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The Weindel 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.

$183k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
30
Grants FY2025
38
Organizations funded FY2024
34%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,275
Largest grant, FY2025
$24,000
Organizations funded a year
30 to 44
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$709k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 34% of the organizations The Weindel Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k 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
ReligionInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentEducationOther
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
FY2025still arriving30$183k13%
FY202438$196k34%
FY202338$179k29%
FY202235$164k26%
FY202140$129k30%
FY202036$131k33%
FY201944$116k55%
FY201830$118k47%
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$512kFood & Nutrition$258kInternational$250kPhilanthropy$84kHuman Services$46kAnimals$7kEducation$5kArts & Culture$2kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
NJ
CA
MD
AZ
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Israel Food Distribution Inc Co Mr Avi Schoemann$129,57592%
Central Fund of Israel$104,10070%
Congregation Yeshiva Yad Moishe$91,7888n/a
Binyan Yerushlaim$70,9017n/a
Torah Community Fund Inc$61,98880%
Yad Ezra V'Shulamit$60,00060%
American Friends of Migdal OHR$59,00080%
American Friends of Tomer Devorah Semina Ry Inc$39,90081%
Shekel Hakodesh$19,2016n/a
American Friends of Bais Tefila$18,21676%
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All grantees of The Weindel Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Israel Food Distribution Inc Co Mr Avi Schoemann$129,57592%
Central Fund of Israel$104,10070%
Congregation Yeshiva Yad Moishe$91,7888n/a
Binyan Yerushlaim$70,9017n/a
Torah Community Fund Inc$61,98880%
Yad Ezra V'Shulamit$60,00060%
American Friends of Migdal OHR$59,00080%
American Friends of Tomer Devorah Semina Ry Inc$39,90081%
Shekel Hakodesh$19,2016n/a
American Friends of Bais Tefila$18,21676%
Torah Academy for Girls$17,8002n/a
Noam Shabbos Inc$15,35080%
Friends of Seeach Sode Inc$12,46030%
American Friends of Lema'An Achai$12,00060%
Shaarei Ezra Inc$10,5004n/a
American Friends of Anatevka Inc$10,00011%
American Friends of Kupat Ha'Ir$10,00010%
Kolel Torah Inc$10,00010%
Shuvu Return Inc$10,00010%
Gemilos Chasodim Chasdei Moshe$7,5001n/a
Matan B'Seter Bambiinc$7,38050%
Keren Leah$7,2003n/a
American Friends of Kesher Yehudi$5,60030%
American Friends of Ayelet Hashachar$5,40020%
Arachim America Inc$5,30030%
Masbia$5,06040%
Keren Hatzedaka Inc$5,00020%
Hakshiva Inc$4,20051%
American Friends of Yad Eliezer$4,10010%
Just One Life Inc$3,60020%
Yeshiva Ohr Hachaim$3,5005n/a
American Friends of Yeshiva Dmir Inc$3,17520%
Yeshivas Ohr Hatorah Inc$3,00020%
Yeshiva Arzei Levanon$2,5052n/a
Bayswater Community Mikveh Association$2,5001n/a
Avigdors Helping Hand Inc$2,16060%
Friends of Bikur Cholim Ezrat Achim$1,80010%
Cong Ksav Sofer Inc$1,8001n/a
Keren Hashviis Inc$1,09510%
American Friends of Netiv Aryeh Inc$1,05050%
Vaad Harabbanim L'Inyanei Tzeduka Inc$1,04010%
Mesorah Heritage Foundation$1,00010%
Kollel International Inc$1,0001n/a
American Friends of Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim Inc$1,00010%
Chazak$1,0001n/a
Join Israel Inc$1,00010%
Bais Yaakov of Queens$1,0001n/a
Bonei Olam Inc$75020%
Israel EMS Foundation$72020%
Zichron Tzvi Elimelech$50510%
Touro University$50010%
Rav Chesed$5001n/a
Peylim Lev Lachim$50010%
Friends of Neve College for Women Inc$36010%
Beth Shifra Inc$3601n/a
American Yedidim Inc$36020%
Jewish Education Program$3601n/a
Friends of Emek Learning Center Inc$36010%
Friends of Bet Knesset Hanassi$29510%
Pilzno Inc$27510%
Paamonim$25010%
Maimonides Way Inc$1801n/a
Ezer Mizion$1801n/a
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$18010%
Eim Beyisroel Inc$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 80 recipients with no EIN on record ($483k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Weindel Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIsrael Food Distribution Inc Co Mr Avi Schoemann: $129,575 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetCentral Fund of Israel: $104,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTorah Community Fund Inc: $61,988 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetYad Ezra V'Shulamit: $60,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Friends of Migdal OHR: $59,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Tomer Devorah Semina Ry Inc: $39,900 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Friends of Bais Tefila: $18,216 over 7y, 6.2% of budgetNoam Shabbos Inc: $15,350 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of Seeach Sode Inc: $12,460 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Lema'An Achai: $12,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Friends of Anatevka Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAmerican Friends of Kupat Ha'Ir: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKolel Torah Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShuvu Return Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMatan B'Seter Bambiinc: $7,380 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Friends of Kesher Yehudi: $5,600 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Friends of Ayelet Hashachar: $5,400 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetArachim America Inc: $5,300 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMasbia: $5,060 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetKeren Hatzedaka Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHakshiva Inc: $4,200 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Friends of Yad Eliezer: $4,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJust One Life Inc: $3,600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Friends of Yeshiva Dmir Inc: $3,175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYeshivas Ohr Hatorah Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAvigdors Helping Hand Inc: $2,160 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Bikur Cholim Ezrat Achim: $1,800 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKeren Hashviis Inc: $1,095 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Netiv Aryeh Inc: $1,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVaad Harabbanim L'Inyanei Tzeduka Inc: $1,040 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMesorah Heritage Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJoin Israel Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBonei Olam Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael EMS Foundation: $720 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetZichron Tzvi Elimelech: $505 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTouro University: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeylim Lev Lachim: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Neve College for Women Inc: $360 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Yedidim Inc: $360 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Emek Learning Center Inc: $360 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of Bet Knesset Hanassi: $295 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPilzno Inc: $275 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPaamonim: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $180 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 45.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY38× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Ojc Fund · Fjc · The Jmg Foundation · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Zichron Yechiel Mechel Foundation · The Jimmy and Berta Khezrie Charitable Foundation · Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc · The Dennis Berman Family Foundation Inc · Marbeh Shalom Foundation Inc · Traditional Fund Inc · The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation Inc

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.

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

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About The Weindel Foundation

How much does The Weindel Foundation give?
The Weindel Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $182,712 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 44 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Weindel Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (42%), Food & Nutrition (21%), International (20%).
Who are The Weindel Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Israel Food Distribution Inc Co Mr Avi Schoemann ($130k), Central Fund of Israel ($104k), Congregation Yeshiva Yad Moishe ($92k).
Does The Weindel Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 34% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Weindel Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Weindel Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The Ojc Fund, Fjc.
Where is The Weindel Foundation based?
The Weindel Foundation is based in MI.

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 147 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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