Private foundation · Omaha, NE

Weitz Family Foundation

View org profile →Find similar funders →Invitation only
Typical grant size
$20K – $40K – $106K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
215
Repeat grantees
162
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Kathryn a Weitz
ORGANIZATION PRESIDENT
$220K
Emily Nguyen
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$176K
Roger T Weitz
DIRECTOR
Andrew S Weitz
DIRECTOR
Meredith Weitz
DIRECTOR
Kathleen Weitz
DIRECTOR
Barbara V Weitz
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY
Wallace R Weitz
BOARD PRESIDENT & TREASURER
Kate Weitz
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$32K
Kathryn a White
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
73.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'15
'16
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
1,193
Total grants awarded
$117.2M
Total amount
$98K
Average grant
$4.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$15.6M
167 grants
2022
$15.6M
156 grants
2021
$14.5M
177 grants
2020
$13.5M
166 grants
2019
$10.9M
131 grants
2018
$13.2M
112 grants
2016
$14.5M
112 grants
2015
$14.0M
102 grants
2014
$5.4M
70 grants

Top recipients

34 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$11.5M
2 grants · MN · ✓ Exact match
$4.7M
9 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$3.4M
9 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$3.3M
9 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$3.1M
9 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$2.9M
5 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$2.6M
Planned Parenthood
9 grants · NE
$2.4M
9 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$2.3M
7 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$2.3M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Depaul University
GENERAL OPERATING
IL · TY 2023
$1.0M
Southside Redevelopment Corporation
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$500K
Uno Service Learning
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$460K
Planned Parenthood
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$450K
Union for Contemporary Art
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$450K
Immigrant Legal Center
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$450K
Education Rights Counsel
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$400K
Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$400K
Women's Fund of Greater Omaha
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$400K
Avenue Scholars
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$350K
Nebraska Civic Engagement Table
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$350K
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$344K
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$325K
Children's Hospital & Medical Center Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$300K
Columbia University
GENERAL OPERATING
NY · TY 2023
$250K
Spark
GENERAL OPERATING
IL · TY 2023
$250K
University of Nebraska Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$250K
African American Empowerment Network
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$225K
No More Empty Pots
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$225K
The Nebraska Journalism Trust
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$225K
One World Community Health Centers
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$225K
Kids Can Community Center
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$220K
I Be Black Girl
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$210K
International Council for Refugees & Immigrants
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$200K
Families in Action
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$200K
Unmc College of Public Health
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$200K
The Simple Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$166K
Nebraska Medicine
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$156K
Joslyn Art Museum
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$150K
Centro Hispano Comunitario de Nebraska
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$150K
Community Information Trust
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$150K
Inclusive Communities
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$150K
Opera Omaha
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$150K
Film Streams
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$150K
Open Sky Policy Institute
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$138K
Mental Health Innovation Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$125K
Lending Link
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$125K
Urban League of Nebraska
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$125K
Center for Rural Affairs
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$125K
Latino Center of the Midlands
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$125K
ACLU of Nebraska
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$120K
Center for Holistic Development
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$120K
Intercultural Senior Center
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$110K
Heartland Workers Center
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$110K
D2 Center
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$106K
Women's Center for Advancement
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$100K
Charles Drew Health Center
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$100K
Omaha Symphony
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$100K
College Possible
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$100K
Child Saving Institute
GENERAL OPERATING
NE · TY 2023
$100K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.