The Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on performing-arts organizations, directing sizable awards to theater and regional arts centers. Grants are few but substantial, with repeat support to established venues, indicating a preference for sustaining institutional arts programming rather than broad-based community services.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of arts organizations with evidence of repeat funding to flagship institutions rather than many small or geographically dispersed awards.
A $75,000 grant to Building 178 Performing Arts Center Inc in San Diego stands out as the largest recent award from Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust and signals the trust’s emphasis on performance institutions. Across the recent grants list, the trust backs theaters, symphonies, arts centers, and related cultural organizations, with several awards supporting general operations rather than one-time projects. La Jolla Playhouse appears as a repeat recipient, receiving $50,000 in 2023 and another $50,000 in 2024, which points to sustained support for an established regional theater. Other performing-arts awards include Mainly Mozart in San Diego, Cygnet Theatre Company, The Symphonia, and the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The trust’s broader portfolio also reaches beyond the arts into selected community, civic, and advocacy organizations, but the pattern remains centered on institutions with defined programming and public-facing audiences. The grant list suggests a funder that favors relatively concentrated support for organizations already operating at scale, especially in California and Florida.
Performing arts is the clearest throughline in the trust’s recent giving. In San Diego, it gave $30,000 to Mainly Mozart for performing arts, and $15,000 to Cygnet Theatre Company for performing arts. In Boca Raton, the trust supported The Symphonia with $15,000 in 2023 and $11,000 in 2024, both coded for performing arts, showing continued support for the same arts organization over time. Venue and infrastructure support also appears in the record: Building 178 Performing Arts Center Inc received $75,000 for general purposes. The trust also supported a regional arts center outside California and Florida through the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, awarded $15,000 for general support.
Typical grants fall in a fairly tight band: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. That distribution fits a pattern of smaller awards punctuated by larger institutional grants, such as the $75,000 award at the top of the list. The trust is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and the recent record shows repeat support to some recipients across multiple years, including La Jolla Playhouse, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, Fau Foundation Inc, and The Symphonia. Most awards in the sample are general-purpose grants, with some project or performing-arts designations mixed in.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Notable grantees: La Jolla Playhouse, Building 178 Performing Arts Center Inc
Grants are concentrated in the United States, and California appears most often among recipient locations. San Diego and La Jolla show up repeatedly, alongside Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Miami, Sherman Oaks, Jacksonville, Washington, DC, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Palm Beach Gardens. The recipient base is especially dense in Florida’s Boca Raton area, with multiple organizations there receiving awards across 2023 and 2024. California recipients include both San Diego arts organizations and Los Angeles-area grantees.
The recent grants list centers on performing-arts organizations and venues, including theaters, symphonies, and arts centers. It also includes some community and civic organizations, but the strongest pattern is support for established arts institutions and related programming.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including La Jolla Playhouse with $50,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2024, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation with $25,000 in each year, Fau Foundation Inc with $20,000 in 2023 and 2024, and The Symphonia with $15,000 in 2023 and $11,000 in 2024.
The grant-size distribution is fairly tight: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. That suggests many awards cluster in the five-figure range, with a smaller number of larger institutional grants.
California is the top state by grant count. Florida also receives a large share of awards, and many recent grants go to organizations in Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Miami, and other Florida cities.
Recent arts grantees include Building 178 Performing Arts Center Inc in San Diego, La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, Mainly Mozart in San Diego, Cygnet Theatre Company in San Diego, The Symphonia in Boca Raton, and the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $70,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE | LA JOLLA, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | BOCA RATON, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY | KERRVILLE, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOCA INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL | BOCA RATON, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| JEWISH ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE OPTIONS | SUNRISE, FL | $11,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| COMMITTEE FOR A CONSTRUCTIVE TOMORROW | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CROHNS & COLITIS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MORIKAMI INC | DELRAY BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE SYMPHONIA | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| JUDICIAL WATCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOCA HELPING HANDS | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TURNING POINT USA | PHOENIX, AZ | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BEST FOOT FORWARD FOUNDATION | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| YOUTH ORCHESTRAS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| STANDWITHUS | LOS ANGELE, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOCA BALLET THEATRE | BOCA RATON, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY | LAKEWORTH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| JARC FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE | DELRAY BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| CREATIVE CITY COLLABORATIVE OF DELRAY BEACH | DELRAY BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MAINLY MOZART INC | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ADOLPH & ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | BOCA RATON, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE WICK THEATRE & COSTUME MUSEUM INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOCA RATON POLICE FOUNDATION INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOCA RATON HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CRADLES TO CRAYONS | NEWTON, MA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE | LA JOLLA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| HOLOCAUST LEARNING AND EDUCATION FUND | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | BOCA RATON, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| CREATIVE CITY COLLABORATIVE OF DELRAY BEACH | DELRAY BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CROHNS & COLITUS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE SYMPHONIA | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE
$50,000PERFORMING ARTS
BOCA INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
$15,000GENERAL
GENERAL
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
MORIKAMI INC
$10,000GENERAL
THE SYMPHONIA
$10,000PERFORMING ARTS
RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC
$10,000GENERAL
TURNING POINT USA
$10,000GENERAL
YOUTH ORCHESTRAS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
$10,000GENERAL
BOCA BALLET THEATRE
$5,000PERFORMING ARTS
JARC FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC
$5,000GENERAL
DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE
$5,000PERFORMING ARTS
CREATIVE CITY COLLABORATIVE OF DELRAY BEACH
$5,000GENERAL
THE WICK THEATRE & COSTUME MUSEUM INC
$5,000PERFORMING ARTS
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$2,000GENERAL
BOCA RATON POLICE FOUNDATION INC
$1,000GENERAL
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE
$50,000PERFORMING ARTS
HOLOCAUST LEARNING AND EDUCATION FUND
$50,000GENERAL
RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC
$15,000PERFORMING ARTS
CREATIVE CITY COLLABORATIVE OF DELRAY BEACH
$10,000GENERAL
THE SYMPHONIA
$10,000PERFORMING ARTS