· Private foundation
The Gerhard & Patricia Weiler Family Foundation
Its FY2026 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, FY2021 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k31 grants · $85k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $35k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF MCC FOUNDATION | $35,000 |
| RAUE CENTER FOR THE ARTS | $7,000 |
| CRYSTAL LAKE FOOD PANTRY | $5,000 |
| GRAFTON FOOD PANTRY | $5,000 |
| COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY OF RICHMONDSPRING GROVE | $5,000 |
| HEBRON COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | $5,000 |
| HARVARD FOOD PANTRY | $5,000 |
| MORE CENTER FOOD PANTRY | $5,000 |
| NEIGHBORS FOOD PANTRY OF WONDER LAKE | $5,000 |
| CARY GROVE FOOD PANTRY | $5,000 |
| ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY | $5,000 |
| WOODSTOCK FOOD PANTRY | $5,000 |
| TLS VETERANSVETERANES PATH TO HOPE | $4,000 |
| HOME OF THE SPARROW | $2,000 |
| GOT YOUR SIX SUPPORT DOGS | $2,000 |
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 (FY21–26, $69k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 14% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-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.
41 repeat relationships: 32 still active in FY2026, 9 since wound down.
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 FY2026, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- WFWoodstock Food Pantry6× · 2021–2026 · $34k · revenue +690%
- AIALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY INC6× · 2021–2026 · $29k · revenue +58%
- GTGrafton Township Food Pantry6× · 2021–2026 · $29k · revenue +5%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2022 · $6k
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCone grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue -40%- POPUBLIC ORGANIZATION ANIMAL SHELTER SIRIUSone grant, 2022 · $6k
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.
To prevent animal suffering and neglect throughout our community and beyond, and to ensure that all animals in shelters and homes are well cared for and treated with compassion.
Founded in 2023, humane animal partners is a nonprofit no-kill animal care and adoption center. we are committed to providing for the needs of homeless and owned dogs and cats in our community. we make "friends for life" by connecting…
The champaign county humane association owns and operates the paws animal shelter. the mission is to provide food and shelter to abandoned and strayed animals.
Operation of Animal Shelter
Providing a safe and loving shelter to cats and dogs until their permanent adoptive home is found.
Rescue, care, and adoption services for pets
The organization rescues animals and cares for them until they can find them qualified homes.
Provide care for homeless/abused animals
Pet Network rescues adoptable animals from euthanasia, connects abandoned animals with loving families, instills respect for animals through humane education, and enhances lives through animal companionship.
To fill the needs of countless animals and their families by providing access to veterinary medical care, food, shelter, supplies, and other resources to keep animals happy, healthy, and out of shelters.
The prevention of cruelty to animals and promotion of animal welfare through rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of abandoned or abused pets.
Valley Humane Society (VHS) creates a brighter future for cats and dogs by encouraging and strengthening the bond between people and pets. VHS rescues and rehabilitates companion animals, champions responsible caretaking, shares pets'…
How this is measured
24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 24 of the 45 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 Woodstock Food Pantry ↗
- Who funds Hebron Community Food Pantry ↗
- Who funds ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY INC ↗
- Who funds Grafton Township Food Pantry ↗
- Who funds CARY GROVE FOOD PANTRY ↗
- Who funds CRYSTAL LAKE FOOD PANTRY INC ↗
- Who funds RAUE CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗
- Who funds Turning Point Inc ↗
- Who funds Home of the Sparrow Inc ↗
- Who funds Independence Health & Therapy ↗
- Who funds GOT YOUR SIX SUPPORT DOGS ↗
- Who funds Pioneer Center for Human Services ↗
- Who funds CASA OF MCHENRY COUNTY INC ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds Pets for Vets Inc ↗
- Who funds ASSISI ANIMAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HOOVED ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds FOX VALLEY HELPING PAWS ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds ON ANGELS WINGS INC ↗
- Who funds Childrens Oncology Services 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: The Community Foundation for McHenry County · Aptargroup Charitable Foundation · Northern Illinois Food Bank · AbbVie Foundation · Full Circle Foundation · Foglia Family Foundation · Motorola Solutions Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · The Bersted Foundation · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · Baxter International Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Gerhard & Patricia Weiler Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Gerhard & Patricia Weiler Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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