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The Morris Weiser Family Foundation at a glance

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The Morris Weiser Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$43k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$14k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Health$50kCommunity Improvement$49kArts & Culture$24kPhilanthropy$22kHuman Services$14kInternational$13kCrime & Legal$12kHousing & Shelter$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k14 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $14k
$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$138k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE 200 CLUB OF GREATER MIAMI$14,000
JACK MILLERCENTER$7,500
Individual grant recipient$6,000
GASTROINTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION$3,500
JUSTICE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL$2,500
CASA LAKE COUNTY$2,500
CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING$1,000
HISTORY OF MIAMI MUSEUM$1,000
JACKSON HEALTH FOUNDATION$1,000
12 STEP HOUSE$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
TEMPLE OF THE ARTS$850
ALS UNITED GREATER NY$600
GALENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS$500
GIFTS MENS SHELTER$250
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 89% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $2k → 14%GIFTS MENS SHELTER: $250 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
PA
NJ
CA
MD
TN
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$157k · 12 repeat orgs$50k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +79% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
18

Total granted

$157k
$38k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+79%
0%

Still filing today

67%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHousing & ShelterInternationalPhilanthropyHuman ServicesCivil RightsOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • GI
    GASTRO INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $21k · revenue +209%
  • CASA LAKE COUNTY INC
    6× · 2019–2024 · $12k · revenue +79%
  • SF
    SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND
    3× · 2018–2021 · $8k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • TI
    THE ISRAEL PROJECT
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -51%
  • AA
    Ascendant Academy
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -73%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Federation amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place for everyone. we assist people in need, impact chicagoans of all faiths; support israel and the jewish people worldwide; respond swiftly to crises; cultivate…

Philanthropy
2
The Assistance Fund Inc

To help insured people with life-changing diseases overcome the financial barriers preventing them from accessing treatment.

Health
3
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

We steward $1.5 billion in charitable assets through donor-advised funds, endowments, and other giving vehicles. partnering with 1,400 individuals, families, and organizations, we build enduring legacies and multigenerational impact. in…

Philanthropy
4
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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5
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc

The committee to protect journalists promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. cpj ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever…

Civil Rights
6
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh

The jewish healthcare foundation offers a unique brand of activist philanthropy to advance healthcare innovation, advocacy, collaboration, and education in the interest of better health. jhf is focused on pertinent health issues for the…

Health
7
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
8
United Israel Appeal Inc

The principal function of uia is to administer and supervise the funds allocated for philanthropic purposes related to immigration and absorption of humanitarian migrants to israel and jewish identity programs in israel and the former…

International
9
Hias Inc

Hias is the international jewish nonprofit that stands for a world in which refugees find welcome, safety, and opportunity.(continued on schedule o)there have never been more people seeking safety and so few places willing to protect and…

International
10
American Medical Association Foundation

The ama foundation brings together physicians and communities to improve our nation's health.

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11
American Immigration Lawyers Association

The american immigration lawyers association (aila) was established to promote justice, advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law and policy, advance the quality of immigration and nationality law and practice, and enhance the…

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12
The Jewish Federations of North America Inc

The federation movement protects and enhances the well-being of jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and torah (jewish learning). the jewish federations of north…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wounded Warrior Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Wayne Thomas Pto Nfp. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 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. 23 of the 38 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
15/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE 200 CLUB OF GREATER MIAMI: $49,200 · OtherTHE 200 CLUB OF GREATER MIAMIIndividual grant recipient: $20,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientLES TURNER ALS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · OtherLES TURNER ALS FOUNDATIONHISTORY OF MIAMI MUSEUM: $12,500 · OtherHISTORY OF MIAMI MUSEUMJACK MILLERCENTER: $7,500 · OtherJACK MILLERCENTERTHE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC: $5,500 · OtherTHE ISRAEL PROJECT: $5,000 · OtherAscendant Academy: $5,000 · Other+13 more: $13,950 · Other+13 moreGASTRO INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $20,500 · HealthGASTRO INTESTINAL …SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $8,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERIC…ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $2,500 · HealthANXIETY AND DEPRES…CRUTCHES 4 KIDS INC: $2,000 · HealthCRUTCHES 4 KIDS IN…JACKSON HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · Health+2 more: $2,000 · Health+2 moreGREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $17,500 · PhilanthropyGREATER MIA…RICHARD SCHOENSTADT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · PhilanthropyRICHARD SCH…JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $1,800 · PhilanthropyJEWISH UNIT…CASA LAKE COUNTY INC: $11,500 · Civil RightsWINGS PROGRAM INC: $5,500 · Housing & ShelterJUSTICE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL INC: $4,500 · Housing & ShelterAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $5,000 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $3,000 · InternationalWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesGOD IS FAITHFUL TEMPORARY SHELTER INC: $250 · Human Services
Other$134,150Health$36,500Philanthropy$21,800Civil Rights$11,500Housing & Shelter$10,000International$8,000Human Services$2,250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGASTRO INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $20,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetGREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCASA LAKE COUNTY INC: $11,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC: $5,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWINGS PROGRAM INC: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ISRAEL PROJECT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAscendant Academy: $5,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetJUSTICE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL INC: $4,500 over 2y, 46% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANXIETY AND DEPRESSION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRICHARD SCHOENSTADT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetCRUTCHES 4 KIDS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACKSON HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGALENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOD IS FAITHFUL TEMPORARY SHELTER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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.

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.

The Chicago Community…Jewish Federation of …AbbVie FoundationNational Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL13.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · AbbVie Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Morris Weiser Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Morris Weiser Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Jackson Health Foundation Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Morris Weiser Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Morris Weiser Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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.

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 38 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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