Private foundation · EIN 63-6018983 · Montgomery, Alabama

Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund

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: 73 grants paid, $142K total, median $500. 1% of grants stayed in Alabama.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
73
$142K
Median grant
$500
Stays in AL
1%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.0M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 40 of 73 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mississippi Museum of ArtJackson, MSGeneral fund$10K
Community FoundationJackson, MSGeneral fund$7,500
Mississippi Food NetworkJackson, MSGeneral fund$7,500
Revitalize MississippiJackson, MSGeneral fund$7,500
Institue of Southern Jewish LifeJackson, MSGeneral fund$7,000
New Stage TheatreJackson, MSGeneral fund$7,000
Smith College Museum of ArtNorthampton, MAGeneral fund$7,000
Women's Foundation of MississippiJackson, MSGeneral fund$7,000
St Andrews Episcopal SchoolJackson, MSGeneral fund$6,500
Beth Israel CongregationJackson, MSGeneral fund$5,500
MS Symphony OrchestraJackson, MSGeneral fund$5,000
Henry Jacobs CampUtica, MSGeneral fund$4,000
Operation Shoe StringJackson, MSGeneral fund$4,000
Milsaps CollegeJackson, MSGeneral fund$3,500
Relief Efforts for California WildfSacramento, CAGeneral fund$3,500
Macular Degeneration AssociationSarasota, FLGeneral fund$3,000
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALGeneral fund$3,000
UNICEFNew York, NYGeneral fund$3,000
Habitat for HumanityJackson, MSGeneral fund$2,500
International Ballet CompetitionJackson, MSGeneral fund$2,500
Jackson Jewish Welfare FundJackson, MSGeneral fund$2,500
Mississippi OperaJackson, MSGeneral fund$2,500
Beth Israel Cemetery FundWoodbridge Township, NJGeneral fund$2,200
Mississippi Center for JusticeJackson, MSGeneral fund$2,000
Museum of Southern Jewish ExperiencNew Orleans, LAGeneral fund$2,000
The Piney Woods SchoolPiney Woods, MSGeneral fund$2,000
Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MSGeneral fund$2,000
Antidefamation LeagueNew York, NYGeneral fund$1,500
Parkinson's Disease FoundationJackson, MSGeneral fund$1,500
Batson Children's HospitalJackson, MSGeneral fund$1,000
Center for the Study of Southern CuUniversity, MSGeneral fund$1,000
Jackson ZooJackson, MSGeneral fund$1,000
Stewpot Community ServicesJackson, MSGeneral fund$1,000
Greater Eastover FoundationJackson, MSGeneral fund$800
American Civil Liberties Union of MJackson, MSGeneral fund$600
Toys for TotsTriangle, VAGeneral fund$600
Eudora Welty FoundationJackson, MSGeneral fund$500
Jewish Childrens Regional ServiceMetairie, LAGeneral fund$500
Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundatiNew York, NYGeneral fund$500
Main IdeaWorcester, MAGeneral fund$500

By state: Mississippi 44 · Massachusetts 2 · New York 10 · California 2 · Florida 1 · Alabama 1

About this foundation

Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Montgomery, Alabama, administered in care of Trust Dept First Alabama Bank of, tax-exempt since 1957. 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 Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund 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 Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $142K across 73 grants, a median of $500.

Where does Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund give?

Mississippi (44 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants), New York (10 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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