Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bay City, MI EIN: 38-3262641

Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bay City, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $102K.

Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc gave $57K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$57,000
+375.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$28,500
+137.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$28,500
Total assets
$1,201,446
+3.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Can Council: $9KCan Council$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Can Council ($9K).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($48,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 9 (89%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Bay CityUniversity Center

How Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc gives

  • 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

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2024) to $85K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $57K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$48,000
Can Council Bay City, MIAid Abused Children in Bay County$9,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,201,446$113,088$70,564$57,0002$59,830$102,093$64,514
2024$1,158,922$76,555$23,928$12,0001$14,815$67,328$61,722
2023$1,106,295$35,273$70,815$60,0002$62,770$29,913$56,794
2022$1,141,837$30,047$63,963$53,0002$55,770$24,440$57,490
2021$1,175,753$40,724$96,218$85,0002$86,145$32,129$67,702
2020$1,231,247$108,853$86,429$71,9232—$92,673$73,730

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $65K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc is led by Matt Schmidt, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matt Schmidt

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Meyer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Olschove

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annette Jones

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Kidwell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Trautner

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Schmidt

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurtis Pake

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Everitt

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Weidner

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Weidner

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Glenn Eyre (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Judge Kenneth Schmidt (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sally Preston (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Hubert (2020–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc

How much does Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc give each year?

Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc gave $57K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.

How large is Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc?

Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $65K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc?

Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bay City, MI. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc operate?

Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc's EIN?

Nathan Weidner Memorial Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3262641. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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