Weiss Family Foundation
Weiss Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $237K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $6K.
Weiss Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Weiss Family Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,000
- -82.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,750
- -95.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $750
- Total assets
- $236,753
- +1.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (93% 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 Weiss Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Creative Visions Foundation ($5K). Together the top 4 received $7K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Weiss Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 754% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $820 (2022) to $40K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Visions Foundation Malibu, CA | Donation | $5,000 |
| Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Los Angeles, CA | Donation | $1,000 |
| Project Purple Beacon Falls, CT | Donation | $500 |
| We Got This Foundation Calabasas, CA | Donation | $500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $236,753 | $11,897 | $8,538 | $7,000 | 4 | $7,000 | $6,279 |
| 2024 | $233,394 | $31,909 | $41,032 | $39,715 | 1 | $39,715 | $7,767 |
| 2023 | $242,517 | $11,763 | $3,619 | $1,552 | 1 | $1,552 | $8,397 |
| 2022 | $234,373 | $-26,339 | $5,339 | $820 | 1 | $820 | $3,094 |
| 2021 | $266,051 | $28,888 | $9,130 | $3,955 | 2 | $3,955 | $1,243 |
| 2020 | $246,293 | $6,871 | $10,228 | $4,917 | 3 | — | $1,649 |
| 2019 | $249,650 | $2,179 | $20,560 | $15,163 | 5 | — | $3,939 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Weiss Family Foundation is led by Frank Varela, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Frank Varela
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bonnie Weiss
Vice President
On filings since 2019
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 Weiss Family Foundation
How much does Weiss Family Foundation give each year?
Weiss Family Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 1 grant.
What is Weiss Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Weiss Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $750, and its average grant was $1,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Weiss Family Foundation give grants?
Weiss Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Connecticut (7%).
Does Weiss Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Weiss Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (4 grants).
How large is Weiss Family Foundation?
Weiss Family Foundation reported $237K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $12K.
What is Weiss Family Foundation's EIN?
Weiss Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4351904. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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