The Weiss Family Foundation
Cleveland, OH · EIN 82-2287833. Reported 195 grants totalling $3,367,713 to 113 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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. The Weiss Family Foundation 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,600 and $12,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $200,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Stone | Beachwood, OH | $335,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sheatufim | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | |
| American Friends of Yeshivat Kol Tzofavich | Shaker Heights, OH | $256,540 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green Road Synagogue | Beachwood, OH | $181,528 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohr Torah Stone | New York, NY | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fuchs Mizrachi | Beachwood, OH | $120,722 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The New School | New York, NY | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sesame Street | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sheatufim | Beit Yehoshua | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund | New York, NY | $93,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York University Bronfman Center | New York, NY | $77,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Fund of Israel | New York, NY | $73,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ou-Jlic | New York, NY | $63,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| B'nei Akiva of US and Canada | New York, NY | $51,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Academy of Cleveland | Cleveland Hts, OH | $34,680 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Israel Defense Forces | Walled Lake, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Renewal | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Eretz Hemdah Institutions | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Piano Cleveland | Shaker Heights, OH | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva Beth Yehudah | Southfield, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Clevelando, OH | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Medworks | Cleveland, OH | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crossroads | New York, NY | $15,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Puah | Brookyln, NY | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Akifim Family Enrichment | Brooklyn, NY | $13,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Shalva | New York, NY | $12,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kol Hanearim Inc | New York, NY | $11,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World B'net Akiva | Jerusalem | $10,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boca Jewish Center | Boca Raton, FL | $10,671 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Yad Sarah Inc | New York, NY | $10,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Idf Widows and Orphans | Scarsdale, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adam | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Efrat Development Foundation | Efrat | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Bezalel Academy of Arts | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillel the Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Creativity International | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund | Northbrook, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lubavitch Girls High School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neeman Foundation | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nefesh Benefesh | Jerusalem | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nli USA | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Park Synagogue | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shaare Zedek Medical | Jerusalem | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Maltz Jupiter Theatre Endowment | Jupiter, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Shalem Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $9,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| B'nei Akiva of Cleveland | Beachwood, OH | $9,710 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | Agawam, MA | $9,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters | Auburndale, MA | $8,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Bridge of Zichron Manachem | New York, NY | $8,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| B'nei Akiva National | New York, NY | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jgive- Friends of Asor Fund USA | Lakewood, NJ | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Children's Bridge of Zichron Menachem Inc | New York, NY | $8,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Ruach Hanegev | Roslyn, NY | $7,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Medwish International | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shelters for Israel | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| America Gives | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel | Teaneck, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Midreshet Harova | Jerusalem | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Shalva Israel | Jerusalem | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer | Jackson, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebrew College | Newton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Idi Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Israel Advocacy Group | Springhouse, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Israel Tennis & Education Centers | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Martin De Porres High School | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shurat Hadin | Bnei Brak | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Colette Church | Brunswick, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uja Federation New York | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yula High School | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Israel of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $4,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World B'nei Akiva | Jerusalem | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Puah | Brooklyn, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zte | San Diego, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palm Beach Synagogue | Palm Beach, FL | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Asor Fund | Alexandria, VA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Yad Sarah Inc | New York, NY | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aish Hatorah | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Midreshet Harova | Woodmere, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haftr | Cedarhurst, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Koby | Cedarhurst, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ecopeace Middle East | Tel-Aviv | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israel Trauma Coalition | Neve Llan | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Kicking Cancer | Southfield, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maimonides Heritage Center | Carle Place, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Momentum Unlimited | Rockville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Independence, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pj Library | Agawam, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Tiferth Israel | Beachwood, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Community Mikvah | University Heights, OH | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chai Lifeline | Lakewood, NJ | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Yad Lakashis | Englewood, NJ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Toby Press | New Millford, CT | $1,287 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aleh | Jerusalem | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hatzolah of La | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Solomon Schechter Day School | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Standing Together | Great Necks, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Etzion Foundation | Teaneck, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpert Jfs | West Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Hebrew University | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Iceland Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Flint, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach | Boca Ratoonfl, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ne'eman Foundation | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miscellaneous Charity Via Sapirstein Capital | Cleveland, OH | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
43 of 113 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 57%, across 3 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.
- Nli USA
COMMUNITY OUTREACH / EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT - Efrat Development Foundation
NETZER YISHAI ST 1, EFRAT - United States Holocaust Museum
COMMUNITY OUTREACH/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 76 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 | 51 | $1,108,980 | $8,500 |
| 2022 | 44 | $698,978 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $741,544 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $818,211 | $5,000 |
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
55% 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 $5,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Weiss Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 1999 Circle Drive B, Cleveland, OH, 44106. 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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