Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its focus areas are broad, covering community-based giving, youth development, environmental access and stewardship, cultural exchange, arts and heritage, and discretionary giving, so check that your work fits one of them, and note that it does not fund individuals, for-profit entities or organisations outside the United States.
- Most of its grants are small: about 8 in 10 fall between $250 and $2,500, and the median is $500, so a modest request matches its usual pattern, though that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it already funds, with 99% in its most recent filing going to groups it had funded in the two filings before, so a relationship with a foundation member will count for more than a cold approach.
- Applications are made online through its website, and the window opens in March and closes in September, so use the months before to make a personal connection with a member, since the Grant Committee prioritises local organisations known to one.
Overview
Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation supports a variety of local nonprofit organisations across the United States. Its focus areas are community-based giving, youth development, environmental access and stewardship, cultural exchange, arts and heritage, and discretionary giving. The foundation aims to spread joy and relieve suffering, supporting nonprofit leaders who have identified issues it can help solve. It believes in local leadership and local organisations, and funds local organisations that solve local issues. Its focus areas include direct services, social resilience and connections; programmes building young people's resilience, creativity and leadership; clean water, clean air and access to the outdoors; and arts, music, travel and grass-roots programmes celebrating culture. Discretionary giving is reserved for exceptional organisations outside traditional categories or bold, experimental philanthropy.
Themes
- Community-Based Giving
- Youth Development
- Environmental Access & Stewardship
- Cultural Exchange, Arts & Heritage
- Discretionary Giving
Geographic Focus
United States.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals or for profit entities
- Organizations outside the United States
How to apply
Submit an application online at the foundation's website.
Deadlines: The application window opens each year on March 15 and closes on September 15.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 360 grants to organisations were $500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Grant Committee prioritises applications from local organisations known personally to a foundation member.
- The better the foundation knows an organisation, the more likely it is to support the people and the cause.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 93% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 93% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 114 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bessemer Giving Fund · Operational support$5,615,0002024 tax year
- Sail Maine · Operational support$36,0002024 tax year
- Maine Community Swimming · Operational support$10,0002024 tax year
- Rippleffect · Operational support$6,0002024 tax year
- Portland Community Squash · Operational support$4,0002024 tax year
- Jazz at Lincoln Center · Operational support$2,5002024 tax year
- I'm Your Neighbor Books · Operational support$2,5002024 tax year
- Hand in Hand Mano en Mano · Operational support$2,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rowland E Robinson — Director
- Winslow N Robinson — Director
- Geneva E Morley — Director
- Caleb P Robinson — Director
- Emma W Robinson — Secretary
- Nicolas J Robinson — Director
- Mark Morrissette — Director
- Christopher N Robinson — Treasurer
- John B Robinson — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,942,010 | $2,405,500 | $50,336,556 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,005,124 | $3,905,000 | $51,471,454 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $7,066,676 | $5,746,350 | $51,230,185 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation?
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Contact
- (207) 200-3168
- New York, NY
- widgeonpoint.org
Applying to Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (207) 200-3168
- New York, NY
- widgeonpoint.org