David F & Sara K Weston Fund
Galveston, TX · EIN 31-6026109. Reported 247 grants totalling $800,600 to 126 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. David F & Sara K Weston Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $2,500; the smallest was $500 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monoamine Oxidase Deciciency Foundation | Galveston, TX | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Greater Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Contemporary Arts Center | Cincinnati, OH | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Contemporary Art Center | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $34,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Center for Science Education | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fund for the City of New York | New York, NY | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| La Leche Luegue International | Raleigh, NC | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Promise | Billings, MT | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Galveston Historical Foundation | Galveston, TX | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Indian College | Denver, CO | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Elizabeth Glazer AIDS Foundation | Boston, MA | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Galveston Naval Museum | Galveston, TX | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jane Goodall Institute | Washington, DC | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army Galveston | Galveston, TX | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous | West Orange, NJ | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $6,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Holocaust and Humanity Center | Cincinnati, OH | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shriners Children's | Topeka, KS | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise | Summit, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Galveston College Foundation | Galveston, TX | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jfna Network of Independent Communities | New York, NY | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mercy Ships | Lindale, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brain & Behavior Research | New York, NY | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grand Canyon Conservation | Grand Canyon, AZ | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Physicians for Reproductive Health | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| To Cure a Rose | Austin, TX | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ajc Houston | Houston, TX | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Congregation B'nai Israel | Galveston, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Rare Village | Mckinney, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| SLC61A | Frisco, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Surf 1 Foundation | Mckinney, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Temple B'nai Israel | Galveston, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utmb Health | Dallas, TX | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| YMCA Billings | Billings, MT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cincinnati Zoo | Cincinnati, OH | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Houston | Houston, TX | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ajc Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Holocaust Museum of Houston | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Huc-Jir | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lydia's House | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Montana | Great Fals, MT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Meuseum | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Galveston | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Yellowstone County | Billings, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shomrei Olam | Cincinnati, OH | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Accion | Allenwood, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Acj Houston | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ashoka | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Billings Community Foundation | Billings, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Billings Library Foundation | Billings, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carter Center | Merrifield, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City Fund of New York Scholarship Plus | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cousteau Society | Etna, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Family Promise | Humble, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise Endowment | Humble, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Service Foundation | Landover Hills, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Service Inc | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Finca | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Galapagos Conservancy | Merrifield, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grand Canyon Trust | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heifer International | Alberthea, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Huc-Jir | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jdc Archives | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Leche League International | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lydia's House | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Toys for Tots | Boone, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Menninger Clinic | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Montana Audubon | Helena, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montana State University Billings Foundation | Billings, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt Audubon Cec | Helena, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt State University | Bozeman, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Museum of American Indian | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Parks Conservation Assn | Boone, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oxfam America | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Population Connection | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rainforest Alliance | Merrifield, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Satori School | Galveston, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shoulder to Shoulder | Miamisburg, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Student Conservation Assn | Etna, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ushmm | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yellowstone Art Museum | Billings, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yellowstone Art Museum Endowment | Billings, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Footsteps | New York, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life Covenent Church | Torrance, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Admiral Nimitz Foundation | Fredericksburg, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Committe | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| B'nai Brith International | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holocaust & Humanities Center | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jnfa Network of Independent Communities | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosenberg Library | Galveston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Galveston County | Galveston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smart Family Literacy | Galveston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bryan Museum | Galveston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utmb Graduate School | Galveston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utmb Gsbs | Galveston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Southern Jewish Living | Jackson, MS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union of Reform Judaism | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
50 of 126 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Holocaust and Humanity Center
RESCUE IN THE PHILIPPINES - Billings Community Foundation
FOR BENEFIT OF MONTANA AUDUBON CEC ENDOWMENT - Mt State University
HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING FUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 101 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $152,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $151,600 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 47 | $142,000 | $1,500 |
| 2024 | 48 | $162,500 | $1,500 |
| 2025 | 59 | $192,500 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
34% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from David F & Sara K Weston Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 7221 Broadway St, Galveston, TX, 77554. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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