Weiner Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Walled Lake, MI EIN: 38-3449750

Weiner Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Walled Lake, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $85K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $19K.

Key facts about Weiner Family Foundation

In short: Weiner Family Foundation gave $18K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
38-3449750
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$18,000
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$9,000
Median grant
$9,000
Total assets
$84,926
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$85K

-0.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$18K

+56.5% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

+56.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Weiner Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Weiner Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 118% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ChicagoPontiacDetroitJamaica Plain

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $18K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $18K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Navy Pier: $13KNavy Pier$13KYouth Guidance: $5KYouth Guidance$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Navy Pier ($13K). Together the top 2 received $18K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Navy Pier Chicago, ILCharitable$13,000
Youth Guidance Chicago, ILCharitable$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$20K$30K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$84,926$84,982$92,358
Revenue$21,324$7,266$9,871
Expenses$21,380$14,642$10,608
Qualifying Distributions$18,210$11,700$8,844
Net Investment Income$18,975$5,137$8,128
Distributable Amount$15,378$13,678$11,480

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Weiner Family Foundation is led by Laura Keidan Martin, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Laura Keidan Martin

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig C. Martin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip E. Seltzer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marian Keidan Seltzer

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Weiner Family Foundation

How much does Weiner Family Foundation give each year?

Weiner Family Foundation gave $18K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 2 grants.

How large is Weiner Family Foundation?

Weiner Family Foundation reported $85K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Weiner Family Foundation operate?

Weiner Family Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan.

What is Weiner Family Foundation's EIN?

Weiner Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3449750. 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.

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