Weingart Foundation Grants

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

Joanna Jackson

Address

700 S FLOWER STREET LOS ANGELES, CA, 90017

Phone

(213) 688-7799

Deadlines

Regular grant program and small grants program do not have deadlines.

Application materials

Grants and other program support are designed to improve the capacity and sustainability of organizations to achieve their missions in the areas of health, human services, & education. We give the highest priority to activities that provide greater access to people who are economically disadvantaged and underserved. The weingart foundation partners with communities across southern california to advance racial, social, and economic justice for all. The foundation also funds activities that benefit the general community & improve the quality of life for all individuals in southern california. Grants are awarded for the period of time necessary to complete the proposed outcomes, with most grants ranging between one and two years. Generally, grantees must wait one year from the end of their grant period before reapplying for a new grant.

Restrictions

Grants are not made to organizations that discriminate against certain groups or individuals in the delivery of programs and services on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability; for propagandizing, influencing legislation and/or elections, promoting voter registration; for political candidates, political campaigns; for litigation; for social or political issues outside the U.S.; to individuals; for conferences, workshops, temporary exhibits, travel, surveys, films or publishing activities; for endowment funds; for deficits or debt reduction; for fundraising dinners or events; for research. Grants generally are not approved for national organizations that do not have local chapters operating in the geographic area of grant focus.

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Where Weingart Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (1,041 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Weingart Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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