Private foundation · EIN 13-6110132 · Wilmington, Delaware

Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 37 grants paid, $821K total, median $15K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
37
$821K
Median grant
$15K
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$16M

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boston Symphony Orchestra IncBoston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$55K
Chapel Haven Schleifer CenterNew Haven, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$50K
Damon Runyon Cancer Research FndNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$50K
Duke UniversityDurham, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$50K
Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$50K
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$45K
Asolo Theater IncSarasota, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$40K
Doe Fund IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$40K
Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge IncStockbridge, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$40K
The New York and Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$35K
Citizens Committee for Children of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$30K
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$30K
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NewNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$30K
Metropolitan Opera Association IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
The Carnegie Hall CorporationNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Manhattan Theatre Club IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Mayas Hope Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Milton AcademyMilton, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
American Repertory TheatreCambridge, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Epic Theatre Center IncAstoria, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center IncGt Barrington, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Only Make Believe IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Riverdale Country School IncBronx, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$7,500
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research FoundationNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
New York Road Runners ClubNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Glimmerglass Opera Theatre IncCooperstown, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000

By state: New York 24 · Massachusetts 6 · Connecticut 3 · North Carolina 1 · District of Columbia 1 · Florida 1

About this foundation

Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 1959. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $821K across 37 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc give?

New York (24 grants), Massachusetts (6 grants), Connecticut (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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