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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1677020

The Winmax Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $283,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $283,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $500,795

  • Tax year 2024

    $198,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $549,303

  • Tax year 2023

    $194,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $475,419

  • Tax year 2022

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $511,117

  • Tax year 2021

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $652,711

  • Tax year 2020

    $785,350

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $680,739

  • Tax year 2019

    $461,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,318,037

  • Tax year 2018

    $271,450

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,748,909

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vail Valley FoundationAvon, CO

    Program Support

    $85,000
  2. Bravo Colorado at Vail-Beaver Creek dba Bravo Vail Music FestivalVail, CO

    Program Support

    $45,000
  3. Education Foundation of Eagle CountyEdwards, CO

    Program Support

    $25,000
  4. Round-Up River RanchGypsum, CO

    Program Support

    $25,000
  5. Betty Ford Alpine GardensVail, CO

    Program Support

    $20,000
  6. Vail Christian AcademyEdwards, CO

    Program Support

    $15,000
  7. Guardian ScholarsAvon, CO

    Program Support

    $12,000
  8. Eagle Valley Community FoundationVail, CO

    Program Support

    $12,000
  9. Colorado Mountain College FundVail, CO

    Program Support

    $10,000
  10. Bright Futures FoundationAvon, CO

    Program Support

    $10,000
  11. Vail Performning Arts AcademyEdwards, CO

    Program Support

    $10,000
  12. Vail Health FoundationVail, CO

    Program Support

    $5,000
  13. Bravo ColoradoVail, CO

    Program Support

    $5,000
  14. Vail Jazz FoundationVail, CO

    Program Support

    $1,000
  15. Colorado Ski Museum (aka Colorado Snowsports Museum)Vail, CO

    Program Support

    $1,000
  16. Art in Public PlacesVail, CO

    Program Support

    $1,000
  17. Tubac Center for the ArtsTubac, AZ

    Program Support

    $1,000
  18. Border Community AllianceTubac, AZ

    Program Support

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development2 grants $85,50049% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $52,00030% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $12,0007% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado16 grants $282,000
  2. Arizona2 grants $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Janet L HoustonPresident, Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maxene E DomineyTreasurer, Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • D Winslow BlankenshipSecretary, Trustee Hours 1Pay $0

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