Private foundation · EIN 23-6298302 · Charlotte, North Carolina

A H & Helen L Weiss Foundation

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 73 grants paid, $172K total, median $300. 8% of grants stayed in North Carolina.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
73
$172K
Median grant
$300
Stays in NC
8%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.8M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 73 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$25K
Atrium Health FoundationCharlotte, NCProgram support$20K
Abramson Senior CareJenkintown, PAProgram support$10K
Jewish Federation of Greater CharlotteCharlotte, NCProgram support$7,922
Emory HillelAtlanta, GAProgram support$7,500
University of Michigan HillelAnn Arbor, MIProgram support$7,500
University of Wisconsin HillelMadison, WIProgram support$7,500
University of Florida HillelGainesville, FLProgram support$7,500
University of Arizona HillelTucson, AZProgram support$7,500
NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NYTmccauley - 11/13/24 02:34pm worksheet private foundation$6,000
Yachad for IsraelLakewood, NJProgram support$5,000
Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$5,000
Jewish Federation of Greater CharlotteCharlotte, NCProgram support$5,000
Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$5,000
Wilshire Boulevard TempleLos Angeles, CAProgram support$4,500
Temple IsraelCharlotte, NCProgram support$3,600
Rotary Special AthletesPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$3,500
Har Zion TemplePenn Valley, PAProgram support$3,363
B'nai Israel CongregationRockville, MDProgram support$3,300
NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NYProgram support$3,200
Milken Community SchoolLos Angeles, CAProgram support$3,000
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$2,500
Magen David AdornNew York, NYProgram support$2,500
American Lung AssociationEssington, PAProgram support$1,900
Jewish Federation of Greater CharlotteCharlotte, NCProgram support$1,500
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern PaPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$1,000
Friendship Circle of Philadelphia Region SouthPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$1,000
Alzheimer's FoundationPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$1,000
Hopeworks N CamdenCamden, NJProgram support$1,000
Samuel D Cozen Memorial FundWest Coshohocken, PAProgram support$500
The Shoah Foundation - the Institute for Visual History and EducationLos Angeles, CAProgram support$500
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$500
Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$500
Breast Cancer Buddies IncNorth Potomac, MDProgram support$500
AIPACWashington, DCProgram support$500
Ronald McDonald HousePhiladelphia, PAProgram support$500
Israel Guide Dog Center for the BlindWarrington, PAProgram support$300
Susan Kamen Cancer FoundationDallas, TXProgram support$300
Jewish Federation of Greater WashingtonNorth Bethesda, MDProgram support$250
Stone and Holt Weeks FoundationBaltimore, MDProgram support$250
Jewish National FundRockville, NYProgram support$250
US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DCProgram support$250
National Foundation for Cancer ResearchRockville, MDProgram support$200
Simon Wiesenthal CenterLos Angeles, CAProgram support$200
Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer ResearchLos Angeles, CAProgram support$200
John Tracy ClinicLos Angeles, CAProgram support$200
B'nai Zion FoundationNew York, NYProgram support$200
Levine JCCCharlotte, NCProgram support$180
Friends of Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NYProgram support$150
Alzheimer's AssociationWashington, DCProgram support$100
American Heart AssociationColumbus, OHProgram support$100
American Red CrossPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$100
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MDProgram support$100
Easter Seals of Southeastern PaPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$100
Kimmel Center IncPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$100
Maccabi Usnsports for IsraelPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$100
MaddIrving, TXProgram support$100
March of DimesAtlanta, GAProgram support$100
The Salvation Army of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAProgram support$100
Commemorative Air ForceTopeka, KSProgram support$100

By state: Pennsylvania 23 · North Carolina 6 · New York 7 · California 8 · Georgia 4 · Wisconsin 3

About this foundation

A H & Helen L Weiss Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Charlotte, North Carolina, tax-exempt since 1956. 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 A H & Helen L Weiss Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 A H & Helen L Weiss Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $172K across 73 grants, a median of $300.

Where does A H & Helen L Weiss Foundation give?

Pennsylvania (23 grants), North Carolina (6 grants), New York (7 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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