Wilks Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Purchase, NY EIN: 13-4092040

Wilks Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Purchase, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $254K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $50K.

Key facts about Wilks Family Foundation

In short: Wilks Family Foundation gave $4K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $868), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
13-4092040
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$4,340
Grants made (2025)
5
Average grant
$868
Median grant
$700
Total assets
$253,533
Primary geography
Florida (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$254K

+21.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$4K

+19.6% YoY

Grant Count

5

-28.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$868

+67.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wilks Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Wilks Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 69% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 34% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 5 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

StuartVineyard HavenEdgartownJensen BeachNew YorkOak BluffsDorchesterBostonBoynton BeachBerkeleyFort PierceHobe SoundPalm CityPittsburghPurchaseSan FranciscoWest Tisbury

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K20 grants202112 grants202213 grants20237 grants20245 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Sailfish Point Foundation: $2KSailfish Point Foundation$2KBoys & Girls Club of Martin County: $1KBoys & Girls Club of MartinCounty$1KCancer Research Institue: $700Cancer Research Institue$700Safe Space Inc: $200Safe Space Inc$200South Florida PBC Inc: $90South Florida PBC Inc$90

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants across all recorded years

57<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SAILFISH POINT FOUNDATION Stuart, FLGENERAL$2,100
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MARTIN COUNTY Stuart, FLGENERAL$1,250
CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUE New York, NYGENERAL$700
SAFE SPACE INC Stuart, FLGENERAL$200
SOUTH FLORIDA PBC INC Boynton Beach, FLGENERAL$90

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$253,533$208,037$209,482
Revenue$50,448$2,700$3,315
Expenses$4,952$4,145$14,372
Qualifying Distributions$4,340$3,630$13,415
Net Investment Income$49,902$4,755$3,934
Distributable Amount$12,819$12,120$11,782

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wilks Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donald L. Wilks

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Wilks

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    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 Wilks Family Foundation

How much does Wilks Family Foundation give each year?

Wilks Family Foundation gave $4K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 7 grants.

What is Wilks Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Wilks Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $700, and its average grant was $868, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Wilks Family Foundation give grants?

Wilks Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Stuart, FL (3 grants).

Does Wilks Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Wilks Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Wilks Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Wilks Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Sailfish Point Foundation ($2,100), Boys & Girls Club of Martin County ($1,250) and Cancer Research Institue ($700), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 93% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Wilks Family Foundation?

Wilks Family Foundation reported $254K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Wilks Family Foundation?

Wilks Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Purchase, NY. It holds $254K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Wilks Family Foundation's EIN?

Wilks Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4092040. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

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