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The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 883114390

The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $71,500 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $26,000. 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 $45,500 the year before.

53% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$45,50010$39,426
2025$71,50015$8,953

How to apply

The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation 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 Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois9$61,000
District of Columbia2$6,500
Colorado1$2,000
Virginia2$1,000
Minnesota1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
General fund$26,000
Newberry Library
Chicago, IL
General fund$8,000
Artist Book House
Chicago, IL
General fund$6,000
Theosophical Society in America
Wheaton, IL
General fund$6,000
Core of Culture Dance Preservation
Skokie, IL
General fund$5,000
Nourishment Projects NFP
Oak Brook, IL
General fund$4,000
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Washington, DC
General fund$4,000
Caxton Club
Chicago, IL
General fund$3,000
Smithsonian Literacies
Washington, DC
General fund$2,500
American Indian College Fund
Denver, CO
General fund$2,000
Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly
Chicago, IL
General fund$2,000
Kisangaji Project
Minneapolis, MN
General fund$1,000
Third Coast Percussion
Chicago, IL
General fund$1,000
Gunston Hall Foundation
Mason Neck, VA
General fund$500
Friends of Sulgrave Manor
Richmond, VA
General fund$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation give?

$71,500 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Diane Stilwell Weinberg (President) and Richard G Weinberg (Secretary).

What does The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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