The W J Silverstein Family Trust concentrates its giving in a small number of sizable awards that support youth-focused leadership and conflict-resolution programs, community sports development, and old-growth forest conservation. Their grants go to national nonprofits and specialized institutes rather than many small local groups, and they routinely provide repeat or multi-grant support to organizations they favor.
Concentrated giving: a few large grants totaling $800K across six grants, with repeat funding to select organizations (two grantees received multiple awards). Emphasis on substantial, targeted investments rather than broad, low-dollar distribution.
The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc makes large, program-specific grants to a short list of national nonprofits, with the biggest recent award going to the US Soccer Federation Foundation Inc for $300,000 in 2024. That scale sits alongside repeated support for organizations working in negotiation training, youth peacebuilding, and conservation, suggesting a trust that backs a few priority areas with multi-year commitments rather than broad, one-off giving. Its recent pattern includes recurring grants to the Negotiation Strategies Institute, which received $120,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and to Peace First Inc, which received $100,000 in 2023, $50,000 in 2024, and $50,000 in 2025. The trust also funds older-forest protection through the Old-growth Forest Network Inc and has supported youth-development and civic-engagement work through groups such as Mama Hope Inc and Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc. Across these awards, the trust favors operating support or restricted program support for organizations already running established initiatives.
Youth sports access is one of the trust’s clearest giving themes. In 2024, it awarded $300,000 to the US Soccer Federation Foundation Inc for program support, the largest grant in the dataset. Negotiation and leadership development is another repeated area. The Negotiation Strategies Institute received $120,000 in 2023 and another $120,000 in 2024, both marked program support. The trust also backs youth peacebuilding and civic engagement. Peace First Inc received $100,000 in 2023, then $50,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025. For conservation, the Old-growth Forest Network Inc received $80,000 in 2023 and $80,000 in 2024 for program support. Additional grants show adjacent interests: Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc received $30,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024, and Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc received $50,000 in 2024 after a $20,000 grant in 2023.
Typical awards are sizable: p25 is $20,000, median grant size is $50,000, and p75 is $80,000. The trust’s giving is concentrated in a small number of grants rather than many small awards, with repeated support to several recipients across multiple years. The recent record shows program support as the dominant structure, including recurring awards to the Negotiation Strategies Institute, Peace First Inc, Old-growth Forest Network Inc, Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc, and Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc. The trust does not fund individuals and is not shown making program-related investments.
$1.2M
$6.7M
$381K
$56K
Most grants fall between $20K and $80K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$80K
About 12% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: U.S. Soccer Federation Foundation, Negotiation Strategies Institute, Old-Growth Forest Network, Peace First
Grants are national in scope and all recent awards in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. The top giving state by recipient count is New York, while 12% of grants went to recipients in the trust’s headquarters state of Oregon. Recent recipient cities include Washington, DC; Boston, MA; Easton, MD; San Rafael, CA; and Keeseville, NY. Portland, OR also appears among recipients, but the giving footprint is broader than the headquarters location.
It supports national nonprofits and specialized institutes working in youth sports access, negotiation and conflict-resolution training, youth peacebuilding, and old-growth forest conservation. Recent grants also show support for mindfulness education, guide dogs, and heritage-related work.
The grant-size profile is sizable: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median grant is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $80,000. Recent awards also include a $300,000 grant, showing that the trust can make much larger flagship grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Negotiation Strategies Institute in 2023 and 2024, Peace First Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Old-growth Forest Network Inc in 2023 and 2024, and Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc in 2023 and 2024.
Its grants are national, but the highest recipient concentration is in New York. Recent recipient cities also include Washington, DC, Boston, Easton, San Rafael, Keeseville, and Portland.
The recent grants are consistently labeled program support. The trust also uses restricted or project-specific funding and operational program expenses, indicating support for existing programs rather than general philanthropic experimentation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEACE FIRST INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| US SOCCER FEDERATION FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $300,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $120,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK INC | EASTON, MD | $80,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KNOW AGENDA FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $60,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PEACE FIRST INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| INWARD BOUND MINDFULNESS EDUCATION INC | CONCORD, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ADIRONDACK ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE INC | KEESEVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SMOOOTH INC | PENDLETON, SC | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $120,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PEACE FIRST INC | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK INC | EASTON, MD | $80,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MAMA HOPE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| INWARD BOUND MINDFULNESS EDUCATION INC | CONCORD, MA | $30,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PIXIE PROJECT INC | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ADIRONDACK ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE INC | KEESEVILLE, NY | $11,869 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
PEACE FIRST INC
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
US SOCCER FEDERATION FOUNDATION INC
$300,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES INSTITUTE
$120,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
OLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK INC
$80,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
KNOW AGENDA FOUNDATION
$60,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PEACE FIRST INC
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
INWARD BOUND MINDFULNESS EDUCATION INC
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ADIRONDACK ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE INC
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SMOOOTH INC
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES INSTITUTE
$120,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PEACE FIRST INC
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
OLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK INC
$80,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MAMA HOPE INC
$60,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
INWARD BOUND MINDFULNESS EDUCATION INC
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PIXIE PROJECT INC
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ADIRONDACK ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE INC
$11,869PROGRAM SUPPORT