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Kristina Kayser & Lowell Weiner Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New Buffalo, Michigan · EIN 814503618

Kristina Kayser & Lowell Weiner Family Foundation is a private foundation in New Buffalo, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,901 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $6,900. 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 down from $19,480 the year before.

64% 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
2023$10,22010$325,119
2024$19,48012$419,334
2025$15,90113$638,963

How to apply

Kristina Kayser & Lowell Weiner Family 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 Kristina Kayser & Lowell Weiner Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan6$8,811
Indiana3$3,090
New York3$3,000
Georgia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
School of American Music
Three Oaks, MI
Scholarships and musical instruments$6,900
Michianna Humane Society
Michigan City, IN
Operations$2,000
Michigan Humane Society
Michigan City, IN
Operations$1,030
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ithaca, NY
Operations$1,000
Individual
MI
Foodassistance forfamilies$1,000
Planned Parenthood of Michigan
New York, NY
Operations$1,000
American Civil Liberties Union
New York, NY
Operations$1,000
Family Promise of Cobb County
Duluth, GA
Assistance toindigentfamilies$1,000
Individual
MI
Operations$480
Acorn Theater
Three Oaks, MI
Operations$213
New Buffalo Library
New Buffalo, MI
Operations$115
New Buffalo RR Museum
New Buffalo, MI
Operations$103
Lubeznik Center for the Arts
Michigan City, IN
Operations$60

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kristina Kayser & Lowell Weiner Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Kristina Kayser & Lowell Weiner Family Foundation give?

$15,901 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Kristina Kayser & Lowell Weiner Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lowell Weiner (Secretarytreasurer).

What does Kristina Kayser & Lowell Weiner Family Foundation fund?

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

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