Wyoming · Private foundation
William E Weiss Foundation Inc
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.
- $455k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2026
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $120,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 29
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 5
- Total assets, FY2026
- $6.8M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 29% of the organizations William E Weiss Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $163k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 17 | $455k | 29% |
| FY2025 | 14 | $398k | 29% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $174k | 36% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $180k | 8% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $350k | 32% |
| FY2021 | 23 | $342k | 30% |
| FY2020 | 29 | $332k | 38% |
| FY2019 | 29 | $382k | 52% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Museum of the City of New York | $373,200 | 10 | 0% |
| St John's Episcopal Church | $220,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland | $141,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Church of St Michael & St George | $110,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Hutchison School | $100,750 | 4 | 0% |
| Forest Park Forever Inc | $85,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Jackson Hole Community School | $80,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $79,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Art Association of Jackson Hole | $75,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Teton Raptor Center | $72,500 | 6 | 2% |
Show all 59 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($963k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget William E Weiss Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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: Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · The Brooks Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Santa Barbara Foundation · The Little One Foundation · Mosher Foundation · Williams-Corbett Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · Karl M Johnson Foundation · Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation · Volentine Family Foundation · Latkin Charitable Foundation
How this is measured
About William E Weiss Foundation Inc
- How much does William E Weiss Foundation Inc give?
- William E Weiss Foundation Inc reported 17 grants totaling $455,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 29 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does William E Weiss Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (24%), Education (19%), Religion (15%).
- Who are William E Weiss Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Museum of the City of New York ($373k), St John's Episcopal Church ($220k), Ganna Walska Lotusland ($142k).
- Does William E Weiss Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does William E Weiss Foundation Inc 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 William E Weiss Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, The Brooks Foundation, Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation.
- Where is William E Weiss Foundation Inc based?
- William E Weiss Foundation Inc is based in WY.
Play a game based on William E Weiss’ filings →