Weitz Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Weitz Family Foundation's stated geographic focus is the Omaha metro area, and it prioritises systemic change, with racial equity central to its assessment of an organisation's fit.
- Its stated giving areas are arts, education, health, human services and public/societal benefit, and it does not fund food pantries, diaper banks, other basic needs programmes, religious organisations, sports, animals, the environment, or new funding requests for early childhood, after-school or mentoring programmes, so groups working in those areas should not apply.
- In its latest filing, about 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fell between $10,000 and $300,000, and half were $50,000 or less, so a modest, well-costed request is typical.
- Repeat grantees received 78% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing, so a new applicant should arrange an introductory conversation with the Executive Director before applying.
- Applications open every July and close in late August, and its GivingData tutorial walks applicants through the process.
Overview
Weitz Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Omaha, NE.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation prioritises systemic change that transforms its community into an equitable place to live, with racial equity central to its assessment of an organisation’s fit. Its funding focuses on organisations working towards long-term systemic change rather than ongoing direct services. It values advocacy, community organising and collective action addressing poverty, racism and other inequities, and can support culturally competent, accessible direct services in Omaha where a specific community or population faces barriers otherwise unmet. Its stated giving areas include arts, education, health, human services and public/societal benefit. It makes grants to nonprofit organisations, including new applicants through its Beloved Community route, and supports organisations working to make the community more just and equitable.
Themes
- Equity and systemic change
- Advocacy
- Arts
- Education
- Health
- Human Services
- Public/Societal Benefit
Geographic Focus
Omaha metro area.
What They Don't Fund
- Food pantries
- Diaper banks
- Other basic needs programs
- Organizations centered on religion
- Sports
- Animals
- The environment
- New funding requests for early childhood, after-school, or mentoring programs
- More than 50% of a specific position’s salary
- More than 20% of total program budgets
- Capacity Building only: First-time applicants are not eligible for consideration
How to apply
The foundation provides a tutorial walking applicants through GivingData and the application process.
Deadlines:
- Applications open every July.
- Applications close in late August.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 78% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 494 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants should explain how their effort addresses racial equity.
- Beloved Community applicants should be engaged in advocacy, community organising or collective action addressing inequity, or meet a unique need with culturally competent and accessible services in Omaha.
- Applicants should be actively improving their organisation’s racial equity and accessibility.
- New applicants should arrange an introductory conversation with the Executive Director before applying.
- Staff conduct site visits with current and potential grantees.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 78% of grant dollars went to organisations Weitz Family Foundation 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 171 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law · General operating$606,5002024 tax year
- Nebraska Civic Engagement Table · General operating$531,5002024 tax year
- Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement · General operating$530,0002024 tax year
- Southside Redevelopment Corporation · General operating$500,0002024 tax year
- Nebraska Forward · General operating$500,0002024 tax year
- Seventy Five North Revitalization Corporation · General operating$493,0002024 tax year
- UNO Service Learning · General operating$490,0002024 tax year
- OneWorld Community Health Centers · General operating$475,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Emily Nguyen — Executive Director
- Kathleen Weitz — Director
- Meredith Weitz — Director
- Andrew S Weitz — Director
- Roger T Weitz — Director
- Kathryn A Weitz — Organization President
- Barbara V Weitz — Board Vice President & Secretary
- Wallace R Weitz — Board President & Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $16,742,834 | $15,559,028 | $117,965,268 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $16,842,008 | $15,584,799 | $130,784,033 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $21,008,193 | $19,406,088 | $134,961,592 | Filing for 2024 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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