William E Weiss Foundation Inc

JACKSON, WY EIN: 55-6016633

The William E Weiss Foundation Inc is a private family foundation incorporated in 1955 in New York and currently based in Jackson, Wyoming. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and has been tax-exempt since December 1957.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.4M

-0.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$398K

+128.7% YoY

Grant Count

14

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

+128.7% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation gives primarily to museums and for arts and cultural programs. Funding interests include education, philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking, and human services.

Grantmaking

The foundation made 25 grants in the most recent reporting year.

Grant Range

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Wyoming, New York, and Tennessee.

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

BostonCantonCodyFarmingtonGermantownJacksonLakevilleMemphisNew YorkSaint LouisSan FranciscoSanta BarbaraSt LouisWernersvilleWilson

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Current Assets and Giving:

  • Total assets: $6,431,555 (as of 2025)
  • Total giving: $398,000 (2025)
  • Total revenues: $419,413 (2025)
  • Total expenses: $477,380 (2025)

Historical Assets:

  • $8.9 million (2023 tax year)
  • $6.49 million (2024)

Recent Distributions:

  • $174,000 (2023)
  • $227,000 in revenue (2024)
  • $224,000 in expenses (2024)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$138K$275K$413K$550K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$6,431,555$6,487,913$6,485,623
Revenue$419,413$226,598$102,775
Expenses$477,380$224,308$233,942
Qualifying Distributions$398,000$174,000$180,000
Net Investment Income$384,870$189,045$162,778
Distributable Amount$456,997$397,796$362,708

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$199K$299K$398K25 grants202123 grants202212 grants202314 grants202414 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH$100KCHURCH OF ST MICHAEL & S…$63KMUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NE…$50KPURE ACADEMY$35KSCROLL PRIZE$33KGANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND$30KASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT C…$25KST JOHN'S HEALTH FOUNDAT…$20KANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER$10KBACK THE BLUE 901$10K

Grant Size Distribution

88 grants across all recorded years

84<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Officers (as of most recent filings):

  • Katrina W Ryan - President
  • Daryl Brown Uber - Vice President
  • William U Weiss - Treasurer
  • Dwyer Brown - Secretary

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DWYER BROWNVICE PRESIDENT0.25
WILLIAM U WEISSPRESIDENT0.25
KATRINA W RYANSECRETARY0.25
DARYL BROWN UBERTREASURER0.25

Contact Information

Mailing Address: PO Box 14270 Jackson, WY 83002-4270

Telephone: 307-739-8338

EIN: 55-6016633

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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