The Knight Family Charitable
The Knight Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Established in memory of Peg and Bill Knight, it supports humanitarian work, learning, music and the arts, and the protection of U.S. native animals and their habitats.
The Knight Family Charitable at a glance
In short: The Knight Family Charitable gave $581K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in New Jersey. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $580,500
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,386
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,250
- Total assets
- $6,038,443
- -5.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (6 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (52% 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 The Knight Family Charitable
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s application form is available on its website. The form requests organizational and project information and asks applicants to indicate whether they seek general support or project support. The foundation’s filing lists no application deadline and no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Knight Family Charitable Foundation
Mailing address: Hartman Winnicki C/O Debbie Janof, 74 Passaic St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone: (201) 967-8040
Email: djanof@hartmanwinnicki.com
Website: https://theknightfamilycharitablefoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Knight Family Charitable
Who The Knight Family Charitable funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Table to Table ($71K). Together the top 10 received $431K.
Grant Size Distribution
104 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 86 grants of 104 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey (52%), New York (39%), and Connecticut (9%); it also lists Mississippi at 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Knight Family Charitable open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 22 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $32K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $388K (2019) to $593K (2022). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $581K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Table to Table Hasbrouk Heights, NJ | Support for Table to Table Mission | $71,000 |
| Buehler Challenger & Science Center Paramus, NJ | Support for Buehler Challenger Ctr | $50,000 |
| Circle of Care Wilton, CT | Support for Circle of Care Mission | $50,000 |
| Friends of Karen North Salem, NY | To Support Friends of Karen Mission | $50,000 |
| Mend Maplewood, NJ | Support for Mend on the Move | $50,000 |
| City Meals on Wheels New York, NY | Support for Community Meals | $45,000 |
| American Red Cross Fairfield, NJ | Support for American Red Cross | $40,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Valhalla, NY | Support for Ronald McDonald House | $25,000 |
| Pony Power Therapies Inc Mahwah, NJ | To Support Pony Power's Mission | $25,000 |
| Share My Meals Inc Princeton, NJ | To Support Share My Meals Mission | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,038,443 | $430,937 | $781,700 | $580,500 | 22 | $650,484 | $318,476 | $636,473 |
| 2024 | $6,389,206 | $776,143 | $698,289 | $530,000 | 20 | $586,250 | $667,305 | $604,385 |
| 2023 | $6,311,353 | $316,299 | $689,160 | $543,000 | 18 | $599,900 | $227,039 | $541,275 |
| 2022 | $6,684,213 | $396,140 | $755,895 | $592,500 | 20 | $649,210 | $289,485 | $543,620 |
| 2021 | $7,045,167 | $410,659 | $695,266 | $539,000 | 24 | $591,625 | $307,018 | $603,323 |
| 2020 | $7,333,630 | $164,169 | $584,143 | $426,000 | 15 | — | $98,659 | $510,904 |
| 2019 | $7,754,901 | $262,016 | $543,185 | $388,000 | 13 | — | $159,463 | $502,639 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Knight Family Charitable reported a distributable amount of $636K 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 foundation’s stated mission is to provide humanitarian support to help solve social issues, advance knowledge and inspire learning, promote music and the arts, and protect U.S. native animals and their natural habitat.
Its 2025 grants include organizations working in areas such as food access, education, support for children and families, disability services, and animal rescue. For example, Table to Table describes its work as rescuing fresh food and delivering it to nonprofits serving food-insecure and at-risk people. Buehler Challenger & Science Center says it educates students in STEM through simulated space missions. Paws Crossed Animal Rescue describes its work as rescuing animals and providing care and shelter.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 22 grants totaling $580,500. Awards ranged from $2,000 to $71,000, with a median grant of $21,250. Among its largest grants were $71,000 to Table to Table, $50,000 each to Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Circle of Care, Friends of Karen, and MEND, and $45,000 to City Meals on Wheels.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Rex M. Knight, Nancy B. Knight, Dariusz M. Winnicki, and Greg Cooper as trustees.
The Knight Family Charitable's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dariusz M. Winnicki
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$15K (2019) → $15K (2025)
Nancy B. Knight
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$15K (2019) → $15K (2025)
Rex M. Knight
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$15K (2019) → $15K (2025)
Greg Cooper
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
$15K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Milton S. Warsaw (2019–2024) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $15K, to Rex M Knight (Trustee). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Knight Family Charitable
How much does The Knight Family Charitable give each year?
The Knight Family Charitable gave $581K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $530K across 20 grants.
What is The Knight Family Charitable's typical grant size?
The Knight Family Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $21,250, and its average grant was $26,386, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Knight Family Charitable that year got $12K on average.
Where does The Knight Family Charitable give grants?
The Knight Family Charitable gives mostly in New Jersey: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (39%) and Connecticut (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).
Does The Knight Family Charitable give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on The Knight Family Charitable's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Knight Family Charitable's largest grantees?
The Knight Family Charitable's largest 2025 grantees include Table to Table ($71,000), Buehler Challenger & Science Center ($50,000) and Circle of Care ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Knight Family Charitable?
The Knight Family Charitable reported $6.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $650K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $636K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Knight Family Charitable fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to provide humanitarian support to help solve social issues, advance knowledge and inspire learning, promote music and the arts, and protect U.S. native animals and their natural habitat. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Knight Family Charitable?
The foundation’s application form is available on its website. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Knight Family Charitable's EIN?
The Knight Family Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3565056. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The Knight Family Charitable funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-knight-family-charitable-morg_ca6a2b12202f40149d87d5605361e91c
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