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Winkler Family 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.

$2.0M
Granted FY2022
37
Itemized grants FY2022
36
Organizations funded FY2022
75%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Itemized, FY2022
$1.9M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2022
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2022
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
33 to 44
FY2017 to FY2022
States reached, FY2022
8
Total assets, FY2022
$14M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 75% of the organizations Winkler Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’22
EnvironmentEducationCivil RightsYouth DevelopmentPublic BenefitAnimalsOther
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
FY202236$1.8M75%
FY201933$1.3M18%
FY201844$1.4M64%
FY201738$1.2Mn/a
89% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$1.0MEducation$683kRecreation & Sports$380kPublic Benefit$365kScience & Tech$307kArts & Culture$254kHealth$190kFood & Nutrition$185kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Breakthrough Institute$425,00045%
CarbonPlan$250,000110%
Science Literacy Project$165,000127%
William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc$115,00040%
The Land Institute$100,00011%
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc$100,00021%
Panthera Corporation$75,00010%
Public Justice Foundation of Texas$70,0002n/a
Central Texas Food Bank Inc$60,00020%
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc$55,00020%
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All grantees of Winkler Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Breakthrough Institute$425,00045%
CarbonPlan$250,000110%
Science Literacy Project$165,000127%
William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc$115,00040%
The Land Institute$100,00011%
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc$100,00021%
Panthera Corporation$75,00010%
Public Justice Foundation of Texas$70,0002n/a
Central Texas Food Bank Inc$60,00020%
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc$55,00020%
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County$50,00010%
Go AustinVamos Austin$50,00014%
Jeremiah Program$50,00010%
Institute of Food Technologists$50,00020%
Texas Freedom Network Education Fund$50,00012%
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas$25,00020%
Austin Youth River Watch$25,00017%
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation$25,00010%
The Fistula Foundation$20,00020%
Friends of the Colorado River Foundation$15,00031%
Esf College Foundation Inc$10,00010%
San Antonio River Foundation$10,0001n/a
Hill Country Alliance$10,00021%
St Boniface Haiti Foundation Inc$10,00010%
St Edwards University$10,00020%
Friends of the River Foundation$10,00021%
The Texas Democracy Foundation$10,00011%
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation$10,00010%
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas$9,25010%
Austin Independent School District (Aisd)$4,9991n/a
Film Society of Austin Inc$4,00020%
Johnson City Vol Fire Dept$3,00011%
Johnson City Community Education Foundation$3,0001n/a
Wimberley Valley Watershed Association$2,50010%
Wildflower Donor Inc$2,1001n/a
Pleistocene Park Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Friends of the Children - Austin$1,00010%
North Blanco County Emergency Medical Services Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 61 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Winkler Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 32 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Breakthrough Institute: $425,000 over 4y, 5.4% of budgetCarbonPlan: $250,000 over 1y, 10.0% of budgetScience Literacy Project: $165,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetWilliam J Brennan Center for Justice Inc: $115,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Land Institute: $100,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetACLU Foundation of Texas Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetPanthera Corporation: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMobile Loaves & Fishes Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLand Trust of Santa Cruz County: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGo AustinVamos Austin: $50,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetJeremiah Program: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetInstitute of Food Technologists: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTexas Freedom Network Education Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Central Texas: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAustin Youth River Watch: $25,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetThe Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fistula Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Colorado River Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetEsf College Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHill Country Alliance: $10,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSt Boniface Haiti Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Edwards University: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the River Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetThe Texas Democracy Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetInformation Technology and Innovation Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetParks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas: $9,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFilm Society of Austin Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJohnson City Vol Fire Dept: $3,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWimberley Valley Watershed Association: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of the Children - Austin: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorth Blanco County Emergency Medical Services Inc: $500 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 32.

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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.

Austin Community Foun…Silicon Valley Commun…Jacob and Terese Hers…United Way for Greate…Greater Houston Commu…Shield-Ayres Foundati…The Applied Materials…The Cynthia & George …Rockefeller Philanthr…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Charities Aid Foundat…
Austin Community Foundation IncTX22.7× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation · United Way for Greater Austin · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shield-Ayres Foundation · The Applied Materials Foundation · The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Charities Aid Foundation America

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 Winkler Family Foundation

How much does Winkler Family Foundation give?
Winkler Family Foundation reported 37 itemized grants totaling $1,854,799, out of $2,033,299 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
What does Winkler Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Environment (5%), Education (3%), Recreation & Sports (2%).
Who are Winkler Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: The Breakthrough Institute ($425k), CarbonPlan ($250k), Science Literacy Project ($165k).
Does Winkler Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Winkler Family 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 Winkler Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Austin Community Foundation Inc, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation.
Where is Winkler Family Foundation based?
Winkler Family Foundation is based in TX.

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 100 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $2.5M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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