Weiss Family Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Weiss Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, as well as religious, humanitarian and health causes.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.

PROFILE: Established in 1999, the Weiss Family Foundation is steered by Jennie Weiss Block, a Dominican laywoman and a practical theologian.  The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Weiss Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, as well as religious, humanitarian and health causes.

Jennie assisted in the relief and recovery efforts in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake and continues to support humanitarian organizations like Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation via her foundation. Educational grantmaking predominately funds parochial schools, among other concerns.

Grants range from $100 to $20,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $116,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Florida, as well as Louisiana and Massachusetts. Past local grantees include Palmer Trinity School, Saint Stephens Episcopal Day School, and De Moya Foundation, which is “committed to creating employment opportunities for young adults with unique abilities.”

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

The Weiss Family Foundation does not provide a clear avenue for getting in touch with the family, but below is an address:

Weiss Family Foundation
3250 Granada Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134