The Windmill Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Plano, TX EIN: 33-1195770

The Windmill Foundation is a private foundation, based in Plano, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $110K. Net investment income was $69K.

The Windmill Foundation at a glance

In short: The Windmill Foundation gave $110K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$110,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,714
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$2,219,328
+3.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (73% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Windmill Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Canine Partners for Life: $30KCanine Partners for Life$30KHearts Across Romania: $25KHearts Across Romania$25KMeals on Wheels: $20KMeals on Wheels$20KPaluxy River Children's Advocacy Center: $15KPaluxy River Children'sAdvocacy Center$15KHappy Hill Farm: $10KHappy Hill Farm$10KFriend of Rescue Animals: $5KFriend of Rescue Animals$5KHumane Society of North Texas: $5KHumane Society of North Texas$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Canine Partners for Life ($30K). Together the top 7 received $110K.

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

Fort WorthGranburyCochranvilleWashingtonIrvingCoppellMcKinneyDallasRowlettWest Chester

How The Windmill Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$50K$100K$150K9 grants2019 7 grants2020 9 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 7 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $103K (2020) to $140K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $110K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Canine Partners for Life Cochranville, PATo Train Service Dogs$30,000
Hearts Across Romania Coppell, TXTo improve the quality of life for institutionalized children in romania$25,000
Meals on Wheels Fort Worth, TXTo provide nutritious meals and much-needed services to our homebound, elderly and disabled clients.$20,000
Paluxy River Children's Advocacy Center Granbury, TXTo Promote the Healing of Child Abuse Victims.$15,000
Happy Hill Farm Granbury, TXTo Help Children in Need$10,000
Friend of Rescue Animals Rowlett, TXTo Help Animals in the Garland Community$5,000
Humane Society of North Texas Fort Worth, TXTo provide aid and comfort to all the abandoned, displaced, injured, firghtened and hungry animals that come through the doors$5,000
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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$2,219,328$168,714$113,182$110,0007$112,123$68,715$106,903
2024$2,151,546$179,076$114,497$110,0007$112,071$79,076$103,099
2023$2,069,890$180,632$132,063$130,0008$132,063$80,632$100,093
2022$2,017,588$107,663$142,047$140,0008$142,047$14,276$100,468
2021$2,038,491$134,333$128,650$127,0009$128,650$14,333$100,525
2020$2,051,372$128,918$104,100$102,5007—$28,918$100,258
2019$2,016,925$37,433$111,140$108,5009—$37,433$102,996

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Windmill Foundation reported a distributable amount of $107K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Windmill Foundation is led by Raluca Moucha, President, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Raluca Moucha

    President, Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Radu Achiriloaie

    Chairman, Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert G. Hamm

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Windmill Foundation

How much does The Windmill Foundation give each year?

The Windmill Foundation gave $110K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $110K across 7 grants.

What is The Windmill Foundation's typical grant size?

The Windmill Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,714, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Windmill Foundation give grants?

The Windmill Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Pennsylvania (27%). The most frequent recipient cities were Granbury, TX (2 grants) and Fort Worth, TX (2 grants).

Does The Windmill Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on The Windmill Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are The Windmill Foundation's largest grantees?

The Windmill Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Canine Partners for Life ($30,000), Hearts Across Romania ($25,000) and Meals on Wheels ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Windmill Foundation?

The Windmill Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $112K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $107K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Windmill Foundation's EIN?

The Windmill Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-1195770. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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