ($8K). Together the top 3 received $9K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

GahannaColumbusGrove CityCharlotteMansfieldMt GileadVirginia Beach

How Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 58% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$5K$10K$15K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $14K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Flying Horse Farms Mt Gilead, OHCamp for Kids with Illness$7,500
Sleeping Dogs Law Enforcement MC Mansfield, OHSupport of Law Enforcement$1,100
Gahanna Jefferson Education Foundat Gahanna, OHSupport of Education in Gahanna$500
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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$283,124$11,943$36,244$9,1003$9,100$11,943$15,804
2024$303,023$50,615$4,734$1,0001$1,000$50,524$14,488
2023$257,142$3,224$14,832$13,1453$13,145$5,242$13,154
2022$268,750$6,221$16,103$13,5503$13,550$6,092$13,949
2021$278,632$59,354$15,329$13,2004$13,200$9,229$12,977
2020$234,607$57,518$8,994$8,0004—$17,020$2,645

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jordan Winnestaffer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Arnold

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Winnestaffer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • William A. Bonham

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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 Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation

How much does Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation give each year?

Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation gave $9K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 1 grant.

What is Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,100, and its average grant was $3,033, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation give grants?

Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation?

Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation reported $283K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation's EIN?

Richard a Winnestaffer Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1934608. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 9, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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