The Eric & Martha Schweiger Foundation makes a small number of sizable, unrestricted charitable gifts to nonprofit institutions, with a clear concentration in a few repeat recipients. Their largest and most frequent beneficiary is a celebrity-led children’s charity, but they also support cultural heritage and memorial organizations and other philanthropic entities. Overall their portfolio reads as targeted, relationship-driven philanthropy rather than broad community grantmaking.
A defining feature of the Eric & Martha Schweiger Foundation is its concentration of large, unrestricted gifts to a small set of repeat nonprofit beneficiaries. The clearest pattern is its support for Celebrity Foundation for Children, which received the foundation’s two largest recent grants and another substantial award in an earlier year. That repeated backing signals a relationship-based approach rather than broad, one-off grantmaking. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches into cultural and commemorative institutions. It gave six figures to the Khalil Gibran Historical Society for charity work tied to Arab-American cultural heritage and literary history, and it supported the Military Women’s Memorial in Arlington with another six-figure grant. A smaller set of gifts shows that the foundation also funds other philanthropic organizations and community entities, but the overall picture is selective and institution-focused. Across the recent grants on file, the foundation’s giving is marked by large checks, limited recipient volume, and recurring support for organizations that preserve heritage, honor service, or support children’s philanthropy.
In children’s philanthropy, the foundation gave $775,000 in 2025 and $383,000 in 2024 to Celebrity Foundation for Children, along with a $100,000 grant in 2023. That repeated support makes the children-focused charity the most visible beneficiary in the recent record. Cultural heritage is another clear thread. The foundation awarded $103,858 to the Khalil Gibran Historical Society in 2025, connecting its grantmaking to Arab-American literary history and preservation. The foundation also supports commemoration of military women. In 2023 it gave $100,000 to the Military Women’s Memorial in Arlington, adding a memorial-focused grant to its pattern of institutional support. Its recent list further includes grants to Michael and Christine Farah Foundat, Homeboy Industries, and Balboa Chamber of Commerce, showing that the foundation sometimes extends support beyond its most repeated beneficiaries.
Typical grant size is sizable: the 25th percentile is $77,500, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $173,644. The recent record shows a small number of grants with outsized awards, rather than many small gifts. Recipients do appear across multiple years, especially one children’s charity that appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant list reflects direct charitable giving rather than an open application-style program.
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Most grants fall between $78K and $174K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$78K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$174K
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Concentrated and relationship-focused: few large grants (majority of funding to one repeat grantee), recurring support for select organizations rather than many small or one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: Celebrity Foundation for Children, Khalil Gibran Historical Society, Military Women's Memorial, Michael and Christine Farah Foundation
The foundation’s grantmaking is overwhelmingly California-centered, with 88% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The most frequent recipient location outside the pattern of California giving is Arlington, VA, where the Military Women’s Memorial is based; Virginia is also the top state by grant count. Other California recipient cities in the recent grants include Hemet, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and Los Angeles. All recent grants on file went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants go to children-focused charities, cultural heritage organizations, memorial institutions, and other philanthropic entities. Named examples in the record include a children’s charity, the Khalil Gibran Historical Society, the Military Women’s Memorial, and community-oriented nonprofits and foundations.
Yes. One children’s charity appears in three different years: $100,000 in 2023, $383,000 in 2024, and $775,000 in 2025. That repeated pattern suggests the foundation often backs organizations over time rather than making only one-off gifts.
The foundation’s recent grants are large: the 25th percentile is $77,500, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $173,644. Several listed awards are at or above six figures.
Most grants go to recipients in California, which accounts for 88% of the grants in the recent record. The top state by grant count is Virginia, reflecting a smaller but visible set of awards outside California.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CELEBRITY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN | HEMET, CA | $775,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| KHALIL GIBRAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY | COSTA MESA, CA | $103,858 | 2025 | charity |
| CELEBRITY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN | HEMET, CA | $383,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| MICHAEL AND CHRISTINE FARAH FOUNDAT | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITY. |
| CELEBRITY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN | HEMET, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| MILITARY WOMEN'S MEMORIAL | ARLINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2023 | CHARITY. |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITY. |
| BALBOA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITY. |
CELEBRITY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN
$775,000CHARITY
KHALIL GIBRAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$103,858charity
CELEBRITY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN
$383,000CHARITY
MICHAEL AND CHRISTINE FARAH FOUNDAT
$100,000CHARITY.
CELEBRITY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN
$100,000CHARITY
CHARITY.
BALBOA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$5,000CHARITY.