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Weiler Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.4M
Granted FY2025still arriving
99
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$4.4MEducation$1.4MRecreation & Sports$233kHuman Services$128kPhilanthropy$105kPublic Benefit$104kHousing & Shelter$83kFood & Nutrition$63kOther$0
02FY2025 · 99 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k90 grants · $94k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $59k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $229k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.0M
$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$25M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS FOUNDATION$1,000,000
KNOXVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL$100,000
KNOXVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$78,821
CITY OF PELLA$50,000
TWIN CEDARS PTO$19,190
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MARION COUNTY$10,000
COMMUNITY BETTERMENT ORGANIZATION$10,000
DIOCESE OF DAVENPORT$10,000
WOMEN OF ASPHALT$10,000
KNOXVILLE SENIOR CENTER$6,000
THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION$5,953
COMMUNITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE FOUNDATION$5,000
ROTARY DISTRICT HEF INC$4,500
Individual grant recipient$4,000
KNOXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL$3,000
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 (FY20–25, $92k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, 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.

area typical 11%CONSTRUCTION ANGELS: $6k → 13%CONSTRUCTION ANGELS: $6k → 13%CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES: $500 → 10%AMERICAN HOME FINDING ASSOCIATION: $500 → 16%FOSTER SQUAD: $1k → 10%FAMILIES FIRST OF PELLA: $1k → 8%FAMILIES FIRST OF PELLA: $1k → 8%STEPPING STONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $50k → 8%KNOXVILLE SENIOR CENTER: $6k → 8%KNOXVILLE SENIOR CENTER: $5k → 8%KNOXVILLE SENIOR CENTER: $5k → 8%KNOXVILLE SENIOR CENTER: $5k → 8%STEPPING STONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $2k → 8%STEPPING STONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $1k → 8%KNOXVILLE SENIOR CENTER: $1k → 8%STEPPING STONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $1k → 8%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

MN
WI
OR
IA
MO
TN
AL
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.0M · 56 repeat orgs$685k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

56 repeat relationships: 36 still active in FY2025, 20 since wound down; 63 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

56
66

Total granted

$6.0M
$470k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+3%

Still filing today

30%
12%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $215k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionPhilanthropyHealthOther
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

  • KH
    KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL AND CLINICS
    2× · 2019–2020 · $92k · revenue ×437 · 25% of their budget
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MARION COUNTY INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $83k · revenue +81%
  • CC
    CENTRAL COLLEGE
    3× · 2021–2025 · $34k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • KP
    KNOXVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $107k
  • KC
    KNOXVILLE COMMUNTIY SCHOOL DISTRICT
    one grant, 2024 · $100k
  • KC
    KNOXVILLE CHILDCARE SOLUTIONS FUND - KNOXVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
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
Food Bank of Southern Iowa

Obtain, warehouse, and distribute food products to client agencies to help alleviate hunger in southern iowa communities.

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2
Friends of the Pella Community Center Inc

The organization's mission is to perserve, enhance and support the city of pella's community center, an historic facility at 712 union street in pella, ia. the facility houses the community's arts, cultural, educational and social services…

Public Benefit
3
Central Iowa Shelter & Services

The organization endeavors to provide safe emergency and transitional shelter and meals to homeless adults along with resource assistance to move clients beyond homelessness and toward independent living.

Housing & Shelter
4
Pella Regional Health Center

The mission of pella regional health center is to provide healthcare and healing services with christian compassion.

Health
5
A Call to Serve Ministries of Iowa

The mission is to connect those who could use a hand with those willing to lend a hand.

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6
Des Moines Area Association of Realtors Foundation
Education
7
The Performing Arts & Education Association of Southwest Iowa Inc

To develop opportunities for the community to experience arts.

Arts & Culture
8
Aging Resources of Central Iowa

The mission of aging resources of central iowa is to lead, advocate, and serve; as well as plan and coordinate resources in the provision of services to older persons in central iowa, their families, caregivers, or representatives,…

Human Services
9
Caring Hands Outreach Center Inc

Caring hands outreach center is a network of christian churches and community partners that mobilizes eastern polk county iowa for compassionate service toward their neighbors. the organization operates a food pantry providing groceries to…

Food & Nutrition
10
Iowa State Trowel Trades Apprentice Trade Trust Fund

Provide a continuous pool of qualified workers in the trowel trades industry.

Education
11
Pella Garden Club Inc

To educate and promote the love of plants through flower shows, programs and garden tours.

Environment
12
Iowa Skilled Trades

Faciltate a team of industry professionals to bring initiatives, education and awareness to skilled trades in iowa

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Meals From the Heartland Inc; the most unlike its peers is Pleasantville Sports Association. 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

49 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. 49 of the 185 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
43/49
Grantees still filing
23/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS FNDN: $4,005,080 · OtherKNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS FNDNKNOXVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $643,335 · OtherKNOXVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARYTHE WELL - KNOXVILLE: $245,500 · Other+154 more: $1,462,136 · Other+154 moreKNOXVILLE HOSPITAL AND CLINICS: $92,191 · PhilanthropyMARION COUNTY UNITED WAY: $16,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropySTEPPING STONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC: $54,000 · Human ServicesKNOXVILLE SENIOR CENTER: $22,000 · Human ServicesCONSTRUCTION ANGELS INC: $12,000 · Human Services+5 more: $4,500 · Human ServicesCENTRAL COLLEGE: $34,000 · EducationKNOXVILLE PANTHER SCHOLARSHIP FOUND: $23,800 · Education+4 more: $4,500 · EducationDES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS: $24,000 · Community ImprovementWomen of Asphalt Corp: $10,000 · Community ImprovementCOMMUNITY BETTERMENT ORGANIZATION: $10,000 · Community ImprovementWONDER SPELEN: $5,000 · Community Improvement+1 more: $500 · Community ImprovementPELLA COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF: $15,000 · Food & NutritionMEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND INC: $9,100 · Food & NutritionKNOXVILLE FOOD YOUTH INITIATIVE: $5,500 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $1,000 · Food & NutritionPLEASANTVILLE SPORTS ASSOCIATION: $5,500 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLYMPICS IOWA INC: $500 · Recreation & Sports
Other$6,356,051Philanthropy$108,691Human Services$92,500Education$62,300Community Improvement$49,500Food & Nutrition$30,600Recreation & Sports$6,000

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 budgetKNOXVILLE HOSPITAL AND CLINICS: $92,191 over 2y, 25% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MARION COUNTY INC: $82,500 over 9y, 3.3% of budgetSTEPPING STONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC: $54,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetCENTRAL COLLEGE: $34,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS: $24,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKNOXVILLE PANTHER SCHOLARSHIP FOUND: $23,800 over 7y, 28% of budgetKNOXVILLE SENIOR CENTER: $22,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetPELLA COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetCONSTRUCTION ANGELS INC: $12,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION: $11,093 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND INC: $9,100 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPLEASANTVILLE SPORTS ASSOCIATION: $5,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetKNOXVILLE FOOD YOUTH INITIATIVE: $5,500 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetWONDER SPELEN: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetFAMILIES FIRST OF PELLA: $2,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetCROSSROADS OF PELLA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHELPING HANDS FOOD PANTRY: $1,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetKNOXVILLE RACING CHARITABLE ORG INC: $1,500 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetFOOD BANK OF IOWA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLEASANTVILLE YOUTH INITIATIVE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCOLUMBIA COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIOWA SERVICE DOGS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPELLA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoster Squad: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPONY EXPRESS RIDERS OF IOWA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCRISIS CANINES OF THE MIDLANDS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBuena Vista University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPELLA PRESERVATION TRUST: $500 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAMERICAN HOME FINDING ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIOWA YOUTH CHORUS: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMARION COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLUE STAR MOTHERS OF IOWA 1: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTENCO FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPELLA CHRISTIAN GRADE SCHOOL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPELLA SHOOTERS CLUB: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSTEPS OF HOPE IOWA: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSHORT YEARS PARTNERSHIP: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL AND CLINICS ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MARION COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPPING STONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS ↗
  • Who funds KNOXVILLE PANTHER SCHOLARSHIP FOUND ↗
  • Who funds KNOXVILLE SENIOR CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MARION COUNTY UNITED WAY ↗
  • Who funds PELLA COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF ↗
  • Who funds CONSTRUCTION ANGELS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Women of Asphalt Corp ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY BETTERMENT ORGANIZATION ↗
  • Who funds MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND 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.

Pella Rolscreen Found…Vermeer Charitable Fo…Community Fdn of Grea…Peter H and E Lucille…Prairie Meadows Race …Mark & Kay Decook Cha…Pella Community Found…Boat Foundation IncJb Dahm FoundationVariety - the Childre…Meredith Corporation …Alliant Energy Founda…
Pella Rolscreen FoundationIA86.4× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pella Rolscreen Foundation · Vermeer Charitable Foundation · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation · Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc · Mark & Kay Decook Charitable Founda · Pella Community Foundation · Boat Foundation Inc · Jb Dahm Foundation · Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa · Meredith Corporation Foundation · Alliant Energy 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 Weiler Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Weiler 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 185 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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