Funding search · EIN 521230146 · Rochester, NY
Winley Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 87
- grants reported
- $6.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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4 grants matching “unexpected” · $80,000
- $20,000
Unexpected Wildlife Rescue · Newfield, NJ · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Unexpected Wildlife Rescue · Newfield, NJ · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Unexpected Wildlife Rescue · Newfield, NJ · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Unexpected Wildlife Rescue · Newfield, NJ · 2022
For the benefit of animals
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Animal Welfare Institute4 grants · $1.9M
- Humane Society US2 grants · $1.0M
- Humane World for Animals2 grants · $900,000
- Heart4 grants · $360,000
- Species Survival Network4 grants · $345,000
- Equine Rescue4 grants · $175,000
- Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary4 grants · $170,000
- Friends of Washoe4 grants · $145,000
- Global Fed of Animal Sanctuaries4 grants · $140,000
- Wild Bird Fund4 grants · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 87 reported grants, largest first.
- $550,000
Animal Welfare Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $550,000
Humane Society US · Washington, DC · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $450,000
Animal Welfare Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $450,000
Humane World for Animals · Washington, DC · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $450,000
Animal Welfare Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $450,000
Humane World for Animals · Washington, DC · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $450,000
Animal Welfare Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $450,000
Humane Society US · Washington, DC · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $120,000
Species Survival Network · Highland, MD · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $100,000
Species Survival Network · Highland, MD · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $90,000
Heart · Mamaroneck, NY · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $90,000
Heart · Mamaroneck, NY · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $90,000
Heart · Mamaroneck, NY · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $90,000
Heart · Mamaroneck, NY · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $75,000
Species Survival Network · Highland, MD · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $50,000
Equine Rescue · Bloomingburg, NY · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $50,000
Equine Rescue · Bloomingburg, NY · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $50,000
Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary · Newcastle, OK · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $50,000
Equine Rescue · Bloomingburg, NY · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $50,000
Species Survival Network · Highland, MD · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $40,000
Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary · Newcastle, OK · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $40,000
Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary · Newcastle, OK · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $40,000
Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary · Newcastle, OK · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $38,000
Friends of Washoe · Ellensburg, WA · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $37,000
Friends of Washoe · Ellensburg, WA · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $36,000
Friends of Washoe · Ellensburg, WA · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $35,000
Global Fed of Animal Sanctuaries · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $35,000
Global Fed of Animal Sanctuaries · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $35,000
Global Fed of Animal Sanctuaries · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $35,000
Global Fed of Animal Sanctuaries · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $34,000
Friends of Washoe · Ellensburg, WA · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $25,000
Animal Outlook · Washington, DC · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $25,000
Equine Rescue · Bloomingburg, NY · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $25,000
Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $25,000
Animal Outlook · Washington, DC · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $25,000
Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $25,000
Animal Outlook · Washington, DC · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $25,000
Catskill Animal Sanctuary · Saugerties, NY · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $25,000
Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $25,000
Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Unexpected Wildlife Rescue · Newfield, NJ · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Hope Acres Rescue · Goose Creek, SC · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Unexpected Wildlife Rescue · Newfield, NJ · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotata, CA · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Elephant Aide International · Attapulgus, GA · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Hope Acres Rescue · Goose Creek, SC · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Unexpected Wildlife Rescue · Newfield, NJ · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Whale Sanctuary Project · Kanab, UT · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary · High Falls, NY · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Elephant Aide International · Attapulgus, GA · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Hope Acres Rescue · Goose Creek, SC · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Unexpected Wildlife Rescue · Newfield, NJ · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Whale Sanctuary Project · Kanab, UT · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $20,000
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary · High Falls, NY · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Catskill Animal Sanctuary · Saugerties, NY · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Hope Acres Rescue · Goose Creek, SC · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Hope'S Legacy Equine Rescue · Afton, VA · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Lollypop Farm · Fairport, NY · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue · Dover Plains, NY · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotata, CA · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Catskill Animal Sanctuary · Saugerties, NY · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Hope'S Legacy Equine Rescue · Afton, VA · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Lollypop Farm · Fairport, NY · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue · Dover Plains, NY · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Lollypop Farm · Fairport, NY · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue · Dover Plains, NY · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Catskill Animal Sanctuary · Saugerties, NY · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Hope'S Legacy Equine Rescue · Afton, VA · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Lollypop Farm · Fairport, NY · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $15,000
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue · Dover Plains, NY · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $10,000
Indraloka Animal Sanctuary · Dalton, PA · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $10,000
Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary · Floyd, VA · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $10,000
Whale Sanctuary Project · Washington, DC · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $10,000
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary · High Falls, NY · 2025
For the benefit of animals
- $10,000
Indraloka Animal Sanctuary · Dalton, PA · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $10,000
Whale Sanctuary Project · Kanab, UT · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $10,000
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary · High Falls, NY · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $10,000
Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary · Floyd, VA · 2023
For the benefit of animals
- $10,000
Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary · Floyd, VA · 2022
For the benefit of animals
- $5,000
Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary · Floyd, VA · 2024
For the benefit of animals
- $2,500
And-Hof Animals Sanctuary Farm · Catskill, NY · 2023
For the benefit of animals
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