Windhover Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send in a cold application; any approach would need to come through a connection the foundation already has.
- Its giving has covered homeless shelters, hospice care, women's programmes, libraries, parks and playgrounds, and food pantries, so a project in one of those areas fits its record, though its giving is broad.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $1,000 and $60,000, and half of its 452 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, so a request near $10,000 matches most of its giving; its largest grant was about $22,500,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Only 9% of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two earlier filings, and no geographic focus is stated, although its grants have mainly gone to Connecticut, Wisconsin, Florida and Missouri.
Overview
Windhover Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (prnewswire.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Windhover Foundation supports organisations dedicated to meeting a pressing, unfulfilled social need. Its giving has encompassed a wide variety of groups and initiatives, including homeless shelters, hospices, women’s programmes, libraries, playgrounds, parks and arenas, and food pantries. The filings also show grants to educational institutions, health organisations, arts and cultural bodies, community groups and religious organisations, with many grants recorded as general and unrestricted alongside support for events, projects, capital campaigns and endowment funds. The evidence describes broad giving across causes rather than a single-field programme. Its filing says contributions are made to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted, so organisations cannot initiate requests through a public application route.
Themes
- Homeless shelters
- Hospice care
- Women's programmes
- Libraries
- Parks and playgrounds
- Food pantries
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Connecticut, Wisconsin, Florida and Missouri.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 9% 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 452 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It supports organisations dedicated to meeting a pressing, unfulfilled social need. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 65% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 9% of grant dollars went to organisations Windhover Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 71% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 121 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Winderful Foundation Inc · Expenditure Responsibility Grant (see attached in-kind grant schedule)$22,747,7882024 tax year
- Milwaukee Art Museum · General & Unrestricted$285,0002024 tax year
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation · General & Unrestricted$250,0002024 tax year
- Nova Southeastern University · to support the needs of the NSU University School and to the Endowed Fund$200,0002024 tax year
- University School of Milwaukee · Grant towards capital campaign$140,5002024 tax year
- Childrens Hospital Of Wisconsin Foundation Inc · The Betty Quadracci Child Life Fund$100,0002024 tax year
- Hunger Task Force · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- New York University · Expendable Scholarship Support and Raja M. Flores. M.D. Scholarship Fund$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kelly A Vanderboom — Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer
- J Joel Quadracci — Director
- Caran Quadracci — Director
- John C Fowler — Secretary, Treasurer
- Raja M Flores — Director
- Kathryn Quadracci Flores — Director, President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,584,424 | $4,670,000 | $89,774,261 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,391,919 | $5,430,000 | $95,216,310 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $27,113,027 | $3,379,499 | $76,758,906 | 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
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Contact
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- Wilmington, DE
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