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Richard L & Lois S Werner Family Foundation

Accepts applications Boca Raton, Florida · EIN 237911213

Richard L & Lois S Werner Family Foundation is a private foundation in Boca Raton, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $248,914 in 69 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $260,650 the year before.

19% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$269,10071$1.0 million
2024$260,65066$833,135
2025$248,91469$664,810

How to apply

ContactRichard L Werner
21048 95th Avenue South Apt D-302, Boca Raton, FL 33428
Phone or email(561) 994-8890
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing.
DeadlinesJanuary 1

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Richard L & Lois S Werner Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida22$157,288
New York18$40,138
Illinois12$27,375
District of Columbia4$9,000
Pennsylvania4$6,988
Colorado1$5,000
Kansas1$750
Missouri1$500
Utah1$500
Kentucky1$375

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 69 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County - General Fund
Boca Raton, FL
General support$50,000
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County - Israel Emergency Relief Fund
Boca Raton, FL
General support$50,000
Physical Theater Festival
Chicago, IL
General support$15,000
Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL
General support$12,500
Congregation B'nai Israel
Boca Raton, FL
General support$10,600
Jewish National Fund - General Fund
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
General support$10,000
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation - Keeping the Promise Fund
Boca Raton, FL
General support$5,000
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
Hollywood, FL
General support$5,000
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County - Lion of Judah Campaign
Boca Raton, FL
General support$5,000
Lymphoma Research Foundation
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Melanoma Research Alliance
Washington, DC
General support$5,000
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
General support$5,000
Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning & Leadership
Chicago, IL
General support$5,000
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
Radnor, PA
General support$5,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom
New York, NY
General support$2,500
Anti-Defamation League
Boca Raton, FL
General support$2,500
Israel Tennis Centers Foundation
Deerfield Beach, FL
General support$2,500
University of Miami Medical School - Gordon Center for Research
Miami, FL
General support$2,500
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, FL
General support$2,500
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
General support$2,500
Jewish National Fund - Mental Health Benefits in Israel
New York, NY
General support$2,500
The Victory Center
Miami, FL
General support$2,500
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El - Rabbi Michael Schwab Fund
Highland Park, IL
General support$2,000
Jacobson Family Food Pantry
Boca Raton, FL
General support$1,500
Ruth Rales Jewish Family Services
Boca Raton, FL
General support$1,500
Jewish National Fund - Alexander Muss High School in Israel
New York, NY
General support$1,200
American Jewish Committee
New York, NY
General support$1,000
American Jewish Congress
New York, NY
General support$1,000
American Society for Yad Vashem Inc
New York, NY
General support$1,000
American Israel Democracy Coalition-Brothers and Sisters for Israel
Bryn Mawr, PA
General support$1,000
Everytown for Gun Safety
New York, NY
General support$1,000
Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri)
Washington, DC
General support$1,000
New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist
Brooklyn, NY
General support$1,000
North Shore Foundation
Evanston, IL
General support$1,000
Prospect Park Alliance
Brooklyn, NY
General support$1,000
The Art Center of Highland Park
Highland Park, IL
General support$1,000
Vets Helping Heroes
Boca Raton, FL
General support$1,000
Hannah Senesh Community Day School
Brooklyn, NY
General support$1,000
Cure Alzheimer's Fund
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Richard L & Lois S Werner Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January 1.

How much does Richard L & Lois S Werner Family Foundation give?

$248,914 in tax year 2025, across 69 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Richard L & Lois S Werner Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard L Werner (Trustee), Lois S Werner (Trustee), Elise W Frost (Trustee) and Mindy H Werner (Trustee) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Richard L & Lois S Werner Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, human services and health.

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