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The Richard J Weyhrich Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Walnut Creek, California · EIN 426634530

The Richard J Weyhrich Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Walnut Creek, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $136,142 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $13,614 and the largest $47,650. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $132,686 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$124,8947$2.7 million
2024$132,6867$2.7 million
2025$136,1427$2.9 million

How to apply

The Richard J Weyhrich Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Richard J Weyhrich Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$88,492
New York1$47,650

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
US Military Academy West Point
West Point, NY
To educate, train, and inspire the corps of cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of duty, honor, country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the united states army$47,650
Cuesta College Foundation
San Luis Obispo, CA
To connect private and corporate philanthropy with opportunities to support cuesta college and its students$34,036
Foundation for the Performing Arts
San Luis Obispo, CA
To help provide and promote an extraordinary and accessible center for the performing arts$13,614
Grizzly Youth Academy
San Luis Obispo, CA
Promote leadership, cooperation, and academic skills, while building self-esteem, pride, and confidence.$13,614
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
To provide higher education$13,614
Hospice of San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo, CA
Support the community in working with those near the end of life and the people who love them by providing in-home support, caregiver respite, grief counseling, support groups, community response and education.$6,807
United Way of San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
To foster structural change by addressing root causes in order to safeguard the future of our community.$6,807

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Richard J Weyhrich Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Richard J Weyhrich Charitable Trust give?

$136,142 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $13,614.

Who runs The Richard J Weyhrich Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Rabobank NA (Trustee).

What does The Richard J Weyhrich Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and human services.

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