The Menasco Family Foundation concentrates its giving on organizations that support people with disabilities and specialized K–12 education, favoring direct, general operating support. Most of its funding flows to a small set of repeat grantees focused on adaptive sports and special‑needs schooling, indicating a preference for inclusion through recreation and tailored education programs. Grants are typically unrestricted and sizeable relative to the foundation's portfolio, suggesting trust in grantee leadership and an emphasis on sustaining ongoing programs.
A defining pattern of the Menasco Family Foundation is its repeated support for adaptive sports and special-needs education through unrestricted grants. Wintergreen Adaptive Sports appears in multiple years, including awards of $30,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing a sustained relationship with a disability-focused recreation program. The foundation also backs specialized schooling: New Community School received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with awards ranging from $10,000 to $25,500. Another recurring recipient, Cjs Thumbs Up Foundation, was funded in both 2024 and 2025. The grant list points to a small set of mission-aligned organizations rather than a wide spread of one-off awards. Across those recipients, the foundation uses general and unrestricted support, which suggests it favors flexible funding for operating needs and ongoing program delivery. The overall picture is of a funder centered on disability services, inclusive recreation, and tailored educational environments for children and youth.
In adaptive sports, the foundation gave $30,000 in 2025 to Wintergreen Adaptive Sports for general and unrestricted support. A year earlier, it made the same-size award to the same organization, and in 2023 it funded Disabled Sports USA - Wintergreen Adaptive Sports for the same purpose. In special-needs education, New Community School received $25,500 in 2023, followed by additional unrestricted grants of $13,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025. The foundation also supported Cjs Thumbs Up Foundation with $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025, again on a general unrestricted basis. These grants show a consistent pattern of backing disability-related recreation, specialized K–12 education, and organizations serving related community needs.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the mid-$20,000 range, with a p25 of $25,000, a median of $25,500, and a p75 of $30,000. The recent record shows repeat funding to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing rather than one-time relationships. Grants are listed as general and unrestricted, aligning with a flexible operating-support approach. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments, so its giving is directed through nonprofit grants rather than other vehicles.
$65K
$1.5M
$87K
$87K
Most grants fall between $25K and $30K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$30K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Concentrated portfolio with multiple, relatively large unrestricted grants to a few recurring grantees; supports program continuity rather than many small one‑off awards.
Notable grantees: Wintergreen Adaptive Sports, Disabled Sports USA - Wintergreen Adaptive Sports, CJS Thumbs Up Foundation, New Community School
The foundation’s giving is regional and lands entirely in the United States in the recent grants list. Virginia is the top state by grant count, with recipients in Charlottesville, Nellysford, Richmond, and Ashland. Charlottesville appears through Wintergreen Adaptive Sports and Disabled Sports USA - Wintergreen Adaptive Sports, while Richmond is tied to New Community School. No grants in the recent list went to recipients in Delaware.
Its recent grants center on disability-focused nonprofits, adaptive sports, and specialized education. Examples in the grant list include Wintergreen Adaptive Sports, New Community School, and Cjs Thumbs Up Foundation, all receiving general and unrestricted support.
Yes. The recent grants show repeat awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Wintergreen Adaptive Sports and New Community School, and in 2024 and 2025 to Cjs Thumbs Up Foundation. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts.
Recent grant sizes are concentrated around the mid-$20,000s. The p25 is $25,000, the median is $25,500, and the p75 is $30,000.
Virginia is the top state by grant count. The recent grant list includes recipients in Charlottesville, Nellysford, Richmond, and Ashland, all in Virginia.
The recent grants are listed as general and unrestricted. That means the foundation’s support is not tied to a specific project in the grant descriptions provided.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINTERGREEN ADAPTIVE SPORTS | NELLYSFORD, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CJS THUMBS UP FOUNDATION | ASHLAND, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WINTERGREEN ADAPTIVE SPORTS | CHARLOTTESVLE, VA | $30,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CJS THUMBS UP FOUNDATION | ASHLAND, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $13,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| DISABLED SPORTS USA - WINTERGREEN ADAPTIVE SPORTS | CHARLOTTESVLE, VA | $30,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $25,500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
WINTERGREEN ADAPTIVE SPORTS
$30,000General & Unrestricted
CJS THUMBS UP FOUNDATION
$25,000General & Unrestricted
NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$10,000General & Unrestricted
WINTERGREEN ADAPTIVE SPORTS
$30,000General & Unrestricted
CJS THUMBS UP FOUNDATION
$25,000General & Unrestricted
NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$13,000General & Unrestricted
DISABLED SPORTS USA - WINTERGREEN ADAPTIVE SPORTS
$30,000General & Unrestricted
NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$25,500General & Unrestricted