The Winston Family Foundation

• The filing describes the foundation as by invitation only and says it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; a warm introduction or an approach the foundation has already invited is the realistic route in.
• Its stated focus is children's wellbeing, human and environmental health and connection to nature, through its Project One Health model, so work that connects children or adolescents with nature fits most clearly.
• About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $2,500 and $200,000 and the median is $10,000, so a modest request near $10,000 is a sensible size, though the largest grant was about $23,500,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
• In its most recent filing, 95% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant should expect the money to flow mainly to existing grantees and should build a relationship before asking.
• The filings show grants mainly in the United States, North Carolina and Florida, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat that as a pattern rather than a rule about who may apply.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Winston Family Initiative in Tech & Adolescent Brain Development · To effectuate a severance of a portion of the Foundations assets as described in item 3 of the General Explanation returned herewith.
  $23,395,5422024 tax year
• Children and Nature Network · To provide a restricted program or project grant for the Project One Health Jacksonville initiative
  $870,0002024 tax year
• The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida · To provide a restricted program grant for Project One Health Jacksonville Fund
  $600,0002024 tax year
• Episcopal School of Jacksonville · To provide a restricted program or project grant for the Science and Student Life Center
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Nantucket Project Academy · To provide unrestricted general operating support to fulfill their mission
  $250,0002024 tax year
• The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida · To provide a restricted program or project grant for Project One Health Jacksonville Fund Donor Advised Fund
  $216,0002024 tax year
• The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida · DAF Replenishment Grant for Project One Health Jacksonville Fund
  $114,7122024 tax year
• The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida · To provide a restricted program or project grant for the One Health Initiative
  $105,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.