Winters Family Foundation
Winters Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lexington, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $186K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $26.
Winters Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Winters Family Foundation gave $15K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- Average grant
- $3,000
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $185,838
- Primary geography
- New York (33% 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 Winters Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($5K). Together the top 5 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Winters Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 169% 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
In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | General Program Support | $5,000 |
| Turning Point USA Inc Indianapolis, IN | General | $5,000 |
| Radio Eye Inc Lexington, KY | General Program Support | $2,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | General Program Support | $2,000 |
| The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Inc Kerrville, TX | General Program Support | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $185,838 | $195,904 | $15,033 | $15,000 | 5 | $15,000 | $26 | $8,889 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Winters Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Winters Family Foundation is led by David Winters, Trustee on every filing since 2024 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Winters
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 Winters Family Foundation
How much does Winters Family Foundation give each year?
Winters Family Foundation gave $15K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Winters Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Winters Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Winters Family Foundation give grants?
Winters Family Foundation's top state is New York, with 33% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Indiana (33%) and Kentucky (13%).
Does Winters Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Winters 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 Winters Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Winters Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($5,000), Turning Point USA Inc ($5,000) and Radio Eye Inc ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Winters Family Foundation?
Winters Family Foundation reported $186K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Winters Family Foundation's EIN?
Winters Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-6599019. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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