The A H & Helen Weiss Foundation makes a small number of relatively large, targeted gifts focused primarily on healthcare (specifically cardiac transplant patient support) and Jewish cultural heritage. Their grantmaking is concentrated among a few organizations rather than broadly distributed, with multiple payments routed to the same hospital foundation/ transplant fund and a single museum grant to the National Museum of American Jewish History. This pattern suggests family-driven priorities around medical philanthropy and preserving Jewish history and culture.
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants to a small set of repeat grantees; mix of direct museum support and hospital/transplant fund donations, indicating targeted, relationship-driven grants rather than many small awards.
A H & Helen Weiss Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated support for cardiac transplant patient assistance and for Jewish cultural and educational institutions. One of its clearest patterns is sustained backing for the Nalibotsky Cardiac Transplant Fund and related hospital philanthropy in Charlotte, alongside a separate commitment to Jewish history through the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. The foundation’s larger gifts tend to cluster around a few named beneficiaries rather than being widely dispersed, with program-support grants appearing year after year to the same organizations. In the medical stream, the foundation has supported Atrium Health Foundation and the Nalibotsky Cardiac Transplant Fund through multiple grants, including both direct fund support and hospital foundation support. In the Jewish communal stream, its gifts reach museums, federations, Hillels, and senior-care institutions, showing a mix of heritage, education, and community support. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: targeted grants to organizations tied to specific patient, campus, or cultural needs, rather than broad field-wide funding.
In Jewish history and culture, the foundation gave $25,000 to the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History for program support. That grant sits alongside other support for Jewish institutions tied to education and community life, including Jewish federations, Hillels, and congregational organizations. In healthcare, it gave $20,000 to Atrium Health Foundation for the Nalibotsky Cardiac Transplant Fund, continuing a line of support for cardiac transplant patient assistance. It also made a separate $20,000 grant to the Nalibotsky Cardiac Transplant Fund in a prior year. The foundation’s grant list also includes senior-care and medical recipients such as Abramson Senior Care and NYU Langone Medical Center, showing attention to both patient-facing services and institutional health programs.
The foundation’s grant sizes are small to modest, with a p25 of $100, a median of $200, and a p75 of $1,900. The recent list shows a recurring pattern rather than one-time experimentation: the same organizations appear in multiple years, including medical, Jewish communal, and campus-based recipients. Program support is the dominant stated purpose across the grants shown. The foundation is a regular private foundation funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$172K
$1.8M
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$211K
Most grants fall between $100 and $2K, with a median of $200.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$200
75th Percentile
$2K
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Notable grantees: Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, Nalibotsky Cardiac Transplant Fund, Atrium Health Foundation
Grants go entirely to U.S. recipients in the data provided. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and 32% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Charlotte, North Carolina appears often through hospital and Jewish federation grants, while Philadelphia, Pennsylvania appears through museum and federation support. Other recipient cities include Madison, Tucson, Atlanta, Ann Arbor, Gainesville, New York, and Jenkintown, showing a national spread with a visible Mid-Atlantic concentration.
The recent grants show a strong focus on cardiac transplant patient assistance, Jewish cultural institutions, Jewish federations, Hillels, and some senior-care and medical organizations. Examples in the data include the Nalibotsky Cardiac Transplant Fund, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, and multiple university Hillels.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Atrium Health Foundation, the Nalibotsky Cardiac Transplant Fund, Abramson Senior Care, Jewish Federation of Charlotte, and NYU Langone Medical Center. That pattern suggests repeat support for a relatively small set of organizations.
The foundation’s grant-size profile is small to modest: p25 is $100, median is $200, and p75 is $1,900. The recent grants list also includes larger targeted gifts such as $25,000 and $20,000.
All grants in the provided country distribution go to U.S. recipients. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and 32% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Charlotte, Philadelphia, and New York are among the recurring recipient cities.
The foundation is classified as a regular funder and the recent grants are overwhelmingly labeled program support. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ABRAMSON SENIOR CARE | JENKINTOWN, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $7,922 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EMORY HILLEL | ATLANTA, GA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HILLEL | TUSCON, AZ | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HILLEL | GAINESVILLE, FL | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HILLEL | MADISON, WI | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HILLEL | ANN ARBOR, MI | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | TMCCAULEY - 11/13/24 02:34PM WORKSHEET PRIVATE FOUNDATION |
| YACHAD FOR ISRAEL | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | CHARLOTTE, NC | $3,600 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ROTARY SPECIAL ATHLETES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $3,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HAR ZION TEMPLE | PENN VALLEY, PA | $3,363 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| B'NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION | ROCKVILLE, MD | $3,300 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $3,200 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MAGEN DAVID ADORN | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION | ESSINGTON, PA | $1,900 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PHILADELPHIA REGION SOUTH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF EASTERN PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPEWORKS N CAMDEN | CAMDEN, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AIPAC | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BREAST CANCER BUDDIES INC | NORTH POTOMAC, MD | $500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAMUEL D COZEN MEMORIAL FUND | WEST COSHOHOCKEN, PA | $500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE SHOAH FOUNDATION - THE INSTITUTE FOR VISUAL HISTORY AND EDUCATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SUSAN KAMEN CANCER FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $300 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND | WARRINGTON, PA | $300 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| STONE AND HOLT WEEKS FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $250 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | ROCKVILLE, NY | $250 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON | NORTH BETHESDA, MD | $250 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $250 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH | ROCKVILLE, MD | $200 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HIRSHBERG FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JOHN TRACY CLINIC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| B'NAI ZION FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $200 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LEVINE JCC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $180 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $150 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MARCH OF DIMES | ATLANTA, GA | $100 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ABRAMSON SENIOR CARE
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
$7,922PROGRAM SUPPORT
EMORY HILLEL
$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HILLEL
$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HILLEL
$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HILLEL
$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HILLEL
$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER
$6,000TMCCAULEY - 11/13/24 02:34PM WORKSHEET PRIVATE FOUNDATION
YACHAD FOR ISRAEL
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
$4,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$3,600PROGRAM SUPPORT
ROTARY SPECIAL ATHLETES
$3,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
HAR ZION TEMPLE
$3,363PROGRAM SUPPORT
B'NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION
$3,300PROGRAM SUPPORT
NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER
$3,200PROGRAM SUPPORT
MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$3,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION
$2,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
MAGEN DAVID ADORN
$2,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
$1,900PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
$1,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION
$1,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PHILADELPHIA REGION SOUTH
$1,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF EASTERN PA
$1,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOPEWORKS N CAMDEN
$1,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
AIPAC
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
BREAST CANCER BUDDIES INC
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAMUEL D COZEN MEMORIAL FUND
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE SHOAH FOUNDATION - THE INSTITUTE FOR VISUAL HISTORY AND EDUCATION
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
SUSAN KAMEN CANCER FOUNDATION
$300PROGRAM SUPPORT
ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND
$300PROGRAM SUPPORT
STONE AND HOLT WEEKS FOUNDATION
$250PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$250PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON
$250PROGRAM SUPPORT
US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
$250PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
$200PROGRAM SUPPORT
HIRSHBERG FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
$200PROGRAM SUPPORT
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER
$200PROGRAM SUPPORT
JOHN TRACY CLINIC
$200PROGRAM SUPPORT
B'NAI ZION FOUNDATION
$200PROGRAM SUPPORT
LEVINE JCC
$180PROGRAM SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
$150PROGRAM SUPPORT
MARCH OF DIMES
$100PROGRAM SUPPORT