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Weingarten Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 137437716

Weingarten Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $26,450 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 down from $34,550 the year before.

50% 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$56,80016$391,178
2024$34,55018$411,975
2025$26,45016$784,359

How to apply

Weingarten 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 Weingarten Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$11,250
California2$6,000
Connecticut5$3,700
District of Columbia3$3,250
Florida2$1,250
Wyoming1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bank Street College of Education
New York, NY
General purpose$5,000
Opportunity Network
New York, NY
General purpose$5,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Los Angeles, CA
General purpose$5,000
Kent Land Trust
Kent, CT
General purpose$2,500
Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC
General purpose$2,000
Central Synagogue
New York, NY
General purpose$1,250
Collier County Das
Naples, FL
General purpose$1,000
Israel Movement for Reform Judaism
Pasadena, CA
General purpose$1,000
No Kid Hungry
Washington, DC
General purpose$1,000
Ukraine Freedom Fund
Afton, WY
General purpose$1,000
Kent Center School Scholarship Fdn
Kent, CT
General purpose$500
Kent Memorial Library
Kent, CT
General purpose$350
Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
Naples, FL
General purpose$250
Kent Dispatch
Kent, CT
General purpose$250
Ocean Conservancy
Washington, DC
General purpose$250
Kent Volunteer Fire Department
Kent, CT
General purpose$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Weingarten Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Weingarten Family Foundation give?

$26,450 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Weingarten Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Marc Weingarten (Trustee) and Rita Weingarten (Trustee).

What does Weingarten Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and faith communities.

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