Winn Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-3541288

Winn Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12K in total assets. In 2025, it made $7K in qualifying distributions.

Winn Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$12,490
-35.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$29
+222.2% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$6,903
-40.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$6,903
-51.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Winn Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Boston

How Winn Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 906% 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$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Boston Foundation Boston, MAGeneral Support$8,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$12,490$29$6,903——$6,903$762
2024$19,364$9$14,331$8,0001$11,627$1,325
2023$33,686$8$4,726——$2,786$1,819
2022$38,404—$4,554———$2,054
2021$42,958$8$4,234———$2,261
2020$47,184$7$3,429———$2,458

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Winn Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $762 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Winn Family Charitable Foundation is led by Gilbert Winn, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gilbert Winn

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur M. Winn

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Winn Aronson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Winn Matchett

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael T. Putziger

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Winn Family Charitable Foundation

How large is Winn Family Charitable Foundation?

Winn Family Charitable Foundation reported $12K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $762 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Winn Family Charitable Foundation operate?

Winn Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Winn Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Winn Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3541288. 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.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 26, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 19, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

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