About Weeden Foundation
The Weeden Foundation shows a highly concentrated giving pattern: in the reported period it made one large, unrestricted grant ($1.85M) described only as “See Attached Schedule” for general purpose support. This suggests the foundation channels substantial, flexible funding through an intermediary or distributes it across multiple unnamed beneficiaries rather than making many small, mission-restricted gifts. With no explicit NTEE coding or grantee names provided, the foundation appears to prioritize large-scale, discretionary grantmaking over narrow program-specific awards.
Focus Areas
Unrestricted/general operating support to nonprofits (disbursed via an aggregate schedule)Pass-through or intermediary grantmaking (funds likely allocated to multiple beneficiaries listed on an attached schedule)Likely local or regional philanthropic support (given foundation’s Bedford Hills, NY location and typical family foundation practice)
Who They Fund
multiple unnamed nonprofit beneficiaries (aggregate/attached schedule)intermediary organizations or fiscal sponsorslocal/regional nonprofits (Bedford Hills / Westchester County area)
About Weeden Foundation
A $1.85 million general-purpose grant in the 2023 schedule is the clearest signal in Weeden Foundation’s recent record: it makes concentrated, flexible gifts rather than a wide spray of small awards. The foundation’s 2025 filing also shows a cluster of environmental grants around $25,000 to $52,000, with support reaching groups working on wildlife, forests, rivers, and large-landscape conservation. That combination points to a funder that backs conservation through both one large unrestricted distribution and a series of narrower mission-aligned grants. In the recent grants list, Resolve received $52,000, and the National Wildlife Federation received $50,000. Other 2025 awards went to organizations such as the Center for Biological Diversity, Pacific Forest Trust, and Western Rivers Conservancy, which places the foundation’s activity squarely in environmental and conservation philanthropy. The presence of an attached schedule grant alongside named program grants suggests a mix of aggregated support and direct grants. For researchers, Weeden Foundation reads as a locally focused private foundation with a strong preference for substantial grants and environmental beneficiaries.
What Weeden Foundation Funds
Weeden Foundation’s 2025 grants cluster around conservation, species protection, and land and water advocacy. The Center for Biological Diversity received $50,000, while the Pacific Forest Trust received $42,000, showing support for groups engaged in biodiversity and forest protection. The National Wildlife Federation’s $50,000 grant fits the same pattern of wildlife-oriented funding. The foundation also backed landscape and river work. It gave $30,000 to the Center for Large Landscape Conservation and $25,000 to Western Rivers Conservancy, both of which point to habitat-scale and watershed conservation. Internationally, Puelo Patagonia received $40,000 and Valdivia Legal received $25,000, indicating that part of the portfolio extends beyond the United States into South American conservation efforts. Together, these grants show a consistent environmental agenda across species, forests, rivers, and place-based conservation.
How Weeden Foundation Gives
The reported grant-size distribution is fully concentrated at $1,846,227 for the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile, reflecting an unusually uniform size profile in the available data. One 2023 general-purpose grant accounts for the large end of that pattern, while the 2025 list shows smaller, direct awards layered underneath it. The funding model appears to combine a pass-through or schedule-based distribution with named grants. The recipient list includes organizations that appear in the 2025 file, but the dataset does not show repeated awards to the same grantees across multiple years. Weeden Foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant descriptions identify at least one award as “General Purpose Grants,” which points to flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$37.7M
Total Revenue
$3.4M
Total Expenses
$2.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1.8M and $1.8M, with a median of $1.8M.
25th Percentile
$1.8M
Median
$1.8M
75th Percentile
$1.8M
Geographic Reach
National40 states funded
About 10% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Weeden Foundation Funds
Top 7 recipient countries by grant volume for Weeden Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 240 | $3.1M | 88.9% |
| 2 | Chile | 20 |
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