Winston Foundation Inc
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-6161672 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Winston Foundation Inc
279grants reported
$30Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$14.2Mtotal paid
18states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 279 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $44K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6031
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College FOR THE ARTHUR LEVITT PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTER | Clinton, NY | $650,500 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery TO FURTHER THE TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | $435,000 |
| Hamilton College ARTHUR LEVITT PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTER | Clinton, NY | $350,000 |
| Hamilton College FOR THE ARTHUR LEVITT PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTER | Clinton, NY | $350,000 |
| The Foundation for City College TO SUPPORT DIRECT EXPENSES OF THE SIMON H RIFKIND CENTER | New York, NY | $300,000 |
| Martin Memorial Foundation MARYLIN AND ARTHUR LEVITT ENDOWED CHAIR FUND | Stuart, FL | $200,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society FOR MS RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Martin Memorial Foundation FOR THE MARYLIN AND ARTHUR LEVITT ENDOWED CHAIR FUND | Stuart, FL | $200,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society MS RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Williams College THE ARTHUR AND MARILYN LEVITT JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIP | Williamstown, MA | $200,000 |
| Stamford Hospital TO FURTHER THE TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION | Stamford, CT | $180,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY AND THE DEFENSE OF IMMIGRANTS | New York, NY | $175,000 |
| Martin Memorial Foundation FOR THE MARYLIN AND ARTHUR LEVITT ENDOWED CHAIR FUND | Stuart, FL | $151,000 |
| City College SUPPORT FOR SIMON H. RIFKIND CENTER | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| International Rescue Committee AID UKRAINIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| International Rescue Committee UKRAINIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| International Rescue Committee SUPPORT WORK WITH UKRAINIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES | New York, NY | $145,000 |
| ACLU Foundation CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY AND DEFENSE FOR IMMIGRANTS | New York, NY | $130,000 |
| ACLU Foundation $90K CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY; $40K DEFENSE OF IMMIGRANTS | New York, NY | $130,000 |
| The Trustees of Reservations 60K LAND ACQUISITIONS FUND, 35K PROPERTY STEWARDSHIP FUND, 25K PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE | Boston, MA | $120,000 |
| Nyu College & Career Lab SUPPORT AND STAFFING FOR THE CCL CURRICULUM AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | New York, NY | $111,250 |
| Williams College FOR THE ARTHUR AND MARILYN LEVITT JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIP | Williamstown, MA | $111,000 |
| Long Island Cares TO MAKE AVAILABLE AND DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY FOOD | Hauppauge, NY | $110,000 |
| The Trustees $25K PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE, $50K LAND ACQUISITIONS FUND; $35K PROPERTY STEWARDSHIP FUND | Boston, MA | $110,000 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine $50K THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY AND SUPPORT OF CAREGIVERS; $60K FUND FOR THE FUTURE | New York, NY | $110,000 |
| Nyu Shanghai GENERAL OPERATING, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES PER VICE CHANCELLOR | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Robin Hood Foundation ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AT LEADERSHIP'S DISCRETION | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| American Foundation for the Blind | Arlington, VA | $100,000 |
| Long Island Cares Inc TO MAKE AVAILABLE AND DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY FOOD | Hauppauge, NY | $100,000 |
| Nyu Shanghai SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES FOR NEUROECONOMICS RESEARCH | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| People for the American Way CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT VOTING RESTRICTIONS | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Trustees of Reservations OPERATING SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE, THE LAND ACQUISITIONS FUND, AND THE PROPERTY STEWARDSHIP FU | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| American Foundation for the Blind | Arlington, VA | $100,000 |
| Nyu Shanghai GENERAL OPERATING, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES PER VICE CHANCELLOR | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| People for the American Way FOR THE CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT VOTING RESTRICTIONS | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Robin Hood Foundation ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AT LEADERSHIP'S DISCRETION | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Nyu Winston Data Scholars PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE SUMMER AND SPRING | New York, NY | $87,000 |
| People for the American Way SUPPORT THE NEW SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN | Washington, DC | $79,000 |
| Nyu College & Career Lab TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO POST-SECONDARY PLACEMENTS | New York, NY | $76,000 |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation Inc NAVIGATORS PROGRAMS SUPPORT | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Nyu All Ears PROVIDES STEM ENRICHMENT TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center SUPPORT FOR THE EFFORTS OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE | Montgomery, AL | $75,000 |
| Nyu Tandon School of Engineering TO SUPPORT STEM ENRICHMENT TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Smith College GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF THE COLLEGE'S PROGRAMS | Northampton, MA | $75,000 |
| Nyu All Ears PROVIDES STEM ENRICHMENT TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Nyu Courant GSTEM MENTORING PROGRAM AT NYU COURANT | New York, NY | $74,000 |
| Alliance for Justice | Washington, DC | $70,000 |
| Alliance for Justice TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION | Washington, DC | $70,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE | Montgomery, AL | $70,000 |
| Bennington College 55K BELITT FUND; 5K BEN BELITT UNDERGRADUATE WRITING PRIZE | Bennington, VT | $65,000 |
| Giffords Law Center TO COMBAT GUN VIOLENCE AND THE PROLIFERATION OF GUNS IN THE US | Washington, DC | $65,000 |
| Giffords Law Center COMBAT GUN VIOLENCE AND THE PROLIFERATION OF GUNS | Washington, DC | $65,000 |
| Giffords Law Center TO COMBAT GUN VIOLENCE AND THE PROLIFERATION OF GUNS IN THE US | Washington, DC | $60,000 |
| Human Rights First INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine FUND FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Bennington College SUPPORT OF THE BEN BELITT FUND AND UNDERGRADUATE WRITING PRIZE | Bennington, VT | $60,000 |
| Nyu College & Career Lab TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO POST-SECONDARY PLACEMENTS | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Nyu Courant GSTEM MENTORING PROGRAM | New York, NY | $60,000 |
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