Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation
The Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation was a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas. Its 2025 filing records grants to organizations, while its 2024 filing is marked as the organization’s final return and says that, effective September 30, 2025, it merged and transferred all assets to the Weaver Foundation (EIN 33-2282880). The foundation therefore appears to have wound down; the application instructions below should not be treated as current.
Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation at a glance
In short: Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation gave $740K across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Texas. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $739,841
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- -81.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $27,402
- +415.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (7 of 26, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation
- Review Cycle
- The filing listed May 31 for the foundation year ending September 30. That deadline has passed; the filing’s instructions are not current.
- Deadline
- The filing listed May 31 for the foundation year ending September 30.
- Contact
Application contact: William R Weaver Md Trustee
Mailing address: 8226 Douglas Ave Suite 655, Dallas, TX 75225-5946
Phone: (214) 999-9497
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Weaver Foundation ($609K). Together the top 10 received $691K.
Grant Size Distribution
582 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 575 grants of 582 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas, 1% to Iowa, and less than 1% to Louisiana (rounded). The final-return filing limited eligible applicants to 501(c)(3) organizations located in California, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, or Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 26 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $90K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $685K (2020) to $818K (2023). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $740K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Weaver Foundation Dallas, TX | Foundation merger- annual distribution requirement paid to outside charities | $608,891 |
| Southwestern Diabetic Foundation Gainesville, TX | Tuition for 3 campers through camp sweeney's 2025 campership program | $14,100 |
| Design Connect Create Grand Prairie, TX | STEM Camp for at-Risk Girls | $12,500 |
| Camp Summit Inc Dallas, TX | Lisa braziel memorial financial assistance project for camperships in 2025 | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army of North Texas Dallas, TX | Summer Day Camp Programs | $10,000 |
| Buckner Children and Family Services Inc Dallas, TX | North Texas Foster Care Camps | $7,500 |
| Camp Aranzazu Inc Rockport, TX | Underwriting Camp for Special Populations | $7,500 |
| Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society Dallas, TX | Stem programming in the rory meyers children's adventure garden | $7,500 |
| Sky Ranches Inc Dallas, TX | Tru Camp | $7,500 |
| Camp Fire First Texas Fort Worth, TX | Six full camperships attend camp el tesoro in the summer of 2025 | $5,250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $1,019,260 | $1,222,786 | $739,841 | 27 | $804,522 | $539,431 | $862,527 |
| 2024 | $10,579,111 | $1,107,482 | $1,147,011 | $754,300 | 142 | $762,625 | $728,907 | $828,385 |
| 2023 | $10,616,895 | $584,710 | $1,300,093 | $817,844 | 149 | $832,048 | $135,170 | $753,260 |
| 2022 | $11,322,018 | $1,730,426 | $1,215,094 | $802,580 | 162 | $802,982 | $1,322,333 | $818,507 |
| 2021 | $10,810,503 | $798,732 | $1,286,875 | $753,685 | 102 | — | $440,590 | $838,444 |
| 2020 | $11,302,030 | $964,218 | $1,092,534 | $685,475 | 102 | — | $663,139 | $730,002 |
| 2019 | $11,434,632 | $703,074 | $1,210,963 | $737,980 | 125 | — | $270,541 | $730,162 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation reported a distributable amount of $863K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The filings do not state a formal mission. The 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including camps and outdoor experiences, STEM programming, and community services. For example, Southwestern Diabetic Foundation describes its mission as providing an activities camp that teaches diabetic children diabetes management and lifestyle modification. Camp Summit says it provides barrier-free outdoor experiences for people with disabilities, and Design Connect Create says it helps girls discover the potential in STEM and themselves.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 27 grants totaling $739,841. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $608,891, with a median of $4,000. The largest listed grant was $608,891 to Weaver Foundation, described as a foundation merger payment for the annual distribution requirement. Other notable grants included $14,100 to Southwestern Diabetic Foundation for camper tuition, $12,500 to Design Connect Create for a STEM camp for at-risk girls, and $10,000 each to Camp Summit and the Salvation Army of North Texas.
The 2024 filing says the foundation did not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It also states that applications had to be letters describing the applicant and proposed project, accompanied by recent and prior-year budgets, recent financial statements, information on foundation contributions received, a board list and affiliations, salaries for the top three administrative positions, and the IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter. The filing stated that grants were not made directly to individuals and that only 501(c)(3) organizations located in California, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, or Texas could apply. These instructions are from the foundation’s final return and are not current application guidance.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William R. Weaver as trustee.
Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation is led by William R. Weaver, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William R. Weaver
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation
How much does Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation give each year?
Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation gave $740K across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $754K across 142 grants.
What is Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation's typical grant size?
Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $27,402, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation that year got $90K on average.
Where does Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation give grants?
Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (13 grants), Fort Worth, TX (3 grants), San Antonio, TX (2 grants) and Houston, TX (2 grants).
Does Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 4% of Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 27) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation's largest grantees?
Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Weaver Foundation ($608,891), Southwestern Diabetic Foundation ($14,100) and Design Connect Create ($12,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 86% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
What does Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation fund?
The filings do not state a formal mission. The 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including camps and outdoor experiences, STEM programming, and community services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation?
Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
How much is Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation reported a distributable amount of $863K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation's EIN?
Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-1729449. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/gil-and-dody-weaver-foundation-morg_19412265a30a4c94b045b22bdf96806b
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