The Winton Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Des Moines, WA EIN: 47-6665112

The Winton Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Des Moines, Washington. Its 2025 filing is marked as a final return, indicating that the foundation appears to have wound down or stopped grantmaking.

Key facts about The Winton Charitable Trust

In short: The Winton Charitable Trust gave $1.2M across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $77K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
47-6665112
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,159,665
Grants made (2025)
15
Average grant
$77,311
Median grant
$15,000
Primary geography
Washington (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The 2025 filing states that the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+2197.5% YoY

Grant Count

15

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$77K

+1431.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Winton Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $25K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How The Winton Charitable Trust gives

  • 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 1620% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 for the trust is provided. Its listed 2025 grants include support for organizations such as the White Center Food Bank, Seattle Humane Society, and Swedish Foundation. House of Mercy, which received $15,000, describes its own mission as prison ministry and providing faith-based clean and sober housing programs for men and women.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the trust reported 15 grants totaling $1,159,665. Grant amounts ranged from $3,000 to $457,447, with a median grant of $15,000. Notable grants included $457,447 and $374,361 to Montlake Futures, $125,084 to Swedish Foundation, and $35,000 each to ALSAC-St. Jude’s Children’s and Seattle Children’s Foundation Guild.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 97% of grant dollars went to recipients in Washington and 3% to recipients in Tennessee.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.

Cities

Federal WaySeattleBellevueMemphisSilverdaleFederral WayDes MoinesKent

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M4 grants2019 5 grants2020 8 grants2021 10 grants2022 8 grants2023 10 grants2024 15 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2020) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $1.2M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Montlake Futures: $860K across 3 grantsMontlake Futures$860K · 3 grantsSwedish Foundation: $125KSwedish Foundation$125KMulti Service Center: $40K across 3 grantsMulti Service Center$40K · 3 grantsAlsac-St Judes Childrens: $35KAlsac-St Judes Childrens$35KSeattle Childrens Foundation Guild: $35KSeattle Childrens FoundationGuild$35KWhite Center Food Bank: $20KWhite Center Food Bank$20KHouse of Mercy: $15KHouse of Mercy$15KSeattle Humane Society: $10KSeattle Humane Society$10KThe Salvation Army: $10KThe Salvation Army$10KWashington Voices: $7KWashington Voices$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Montlake Futures ($860K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants across all recorded years

48<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 51 (94%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Montlake Futures Seattle, WAGeneral Donation$457,447
Montlake Futures Seattle, WAGeneral Donation$374,361
Swedish Foundation Seattle, WAGeneral Donation$125,084
Alsac-St Judes Childrens Memphis, TNGeneral Donation$35,000
Seattle Childrens Foundation Guild Seattle, WAGeneral Donation$35,000
Montlake Futures Seattle, WAGeneral Donation$27,885
White Center Food Bank Seattle, WAGeneral Donation$20,000
Multi Service Center Federal Way, WAGeneral Donation$15,000
House of Mercy Federral Way, WAGeneral Donation$15,000
Multi Service Center Federal Way, WAGeneral Donation$14,559

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 — $16,171 $1,163,304 $1,159,665
2024 $1,274,228 $34,004 $52,378 $50,476
2023 $1,103,761 $31,612 $50,138 $48,194
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$1,274,228$1,103,761
Revenue$16,171$34,004$31,612
Expenses$1,163,304$52,378$50,138
Qualifying Distributions$1,162,321$51,730$49,462
Net Investment Income$15,188$33,356$30,936
Distributable Amount$25,156—$51,551

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Don Winton was listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.

The Winton Charitable Trust is led by Don Winton, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Don Winton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 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.

Contact

Mailing address: 27740 10Th Ave S, Des Moines, WA 98198
Phone: (253) 670-9193

Frequently asked questions about The Winton Charitable Trust

How much does The Winton Charitable Trust give each year?

The Winton Charitable Trust gave $1.2M across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 10 grants.

What is The Winton Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

The Winton Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $77,311, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Winton Charitable Trust give grants?

The Winton Charitable Trust gives mostly in Washington: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (6 grants) and Federal Way, WA (3 grants).

Does The Winton Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Winton Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (15 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Winton Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

The Winton Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Montlake Futures ($859,693 across 3 grants), Swedish Foundation ($125,084) and Multi Service Center ($39,559 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 88% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

What does The Winton Charitable Trust fund?

No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its listed 2025 grants include support for organizations such as the White Center Food Bank, Seattle Humane Society, and Swedish Foundation. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Winton Charitable Trust?

The 2025 filing states that the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

How much is The Winton Charitable Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Winton Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $25K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Winton Charitable Trust's EIN?

The Winton Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-6665112. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does The Winton Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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