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Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$20k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
64
Grants FY2025
55
Organizations funded FY2024
20%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$200
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,100
Organizations funded a year
39 to 56
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
13
Total assets, FY2025
$489k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesFood & NutritionReligionEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving64$20k8%
FY202455$7k20%
FY202356$8k16%
FY202243$18k21%
FY202155$29k20%
FY202042$8k7%
FY201943$6k30%
FY201839$3kn/a
85% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$52kEducation$12kReligion$9kFood & Nutrition$5kPhilanthropy$4kHuman Services$3kArts & Culture$2kHousing & Shelter$1kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
OH
NJ
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Michigan$16,00025%
Als of Michigan Inc$6,50041%
The National Federation of the Blind$5,65080%
Temple Israel of Detroit$3,1501n/a
Forgotten Harvest Inc$3,10040%
NAMI National$1,20020%
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan$1,20080%
Henry Ford Health Providence Hospital$1,00010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,00030%
Covenant House$1,00010%
Hebrew Free Loan Association$91580%
Jarc$90070%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$85060%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$85070%
Gesher Human Services$80040%
Holocaust Memorial Center Inc$80040%
March of Dimes Inc$60060%
Salvation Army$6006n/a
Farmington Friends of the Library Inc$60060%
Penrickton Center for Blind Children$60080%
Leader Dogs for the Blind$50070%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$45080%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$45070%
Lupus Foundation of America Inc$40070%
American Brain Tumor Association$40070%
Special Olympics Michigan Inc$37540%
Jsl Foundation$36010%
Birthright Israel Foundation$35040%
Blood Cancer United Inc$35070%
American Lung Association$32570%
American Kidney Fund Inc$32570%
Anti-Defamation League$30030%
Macular Degeneration Association$25050%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$25030%
Yad Ezra$23640%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$22550%
The Glaucoma Foundation Inc$22550%
Kadima$20020%
The Detroit Jewish News Foundation Inc$20020%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$17530%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$15020%
The Detroit Institute of Arts$15030%
The Jewish Ensemble Theatre$15030%
Parkinson Research Foundation Inc$15020%
Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation$10010%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$10010%
Humane Society of Huron Valley$1001n/a
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$10020%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$5020%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 51 recipients with no EIN on record ($45k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Michigan: $16,000 over 2y, 4.6% of budgetAls of Michigan Inc: $6,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetThe National Federation of the Blind: $5,650 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetForgotten Harvest Inc: $3,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan: $1,200 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHenry Ford Health Providence Hospital: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHebrew Free Loan Association: $915 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetJarc: $900 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMuscular Dystrophy Association Inc: $850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $850 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGesher Human Services: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHolocaust Memorial Center Inc: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFarmington Friends of the Library Inc: $600 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPenrickton Center for Blind Children: $600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLeader Dogs for the Blind: $500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $450 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $450 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLupus Foundation of America Inc: $400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Brain Tumor Association: $400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Michigan Inc: $375 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJsl Foundation: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $350 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $350 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Lung Association: $325 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Kidney Fund Inc: $325 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMacular Degeneration Association: $250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYad Ezra: $236 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $225 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Glaucoma Foundation Inc: $225 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKadima: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Detroit Jewish News Foundation Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $175 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Detroit Institute of Arts: $150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jewish Ensemble Theatre: $150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson Research Foundation Inc: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Michigan Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $50 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundation CorporationMI20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundation Corporation · Robt & Gail Katz Family Foundation · Barron Family Foundation · Alan Jay and Sue Kaufman Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · The Ethel Hyman and Rose Kaplan Foundation · The Harvey and Aileen Kleiman Family Foundation · The Jerold and Ellen Minkin Family Foundation · Earl and Renee Ishbia Family Foundation · Mickey Shapiro Charitable Trust · David Kahan Family Foundation · Grosfeld Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation

How much does Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation give?
Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation reported 64 grants totaling $20,450 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 39 and 56 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (52%), Education (12%), Religion (9%).
Who are Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: University of Michigan ($16k), Als of Michigan Inc ($7k), The National Federation of the Blind ($6k).
Does Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundation Corporation, Robt & Gail Katz Family Foundation, Barron Family Foundation.
Where is Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation based?
Cliff & Marilyn Weisberg Family Foundation is based in MI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 101 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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