The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation is a private foundation based in Brooklyn, New York. In filing year 2025, it reported 15 grants totaling $178,850 to charitable organizations working in areas including children’s health, humanitarian aid, opera and music, maternal and early childhood health, hunger relief, and racial justice.
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation at a glance
In short: The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation gave $179K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), top state New York. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $178,850
- -9.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- -6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,923
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,373,416
- +2.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (38% 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 Milton & Beatrice Wind 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. Its filing lists an applicant’s own letter describing charitable or exempt purposes as the application material and says organizations must qualify under IRC Section 501(c)(3).
- Review Cycle
- None listed.
- Deadline
- None listed.
- Contact
Application contact: E Lynn Schneider
Mailing address: 480 2Nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215-2503
Phone: (908) 561-1600
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Yale New Haven Children's Hospital ($35K). Together the top 10 received $160K.
Grant Size Distribution
85 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 85 grants of 85 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in New York (38%), Connecticut (20%), California (17%), Colorado (8%), and the District of Columbia (6%), among other states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 15 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 87% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $160K (2021) to $200K (2022). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $179K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yale New Haven Children's Hospital New Haven, CT | To help provide comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, primary and preventive services for children | $35,000 |
| Burkina Faso Girls Fund Chester, CA | To provide funding and assistance to support projects in burkina faso | $30,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association New York, NY | The primary purpose is to sustain, promote and educate the general public about music, particularly opera. | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | To help provide independent medical humanitarian emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, natural disasters, and exclusion from health care | $15,000 |
| Nurse Family Partnership Denver, CO | To help provide maternal and early childhood health programs to families most in need | $15,000 |
| World Food Program USA Washington, DC | To Support the Global Fight Against Hunger | $10,000 |
| Worldwide Fistula Fund St. Louis, MO | To help provide exceptional health care services for women suffering from and at risk of obstetric fistula | $10,000 |
| The Palm Beach Opera West Palm Beach, FL | To set the benchmark for artistic excellence by producing impactful and innovative operatic experiences | $10,000 |
| Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music Brooklyn, NY | To help support music instruction, music therapy, and community concerts throughout brooklyn | $5,000 |
| NAACP Legal Defense Educational New York, NY | America's Premier Legal Organization Fighting for Racial Justice | $5,000 |
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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 | $2,373,416 | $272,154 | $216,113 | $178,850 | 15 | $184,300 | $240,341 | $176,173 |
| 2024 | $2,322,375 | $149,941 | $227,632 | $197,800 | 16 | $203,050 | $125,359 | $167,719 |
| 2023 | $2,395,066 | $35,467 | $214,691 | $179,500 | 17 | $184,550 | $32,846 | $160,080 |
| 2022 | $2,574,290 | $211,810 | $239,509 | $200,000 | 21 | $205,010 | $177,311 | $183,246 |
| 2021 | $2,601,989 | $313,277 | $198,669 | $160,000 | 16 | — | $279,058 | $162,373 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation reported a distributable amount of $176K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for health services, humanitarian assistance, arts and music, hunger relief, legal advocacy, and environmental protection. The Brooklyn Academy of Music, a 2025 grantee, describes its mission as being “the home for curious people and adventurous ideas,” supporting artistic experimentation and championing inclusion and accessibility throughout the arts.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 15 grants totaling $178,850. Grants ranged from $2,350 to $35,000, with a median grant of $10,000. Notable grants included $35,000 to Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital for children’s health services; $30,000 to Burkina Faso Girls Fund to support projects in Burkina Faso; $25,000 to Metropolitan Opera Association; and $15,000 each to Doctors Without Borders and Nurse Family Partnership. Other 2025 recipients included World Food Program USA ($10,000), Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music ($5,000), and Brooklyn Academy of Music ($2,350).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists E Lynn Schneider as president and Susannah Vining as treasurer.
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation is led by E. Lynn Schneider, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
E. Lynn Schneider
President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susannah Vining
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation
How much does The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation give each year?
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation gave $179K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $198K across 16 grants.
What is The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation's typical grant size?
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,923, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation give grants?
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation's top state is New York, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Connecticut (20%) and California (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).
Does The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 7% of The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation's largest grantees?
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Yale New Haven Children's Hospital ($35,000), Burkina Faso Girls Fund ($30,000) and Metropolitan Opera Association ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation?
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $184K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $176K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for health services, humanitarian assistance, arts and music, hunger relief, legal advocacy, and environmental protection. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation's EIN?
The Milton & Beatrice Wind Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8997756. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does The Milton & Beatrice Wind 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.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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