Weiner Family Foundation
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.
Weiner Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Weiner Family Foundation gave $18K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $18,000
- +56.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,000
- +56.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $84,926
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (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 Weiner Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Navy Pier ($13K). Together the top 2 received $18K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $18K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $18K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Navy Pier Chicago, IL | Charitable | $13,000 |
| Youth Guidance Chicago, IL | Charitable | $5,000 |
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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 | $84,926 | $21,324 | $21,380 | $18,000 | 2 | $18,210 | $18,975 | $15,378 |
| 2024 | $84,982 | $7,266 | $14,642 | $11,500 | 2 | $11,700 | $5,137 | $13,678 |
| 2023 | $92,358 | $9,871 | $10,608 | $8,000 | 2 | $8,844 | $8,128 | $11,480 |
| 2022 | $93,095 | $3,364 | $14,677 | $12,000 | 2 | $12,832 | $1,534 | $12,126 |
| 2021 | $104,408 | $2,997 | $18,729 | $16,000 | 3 | $16,796 | $1,082 | $12,840 |
| 2020 | $120,140 | $2,967 | $17,928 | $15,500 | 2 | — | $1,327 | $11,552 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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