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David F & Sara K Weston Fund

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$163k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
48
Grants FY2024
45
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
36 to 45
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$1.3M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations David F & Sara K Weston Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationHealthEnvironmentHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyOther
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
FY2024still arriving46$128k13%
FY202345$119k20%
FY202242$130k60%
FY202144$123k32%
FY202036$113kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$196kHealth$147kPhilanthropy$128kEnvironment$47kHuman Services$35kScience & Tech$35kInternational$26kEducation$25kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
NY
MA
OH
NJ
CA
CO
MO
MD
AZ
KS
NC
DC
LA
MS
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 43 grantees
All grantees of David F & Sara K Weston Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Contemporary Arts Center$147,50051%
Monoamine Oxidase Deficiency Foundation$100,00036%
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio Region$17,50050%
Earthjustice$17,50050%
National Center for Science Education$17,50050%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$17,50050%
La Leche League International Inc$12,00051%
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice$10,00021%
Fund for the City of New York Inc$9,00030%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$7,50030%
Galveston Historical Foundation$7,00040%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$7,00020%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$6,00040%
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra$6,00030%
American Society for Yad Vashem Inc$5,00050%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$5,00050%
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc$5,00050%
United Way of Galveston Inc White$5,00010%
Galveston College Foundation$5,00040%
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$4,50030%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$4,50030%
Guttmacher Institute Inc$4,50030%
Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati$4,50030%
Montana Audubon$4,00020%
Temple Bnai Israel$4,0001n/a
Yellowstone Art Museum$3,00020%
Special Olympics Montana Inc$3,00020%
Family Service Foundation Inc$3,00020%
The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education$3,00030%
Lydia's House Inc$3,00020%
Family Service Association of San Antonio Inc$3,00020%
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley$2,50010%
Shomrei Olam$2,1001n/a
Lydia's House Inc$2,00010%
Montana State University Billings Foundation & Alumni$2,00010%
Footsteps Inc$1,50020%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$1,50010%
American Jewish Committee$1,25010%
Admiral Nimitz Foundation$1,00010%
Smart Family Literacy Inc$1,00010%
Holocaust Museum Houston$1,00010%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$1,00010%
Cincinnati Arts Association$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 47 recipients with no EIN on record ($143k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget David F & Sara K Weston Fund supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Contemporary Arts Center: $147,500 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetMonoamine Oxidase Deficiency Foundation: $100,000 over 3y, 6.2% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio Region: $17,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEarthjustice: $17,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Center for Science Education: $17,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $17,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLa Leche League International Inc: $12,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetReligious Coalition for Reproductive Choice: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetFund for the City of New York Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGalveston Historical Foundation: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Symphony Orchestra: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Society for Yad Vashem Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Galveston Inc White: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGalveston College Foundation: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGuttmacher Institute Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLegal Aid Society of Cincinnati: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMontana Audubon: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYellowstone Art Museum: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics Montana Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Service Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLydia's House Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFamily Service Association of San Antonio Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Promise of Yellowstone Valley: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLydia's House Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMontana State University Billings Foundation & Alumni: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFootsteps Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAdmiral Nimitz Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmart Family Literacy Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHolocaust Museum Houston: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Arts Association: $1,000 over 1y, 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 41.

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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.

Donald & Carol Roberts Foundation in Memory of Virginia K Weston IncMT22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donald & Carol Roberts Foundation in Memory of Virginia K Weston Inc · Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · Montana Community Foundation Inc · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Friedlander Family Fund · Earthward Bound Foundation · Building Healthy Lives Foundation · Harry L Willett Foundation C O Boyd Ryan · The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation Co Fifth Third Bank Na Agent

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.

Compare David F & Sara K Weston Fund with peer funders

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How do I get to David F & Sara K Weston Fund?

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Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About David F & Sara K Weston Fund

How much does David F & Sara K Weston Fund give?
David F & Sara K Weston Fund reported 48 grants totaling $162,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 36 and 45 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does David F & Sara K Weston Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (27%), Health (20%), Philanthropy (18%).
Who are David F & Sara K Weston Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Contemporary Arts Center ($148k), Monoamine Oxidase Deficiency Foundation ($100k), Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio Region ($18k).
Does David F & Sara K Weston Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does David F & Sara K Weston Fund accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as David F & Sara K Weston Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donald & Carol Roberts Foundation in Memory of Virginia K Weston Inc, Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc, Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation.
Where is David F & Sara K Weston Fund based?
David F & Sara K Weston Fund is based in TX.

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 93 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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