Winiferina Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Corpus Christi, TX EIN: 93-4192466

Winiferina Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Corpus Christi, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $499K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $5K.

Winiferina Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Winiferina Family Foundation gave $13K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,500
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$3,125
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$499,453
-1.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (60% 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 Winiferina Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Fields Elementary School: $5KFields Elementary School$5KArk Child Assessment Center: $3KArk Child Assessment Center$3KFriends of Rescue Inc: $3KFriends of Rescue Inc$3KSt Louis Regional Public Media Inc: $3KSt Louis Regional Public MediaInc$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fields Elementary School ($5K). Together the top 4 received $13K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Corpus ChristiHuntsvilleMcAllenSaint Louis

How Winiferina Family Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 71% 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.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2023 0 grants2024 4 grants2025

In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fields Elementary School McAllen, TXGeneral Operating Support$5,000
Ark Child Assessment Center Corpus Christi, TXGeneral Operating Support$2,500
Friends of Rescue Inc Huntsville, ALGeneral Operating Support$2,500
St Louis Regional Public Media Inc Saint Louis, MOGeneral Operating Support$2,500
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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$499,453$17,820$30,780$12,5004$17,549$4,845$24,765
2024$508,972$19,632$10,661——$9,033$18,004$25,885
2023$500,001$500,001————$1$697

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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Winiferina Family Foundation is led by William B. Stark, Director & President on every filing since 2023; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William B. Stark

    Director & President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria T. Stark

    Director, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natasha M. Stark

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicolas A. Stark

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Winiferina Family Foundation

How much does Winiferina Family Foundation give each year?

Winiferina Family Foundation gave $13K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Winiferina Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Winiferina Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,125, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Winiferina Family Foundation give grants?

Winiferina Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Alabama (20%) and Missouri (20%).

Does Winiferina Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Winiferina Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Winiferina Family Foundation?

Winiferina Family Foundation reported $499K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $25K (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 is Winiferina Family Foundation's EIN?

Winiferina Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-4192466. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 29, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024

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