Wings For Things Foundation Inc

Quick Stats

• Annual Giving: $1,000,000 - $2,550,000
• Success Rate: N/A (invitation only)
• Decision Time: N/A (trustee discretion)
• Grant Range: Unknown
• Geographic Focus: National

Contact Details

Phone: (203) 304-1920 Address: 65 Bennetts Bridge Rd, Sandy Hook, CT 06482-1488 Website: None Email: Not available

Overview

Wings For Things Foundation Inc is a private family foundation established in 2014 and based in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. With annual giving ranging from $1 million to $2.55 million in recent years, the foundation has awarded 53 grants totaling $11,025,000 since its inception. The foundation operates with Co-president Suzanne Collins (author of The Hunger Games series) and President Richard J. DiMarco, a prominent Connecticut tax attorney. As a private foundation, it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds, operating entirely through trustee discretion.

Funding Priorities

Grant Programs

The foundation makes 8-17 grants annually with no publicly documented programs or specific grant amounts available. All grants are made through trustee discretion to preselected organizations.

Priority Areas

No publicly documented priority areas. Grant recipients and focus areas are not disclosed.

What They Don't Fund

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds from any organization.

Governance and Leadership

Co-President: Suzanne Collins President: Richard J. DiMarco (Tax attorney at Cohen and Wolf, P.C.)

No additional board members or trustees are publicly listed.

Application Process & Timeline

How to Apply

This funder does not have a public application process. Wings For Things Foundation only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and explicitly does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. All grants are awarded through trustee discretion to organizations already identified by the foundation.

Decision Timeline

Not applicable - decisions are made at trustee discretion for preselected organizations.

Success Rates

Not applicable - the foundation does not accept applications.

Reapplication Policy

Not applicable - the foundation does not accept applications.

Application Success Factors

As this foundation does not accept applications, traditional success factors do not apply. Organizations cannot apply for funding from Wings For Things Foundation. The foundation identifies and selects grant recipients through internal processes and trustee relationships. Based on standard practice for similar private foundations, recipients are likely organizations with existing relationships to the trustees or causes personally important to them.

Key Takeaways for Grant Writers

• Wings For Things Foundation does not accept grant applications or unsolicited requests
• All funding decisions are made through trustee discretion to preselected organizations
• The foundation awards between 8-17 grants annually totaling $1-2.55 million
• No public information is available about funding priorities or past grant recipients
• Contact via phone (203-304-1920) is available but unlikely to yield funding opportunities given their stated policy
• Grant writers should not pursue this foundation unless specifically invited to apply

References

• Charity Navigator Organization Profile (accessed February 2026)
• ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer - Wings For Things Foundation Inc (accessed February 2026)
• Grantmakers.io Profile - Wings For Things Foundation Inc (accessed February 2026)
• Cause IQ - Wings for Things Foundation profile (accessed February 2026)
• Instrumentl 990 Report - Wings For Things Foundation Inc (accessed February 2026)
• GuideStar Profile - Wings for Things Foundation Inc (accessed February 2026)