· Private foundation
The Diane Stilwell Weinberg 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k14 grants · $46k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $26k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | $26,000 |
| NEWBERRY LIBRARY | $8,000 |
| ARTIST BOOK HOUSE | $6,000 |
| THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN AMERICA | $6,000 |
| CORE OF CULTURE DANCE PRESERVATION | $5,000 |
| NOURISHMENT PROJECTS NFP | $4,000 |
| THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA | $4,000 |
| CAXTON CLUB | $3,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,500 |
| HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF THE FORTNIGHTLY | $2,000 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND | $2,000 |
| KISANGAJI PROJECT | $1,000 |
| THIRD COAST PERCUSSION | $1,000 |
| FRIENDS OF SULGRAVE MANOR | $500 |
| GUNSTON HALL FOUNDATION | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY22–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 92% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
11 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TATHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO2× · 2022–2025 · $39k · revenue +12%
- LOLyric Opera of Chicago2× · 2022–2024 · $16k · revenue +3%
- TSTHEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN AMERICA3× · 2022–2025 · $12k · revenue +3%
Funded once
- FOFRIENDS OF FORT HARRISON STATE PARK INCone grant, 2024 · $1k
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 Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.
The mission of the american numismatic society is to promote and advance the study, research, and appreciation of numismatics.
The mission of the boston athenaeum is to engage all who seek knowledge by making accessible our library's collections and spaces, thereby inspiring reflection, discourse, creative expression, and joy.
The Frick Collection (the "Collection") operates an internationally recognized art museum and library program for the inspiration and enjoyment of the public and for the advancement of the study of fine arts and kindred subjects.
The athenaeum of philadelphia nurtures curiosity in members and neighbors, strengthening community through learning, discourse and meaningful engagement. the athenaeum is a historic and vibrant philadelphia-centered and member-supported…
Founded in 1884, the grolier club is america's oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts in the graphic arts. named for jean grolier (1489 or 90-1565), the renaissance collector renowned for sharing his library with…
Founded in 1780, the american academy of arts and sciences honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the world, and work together "to…
A national membership organization in the united states dedicated to the preservation of cultural material, the american institute for conservation of historic and artistic works plays a crucial role in establishing and upholding…
The national trust for historic preservation in the united states protects significant places representing our diverse cultural experiences by taking direct action and inspiring broad public support.
The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.
The mission of the society is to advance the knowledge and understanding of architecture, design, landscape and urbanism worldwide among scholars, professionals in allied fields (including architecture, historic preservation and planning)…
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 18 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 THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO ↗
- Who funds THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY ↗
- Who funds Lyric Opera of Chicago ↗
- Who funds THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN AMERICA ↗
- Who funds The Nourishment Projects NFP ↗
- Who funds CAXTON CLUB ↗
- Who funds THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA ↗
- Who funds HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF THE FORTNIGHTLY ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND ↗
- Who funds THIRD COAST PERCUSSION NFP ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF SULGRAVE MANOR ↗
- Who funds GUNSTON HALL FOUNDATION ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Diane Stilwell Weinberg Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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