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Private foundation (trust)EIN 470834133Est. 2001-09

WEITZ FAMILY FOUNDATION

OMAHA, NE 68131

Total Assets

$130.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$15.6M

FY 2023

Grants Made

167

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$93K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$700–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$16.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$16.8M

Distributable Amount

$5.8M

Min. Investment Return

$5.8M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

167 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $700 through median $40K to maximum $1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2023. Peak $15.6M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
$2.7M
12 grants
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
$1.5M
3 grants
IMMIGRANT LEGAL CENTER
$1.4M
3 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$1.3M
3 grants
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE
$1.1M
2 grants
AVENUE SCHOLARS
$1.1M
3 grants
NEBRASKA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE
$1.0M
3 grants
UNO SERVICE LEARNING
$966K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
93
grants
$10–50K
217
grants
$50–250K
147
grants
$250K–1M
42
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Nebraska
$41.2M
90% of total
Illinois
$2.3M
5% of total
New York
$1.6M
4% of total
Arizona
$200K
0% of total
California
$143K
0% of total
Iowa
$125K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$70K
0% of total
Montana
$5K
0% of total
Oregon
$5K
0% of total

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