Weir Bettering Life
Weir Bettering Life is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $21K.
Weir Bettering Life at a glance
In short: Weir Bettering Life gave $21K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), top state Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,363
- +968.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,121
- +256.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $513
- Total assets
- $3,235
- +432.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (2% 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 Weir Bettering Life funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Fatima ($20K). Together the top 3 received $21K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Weir Bettering Life gives
- Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $21K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Fatima | Support | $20,350 |
| Axia International Houston, TX | Support | $513 |
| Kingdom Song Spring Hill, TN | Support | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,235 | $25,360 | $22,733 | $21,363 | 3 | $21,102 | $73 |
| 2024 | $608 | $1,850 | $4,184 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,684 | $60 |
| 2023 | $2,942 | $14,910 | $12,756 | $11,000 | 3 | $11,256 | $202 |
| 2022 | $788 | $19,500 | $19,101 | $17,163 | 5 | $17,751 | $123 |
| 2021 | $389 | $2,200 | $4,000 | $2,000 | 1 | $4,000 | $71 |
| 2020 | $2,189 | $15,021 | $13,341 | $9,558 | 2 | — | $127 |
| 2019 | $509 | $7,360 | $6,950 | $6,500 | 3 | — | $15 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Weir Bettering Life reported a distributable amount of $73 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Weir Bettering Life is led by Timothy Weir, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Timothy Weir
President
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 Weir Bettering Life
How much does Weir Bettering Life give each year?
Weir Bettering Life gave $21K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 1 grant.
What is Weir Bettering Life's typical grant size?
Weir Bettering Life's median grant in 2025 was $513, and its average grant was $7,121, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Does Weir Bettering Life give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Weir Bettering Life's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (3 grants).
How large is Weir Bettering Life?
Weir Bettering Life reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Weir Bettering Life?
Weir Bettering Life is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Raleigh, NC. It holds $3K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Weir Bettering Life operate?
Weir Bettering Life has awarded grants in California, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
What is Weir Bettering Life's EIN?
Weir Bettering Life's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1918763. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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