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The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$944k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
18
Grants FY2025
12
Organizations funded FY2024
50%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$212,500
Organizations funded a year
2 to 17
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$10M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 50% of the organizations The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 54% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 46% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $168k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthCrime & LegalHuman ServicesInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving17$919k41%
FY202412$310k50%
FY20232$48k100%
FY20225$280k60%
FY20218$262k38%
FY202013$2.5M31%
FY201917$3.2M53%
FY201814$1.2M86%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$4.7MEducation$1.3MHuman Services$1.1MHealth$1.0MReligion$989kCrime & Legal$328kPhilanthropy$266kPublic Benefit$188kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 43 grantees
All grantees of The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Franklin & Marshall College$1,000,00010%
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association$611,00030%
Park Avenue Synagogue Inc$358,0002n/a
New York City Police Foundation Inc$317,75032%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$230,18060%
The Brearley School$150,00030%
The Jewish Museum$150,00040%
Morselife Foundation Inc$110,00021%
Whitney Museum of American Art$100,00020%
Manhattan Theatre Club Inc$84,00030%
Barnard College$60,00020%
Promise Fund of Florida Inc$59,00021%
American Friends of the Israel Museum$32,50040%
Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Inc$30,00020%
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation$30,00020%
Skidmore College$20,00010%
Harmonie Preservation Foundation Inc$15,00012%
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc$15,00010%
Palm Beach Orthodox Synagogue Inc$15,0002n/a
The Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc D/B/A Lincoln Center Theater$13,00030%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$12,80030%
Norton Museum of Art Inc$10,00010%
Birthright Israel Foundation$10,00010%
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children$10,00020%
Citizens Committee for Children of New York Inc$5,92020%
Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach Inc$5,2352n/a
New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc$5,00010%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$5,00010%
Artsconnection Inc$5,00010%
The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc$5,00010%
Palm Beach Country Club Inc$3,00010%
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc$3,00010%
Suny New Paltz Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Richard Tucker Music Foundation Inc$2,5001n/a
Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc$2,00010%
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation$1,58310%
American Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra$1,00010%
Prostate Action Inc$50011%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$50010%
Wildlife Conservation Society$40010%
Fshd Society$25010%
Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc$25010%
Access Bronx Charter School$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($6.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFranklin & Marshall College: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association: $611,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNew York City Police Foundation Inc: $317,750 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $230,180 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brearley School: $150,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Jewish Museum: $150,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMorselife Foundation Inc: $110,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetManhattan Theatre Club Inc: $84,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBarnard College: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPromise Fund of Florida Inc: $59,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Israel Museum: $32,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRaymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSolomon R Guggenheim Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSkidmore College: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHarmonie Preservation Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAmerican Friends of Hebrew University Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc D/B/A Lincoln Center Theater: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $12,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNorton Museum of Art Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCitizens Committee for Children of New York Inc: $5,920 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Landmarks Conservancy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArtsconnection Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Country Club Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSuny New Paltz Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Dramaworks Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation: $1,583 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProstate Action Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFshd Society: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunrise Day Camps Association Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAccess Bronx Charter School: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Communal FundNY13.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Lisa and Steven Tananbaum Family Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation

How much does The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation give?
The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $944,435 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (47%), Education (12%), Human Services (11%).
Who are The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Franklin & Marshall College ($1.0M), The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association ($611k), Park Avenue Synagogue Inc ($358k).
Does The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Lisa and Steven Tananbaum Family Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust.
Where is The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation based?
The Benjamin and Susan Winter Foundation is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 63 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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