About Weiss Family Foundation
The Weiss Family Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that help Milwaukee children and families impacted by poverty overcome obstacles and meet their greatest potential.
Focus Areas
Children and youthFamily servicesPoverty alleviationNonprofit capacity/program support
Who They Fund
children in Milwaukeefamilies impacted by povertylow-income households in Milwaukee
Funding Style
direct service supportoutcomes-driven / measurable-resultslocal / community-focused fundingtargeted program-specific grants
About Weiss Family Foundation
Weiss Family Foundation gives repeatedly to Milwaukee organizations working with children and families affected by poverty, with grants that often return to the same local nonprofits across multiple years. Recent awards include $22,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters, $20,000 to Malaika Early Learning Center, and recurring support for Next Door Foundation, United Community Center, and Penfield Children's Center. The pattern points to a foundation that funds direct services and program support rather than broad geographic or thematic spread. Its stated purpose is to help Milwaukee children and families overcome obstacles and meet their greatest potential, and the grant list reflects that focus in organizations serving early learning, youth development, family stability, and community-based support. The foundation also appears to favor established Milwaukee service providers with clear programmatic roles, including Public Allies Wisconsin, Milwaukee Parks Foundation, Milwaukee Public Museum, and La Causa. Across the recent grants data, the work stays closely tied to Milwaukee County and to nonprofits addressing poverty-related barriers for children and low-income households.
What Weiss Family Foundation Funds
In early childhood and youth development, the foundation supported Malaika Early Learning Center with $20,000 and Penfield Children's Center with $15,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Family support shows up through repeated grants to United Community Center, which received $10,000 in 2023 and $15,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Community-based human services also appear in awards to La Causa, which received $8,000 in 2024 and $8,000 in 2025. The foundation’s portfolio includes organizations that serve Milwaukee families through education, youth programming, and stability services, with support often described simply as “Support” in the grant record.
How Weiss Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants are modest and clustered tightly: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $7,500. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations over several years, suggesting ongoing support rather than one-off gifts. Grants are made through a general grantmaking program that accepts electronic proposals and reviews them in two cycles each year, in May and November. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$256K
Total Assets
$2.3M
Total Revenue
$211K
Total Expenses
$260K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $8K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$8K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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