The Weill Family Foundation appears to direct philanthropic support toward organizations that assist first responders, veterans, and families of fallen heroes. With the single recorded $25,000 grant to Tunnels To Towers, the foundation shows interest in charitable, patriotic causes that provide direct financial and housing-related support to service members and first-responder families.
The Weill Family Foundation’s recent giving centers on direct support for first responders, veterans, and families of fallen heroes, with Tunnels To Towers receiving the largest recorded grant at $25,000 in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that favors practical assistance tied to service, housing, and family stability rather than broad, multi-issue philanthropy. The same orientation appears in recurring support for organizations such as The Bowery Mission, which received grants for meals and shelter, and Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch, which the foundation backed across multiple years for foster care and safe-haven services for children. The foundation’s recent grants also show a parallel interest in children’s care and emergency support. It has funded hospitals and child-serving organizations, including Shriners Hospitals for Children, St Mary’s Hospital for Children, Ronald McDonald House, and Smile Train, alongside medical relief groups such as Doctors Without Borders and Mercy Ships. Smaller grants to food, shelter, and community service organizations suggest a grantmaker that uses modest project-level awards alongside a few larger gifts to reinforce direct service delivery. The pattern is consistent with a foundation giving in a focused, hands-on way through named nonprofits that provide immediate aid to specific populations.
In homelessness and basic-needs work, The Weill Family Foundation gave $10,000 and $5,000 to The Bowery Mission in New York for meals and shelter. It also supported Beacon House in Hempstead with a $10,000 grant for a homeless shelter and City Meals On Wheels in New York with $5,000 to end hunger. Children’s services are another clear area. Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch in Riverhead received multiple grants for foster care and a safe haven for children during abuse, while St Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside received $5,000 as a children’s hospital. The foundation also funded Ronald McDonald House in New Hyde Park for children with cancer and Save the Children in Chelsea for children’s advocacy. Its health-related giving extends beyond local care. Doctors Without Borders in New York received $7,500 and $5,000 for worldwide medical care, and Mercy Ships in Lindale received $5,000 for life-changing surgeries.
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Most grants fall between $500 and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
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Very concentrated — a single mid-sized one-off grant to a national first-responder/veterans organization; no evidence of repeat or geographically broad giving in the dataset.
Notable grantees: Tunnels To Towers
The typical grant size is small: p25 is $500, the median is $1,500, and p75 is $3,000. Recent giving includes a few larger awards, but most grants cluster well below $5,000, which suggests a pattern of many modest project grants rather than a few large institutional commitments. The recent list also shows repeat support over multiple years for several recipients, including The Bowery Mission, Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch, Tunnels To Towers, and Doctors Without Borders. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, which fits a conventional grantmaking structure rather than a direct-aid or investment vehicle.
Giving is national, but the recipient map is concentrated in New York. Fifty percent of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New York City-area organizations appear often, including Staten Island, New York, Hempstead, Bayside, and New Hyde Park. Outside New York, recent grants also went to recipients in Kentucky, Florida, Nebraska, Texas, and Massachusetts. The only non-U.S. recipient country listed is none; all recorded grants go to U.S. organizations.
The recent grants point to support for first responders and veterans, families of fallen service members, children’s services, homelessness relief, food assistance, and medical care organizations. Examples include grants for shelter and meals, foster care, children’s hospitals, and groups providing worldwide medical treatment.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent record. The Bowery Mission, Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch, Tunnels To Towers, and Doctors Without Borders each received grants in multiple years, showing recurring support rather than only one-time awards.
The foundation’s typical awards are modest: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,500, and the 75th percentile is $3,000. The recent list includes a few $10,000 and one $25,000 grant, but most grants are below $5,000.
The foundation gives nationally, but New York receives the largest share of grants at 50%. Recent recipients include organizations in Staten Island, New York City, Hempstead, Bayside, New Hyde Park, and Riverhead, showing a strong concentration in the New York area.
Recent grants show strong attention to direct service: meals and shelter, foster care and child welfare, medical care, and support for veterans and first responders. Named recipients include organizations serving homeless people, children with cancer, children with cleft conditions, and groups providing emergency medical services.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnels To Towers | Staten Island, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | Homes for Gold Star families |
| Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch | Riverhead, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | Foster Care for Children |
| Christian Appalachian Project | Lexington, KY | $25,000 | 2026 | Feeds Hungry Provides Suppli |
| Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch | Riverhead, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | Foster Care for Children |
| The Bowery Mission | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | Provide meals, shelter, and |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | Hospital for Children |
| Christian Appalacean Project | Paintsville, KY | $10,000 | 2026 | Religious |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | Provide Medical Care Worldwide |
| Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch | Riverhead, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | Foster Care for Children |
| Old Westbury Gardens | Old Westbury, NY | $6,500 | 2026 | Museum |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Roslyn, NY | $5,425 | 2026 | Church |
| Meals On Wheels | New York, NY | $5,200 | 2026 | Food for the Indigent |
| ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE | Pippa Passes, KY | $5,000 | 2026 | Educational Institution |
| Smile Train | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | Help for Children w Clefts |
| North Shore Animal League | Port Washington, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Rescues Abused Pets |
| Holly Newman | Ogdensburg, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Stiff-persons Syndrome |
| Nassau County Museum | Roslyn Harbor, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Art Museum |
| Mercy Ships | Lindale, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | Provides life changing surgeri |
| Keepers of the Wild | Valentine, AZ | $5,000 | 2026 | Wildlife Prtctn and Sanctuary |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | 2026 | Humanitarian supplies to US/Wo |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Provide Medical Care Worldwide |
| Sand's Point Preserve | Sands Point, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Preserve Sands Point |
| ICCF for Elephants | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000 | 2026 | Internaional Conservation |
| Partners In Health | Frederick, MD | $3,000 | 2026 | Health Care for needy people |
| Feed the Hungry | South Bend, IN | $3,000 | 2026 | Charitable Feed the Hungry |
| CMMB Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Castleton Ranch Horse Rescue | Lancaster, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | Horse Rescue |
| Care | Merrifield, VA | $3,000 | 2026 | Care for People |
| AMERICAN LEPROSY MISSIONS | GREENVILLE, SC | $3,000 | 2026 | Help for Lepers |
| Feed the Hungry | South Bend, IN | $3,000 | 2026 | Charitable Feed the Hungry |
| The Fellowship of Christians and Jews | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 2026 | Religious |
| ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE | Pippa Passes, KY | $3,000 | 2026 | Educational Institution |
| Born Free USA | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2026 | Help Wild Animals |
| Speak Up For Horses Inc | Falmouth, KY | $3,000 | 2026 | Horse Rescue |
| World Jewish Congress | Lewiston, ME | $3,000 | 2026 | Prevent Anti-Semitic violence |
| Mara Elephant Project USA | Carmel, IN | $3,000 | 2026 | Elephant Rescue |
| Paws of War | Nesconset, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | Rescue first responder dogs |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $2,500 | 2026 | Builds Homes for the Poor |
| Miracle of Help | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | Charitable Sierra Leone |
| Nassau County Museum | Roslyn Harbor, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | Art Museum |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | Art Museum |
| Castleton Ranch Horse Rescue | Lancaster, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | Horse Rescue |
| Ronald McDonald House | New Hyde Park, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | Help for Children w Cancer |
| OxFam America | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 2026 | Help the poor around the world |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $2,000 | 2026 | No Kill Animal Sanctuary |
| African Wildlife Foundation | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2026 | Protect African Wildlife |
| Ronald Webster | Old Brookville, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | Memorial |
| Paws of War | Nesconset, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | Rescue first responder dogs |
| Nassau County Museum | Roslyn Harbor, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | Art Museum |
| Long Island Cares Inc | Hauppauge, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | Helping Needy Long Islanders |
Provide meals, shelter, and
Christian Appalacean Project
$10,000Religious
Trinity Episcopal Church
$5,425Church
Meals On Wheels
$5,200Food for the Indigent
Holly Newman
$5,000Stiff-persons Syndrome
Nassau County Museum
$5,000Art Museum
Americares
$5,000Humanitarian supplies to US/Wo
Sand's Point Preserve
$5,000Preserve Sands Point
ICCF for Elephants
$4,000Internaional Conservation
Castleton Ranch Horse Rescue
$3,000Horse Rescue
The Fellowship of Christians and Jews
$3,000Religious
Born Free USA
$3,000Help Wild Animals
Speak Up For Horses Inc
$3,000Horse Rescue
World Jewish Congress
$3,000Prevent Anti-Semitic violence
Habitat for Humanity
$2,500Builds Homes for the Poor
Miracle of Help
$2,500Charitable Sierra Leone
Nassau County Museum
$2,500Art Museum
Castleton Ranch Horse Rescue
$2,000Horse Rescue
Ronald Webster
$2,000Memorial
Nassau County Museum
$2,000Art Museum