· Private foundation
Franklin Weinberg Fund
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k44 grants · $112k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $30k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $100k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| STATE LEADERSHIP PROJECT | $50,000 |
| ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING | $50,000 |
| GRID ALTERNATIVES | $20,000 |
| EMERSON HEALTH | $10,000 |
| VENTANA WILDERNESS ALLIANCE | $7,820 |
| NEW MUSEUM | $7,500 |
| TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN FOUNDATION | $7,000 |
| CHILDHELP | $5,000 |
| FOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY | $5,000 |
| REPROHUB | $5,000 |
| THE ECHO THEATER COMPANY | $5,000 |
| MICHIGAN CIVIC EDUCATION FUND | $5,000 |
| INTERNET ARCHIVE | $5,000 |
| JV FLETCHER LIBRARY INC | $5,000 |
| AAMI FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $41k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 86% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +75% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.
35 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 31 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $171k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- EHEMERSON HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC7× · 2017–2023 · $59k · revenue +207%
- WRWOOD RIVER LAND TRUST CO5× · 2017–2025 · $40k · revenue +121%
- RSRising Sun Center for Opportunity fka RISING SUN ENERGY CENTER8× · 2017–2025 · $34k · revenue +89%
Funded once
- RMRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAone grant, 2024 · $27k · revenue 0%
- MDMETRO DENVER HOMELESS INITIATIVEone grant, 2024 · $13k
- MCMONTERAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONone grant, 2023 · $10k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…
Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.
At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…
The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.
Disability rights washington's mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self determination of people with disabilities. we work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights.
The mission of the international women's forum is to advance women's leadership worldwide. iwf takes direct action to achieve our mission in three important ways. connect: our convenings provide networking and cutting-edge content…
The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…
Common future is a network of pioneering leaders across the u.s. and canada who work deeply within their communities to create alternative approaches to business, philanthropy, and investing. we envision an economy that has transitioned…
To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.
The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…
To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.
See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…
How this is measured
92 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 92 of the 159 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds EMERSON HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds STATE LEADERSHIP PROJECT ↗
- Who funds ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING ↗
- Who funds WOOD RIVER LAND TRUST CO ↗
- Who funds Rising Sun Center for Opportunity fka RISING SUN ENERGY CENTER ↗
- Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
- Who funds PACIFIC PUBLIC MEDIA ↗
- Who funds MEARTH ↗
- Who funds SUN VALLEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC ↗
- Who funds New Museum of Contemporary Art ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC ↗
- Who funds THINK 360 ARTS FOR LEARNING ↗
- Who funds IDAHO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds MICHIGAN CIVIC EDUCATION FUND ↗
- Who funds AAMI FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds MAE HOUSE ↗
- Who funds VENTANA WILDERNESS ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN FOUNDATIO ↗
- Who funds Internet Archive ↗
- Who funds BLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC ↗
- Who funds ST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds ECHO THEATER COMPANY ↗
- Who funds CHILDHELP INC ↗
- Who funds WATERSIDE WORKSHOPS ↗
- Who funds FRACTURED ATLAS INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Together We Can Make It Happen Foundatio · Seattle Foundation · The Pesky Family Foundation Inc · East Bay Community Foundation · Tides Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation · Moccasin Lake Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · New Venture Fund · Impactassetsinc · The Ford Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Franklin Weinberg Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Franklin Weinberg Fund. Bigger dots raise more.
- Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc: 11% of income from government
- Northwest Pilot Project: 6% of income from government
- Echo Theater Company: 1% of income from government
How this is measured
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