Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filing describes broad charitable giving, with most grants made for general purposes and recipients including universities, hospitals, museums, Jewish community and family-service bodies, and groups supporting veterans, so your work fits if it sits in one of these areas.
- Most grants fall between $3,000 and $20,000 and the median is $10,000, so a request in that region is typical, though the largest grant was $70,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Applications are made by letter describing your activities and the amount requested, and the filing gives no submission deadlines, so there is no date to plan around.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before (85% of its dollars to organisations in the latest filing), so a first approach should be made with care and any existing connection to the foundation is worth mentioning, but new applicants are still welcome to write.
- No geographic focus is stated; its grants are mainly recorded in Florida, California, the District of Columbia and New York, which describes where it has given rather than who may apply.
Overview
Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Delray Beach, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The available grant record shows broad charitable giving, with most grants recorded for general purposes and a smaller set for performing arts. Recipients include universities and educational foundations, hospitals and medical organisations, Jewish community and family-service bodies, museums and other cultural organisations, and groups involved in advocacy, humanitarian relief and support for veterans. Many grants go to organisations in Florida, with recipients also recorded in several other states. The filing asks applicants to submit a letter about their activities and the amount requested; it states there are no submission deadlines or award restrictions.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, California, District of Columbia and New York.
How to apply
Submit a letter with information about the applicant's activities and the amount requested.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 85% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 108 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 85% of grant dollars went to organisations Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 40 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Florida Atlantic University Foundation · General$70,0002025 tax year
- La Jolla Playhouse · Performing arts$50,0002025 tax year
- Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation · General$25,0002025 tax year
- Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country · General$15,0002025 tax year
- Boca International Jewish Film Festival · General$15,0002025 tax year
- Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options · General$11,0002025 tax year
- Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County · General$10,0002025 tax year
- The Symphonia · Performing arts$10,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Linda Satz — Trustee
- Joseph Satz — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $507,329 | $406,000 | $9,520,248 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $491,925 | $386,000 | $11,061,833 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $550,388 | $422,000 | $12,703,048 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (619) 629-1498
- Delray Beach, FL