The Wilcox Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 22-6474493
Arts and cultureEducationHealthHuman services

The Wilcox Family Foundation is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and its filing type is 990T. Its filings list grants to charitable organizations, including recipients working in education, community services, the arts, housing, and animal welfare.

Key facts about The Wilcox Family Foundation

In short: The Wilcox Family Foundation gave $143K across 46 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Rhode Island. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
22-6474493
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$142,700
Grants made (2025)
46
Average grant
$3,102
Median grant
$2,000
New grantees (estimate)
17% first-time grantees (8 of 46, 2025)
Total assets
$2,532,383
Primary geography
Rhode Island (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.5M

+1.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$143K

+1.2% YoY

Grant Count

46

+15.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-12.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Wilcox Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $151K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Wilcox Family Foundation open to new grantees?

17%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 8 of 46 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $4K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement is available here. The 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. For example, the Newport String Project says it provides free string lessons to students at the Martin Luther King Center and presents accessible chamber music concerts. Community Housing Resource Board says it assists the housing needs of indigent people in Newport County. Turning Around Ministries describes its work as faith-based aftercare and guidance for people returning from incarceration and people experiencing homelessness.

Other 2025 recipients describe work in youth services, performing arts, dance education, education, and humanitarian meal response. These are the recipients’ stated missions, not stated focus areas of the foundation.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 46 grants totaling $142,700. Awards ranged from $200 to $20,000, with a median grant of $2,000. It made 40 grants totaling $141,000 in 2024 and 42 grants totaling $166,218 in 2023.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, Rhode Island recipients received 62% of grant dollars and Michigan recipients received 20%. Pennsylvania received 4%, while California and the District of Columbia each received 2%.

Grant Distribution by State

14states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 46 itemized grants.

Cities

NewportLansingProvidenceMiddletownWarwickJamestownWashingtonEast LansingNew HavenPine RidgePittsburghSmithfieldMontpelierSan FranciscoFalls ChurchHagerstownJersey CityOaklandPlymouthRoxbury

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K34 grants2020 38 grants2021 41 grants2022 42 grants2023 40 grants2024 46 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $141K (2024) to $177K (2022). In 2025 it made 46 grants totaling $143K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Star Kids Scholarship Program: $20KStar Kids Scholarship Program$20KNational Federation of the Blind: $12KNational Federation of theBlind$12KMartin Luther King Center: $10KMartin Luther King Center$10KCommunity Housing Resource Board: $7KCommunity Housing ResourceBoard$7KTurning Around Ministries Inc: $7KTurning Around Ministries Inc$7KEdgewood United Church: $6KEdgewood United Church$6KHopital Albert Schweitzer: $5KHopital Albert Schweitzer$5KNewport String Project: $5KNewport String Project$5KSalvation Army: $5KSalvation Army$5KNewport Performing Arts Center: $4KNewport Performing Arts Center$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Star Kids Scholarship Program ($20K). Together the top 10 received $81K.

Grant Size Distribution

207 grants across all recorded years

207<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 207 grants of 207 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Star Kids Scholarship Program Middletown, RIEducational Opportunities$20,000
National Federation of the Blind Lansing, MIAssistance for Those with$12,000
Martin Luther King Center Newport, RIGeneral$10,000
Community Housing Resource Board Newport, RIGeneral$7,000
Turning Around Ministries Inc Newport, RIGeneral$7,000
Edgewood United Church East Lansing, MIReligious Organization$6,000
Hopital Albert Schweitzer Pittsburgh, PAGeneral$5,000
Newport String Project Newport, RIGeneral$5,000
Salvation Army Newport, RIGeneral$5,000
Newport Performing Arts Center Newport, RIGeneral$4,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Grants Total
2025 46 $142,700
2024 40 $141,000
2023 42 $166,218
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,532,383$2,490,522$2,585,300
Revenue$203,840$67,316$238,232
Expenses$158,979$162,020$181,871
Qualifying Distributions$146,770$145,165$169,605
Net Investment Income$191,206$50,637$227,489
Distributable Amount$151,050$145,643$134,421

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 21, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists G Geer Wilcox, Christina W McIntyre, Peter B Wilcox, CIBC National Trust Company, Kyrsten Wilcox, and Katherine Wilcox-Leigh as co-trustees.

The Wilcox Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cibc National Trust Company

    Co-Trustee As Req'd

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $16K (2024) → $16K (2025)

  • Christina W. McIntyre

    Co-Trustee, As Req'd & Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • G. Geer Wilcox

    Co-Trustee As Req'd

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Peter B. Wilcox

    Co-Trustee & As Req'd

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Wilcox-Leigh

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Kyrsten Wilcox

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: CIBC National Trust Co (2020–2023) — Co-Trustee As Req'd

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Cibc National Trust Company — Co-Trustee as Req'd: $16KCibc National Trust…Co-Trustee as Req'd$16K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $16K, to Cibc National Trust Company (Co-Trustee as Req'd).

Contact

Mailing address: 100 Federal St 37Th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (614) 537-6963

Frequently asked questions about The Wilcox Family Foundation

How much does The Wilcox Family Foundation give each year?

The Wilcox Family Foundation gave $143K across 46 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $141K across 40 grants.

What is The Wilcox Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Wilcox Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,102, across 46 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Wilcox Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.

Where does The Wilcox Family Foundation give grants?

The Wilcox Family Foundation gives mostly in Rhode Island: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Michigan (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Newport, RI (12 grants), Lansing, MI (7 grants), Providence, RI (5 grants) and Washington, DC (3 grants).

Does The Wilcox Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 63% of The Wilcox Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (29 of 46) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (10 grants).

Who are The Wilcox Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Wilcox Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Star Kids Scholarship Program ($20,000), National Federation of the Blind ($12,000) and Martin Luther King Center ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Wilcox Family Foundation?

The Wilcox Family Foundation reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $147K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $151K (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 does The Wilcox Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement is available here. The 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. For example, the Newport String Project says it provides free string lessons to students at the Martin Luther King Center and presents accessible chamber music concerts. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Wilcox Family Foundation?

The Wilcox Family Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is The Wilcox Family Foundation's EIN?

The Wilcox Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6474493. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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