Windsong Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Windsong Trust, based in Manhattan Beach, CA, directs most of its giving to education, including school programmes, tuition and scholarships, career and college readiness, and mentoring, so work of that kind fits its recorded grants.
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send it one.
- About 8 in 10 of its 243 grants to organisations fall between $88,000 and $750,000, with a median of $200,000, so a request in that region is in line with its typical grants, though its largest grant was $1,500,000.
- The filing shows that 91% of grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so its giving is heavily weighted towards organisations it already supports.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California and Nevada, which describes where it has given rather than who may apply.
Overview
Windsong Trust is a US private foundation based in Manhattan Beach, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Windsong Trust’s recorded grants are strongly centred on educational programme support. Its giving also includes tuition assistance and scholarships, career- and college-readiness programmes, arts and vocational education, counselling for students at risk, mentoring and educational activities for children and young people. Grants go to schools and education foundations, as well as youth-serving and community organisations, universities and cultural or science institutions. The records show a substantial commitment to education, with grants supporting both programmes and access to education. The available information does not state wider funding priorities or applicant eligibility, so this description is limited to the fields and kinds of recipients reflected in its grants.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California and Nevada.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% 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 243 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations Windsong Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 78 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $200k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Khan Academy · Educational program support$1,500,0002024 tax year
- Opportunity 180 · Educational program support$1,500,0002024 tax year
- Meadows School · Windsong scholarship program$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor · Career bound, college bound and arts academy programs$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Pinecrest Of Nevada · Educational program support$859,0002024 tax year
- Ednovate · Educational program support$850,0002024 tax year
- Teach for America Las Vegas · Educational program support$750,0002024 tax year
- Cristo Rey ST Viator Las Vegas College · Educational program support$700,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Vadim Fridman — Co-Trustee
- Gigi Osco-Bingemann — Co-Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $30,151,551 | $24,689,744 | $503,385,327 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $29,275,159 | $24,477,171 | $512,445,764 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $28,537,628 | $24,065,580 | $525,700,588 | 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
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- Manhattan Beach, CA
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No credit card required
Contact
- Manhattan Beach, CA