Weissberg Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 54-1475954 · since 1990weissbergfoundation.org·United States, Virginia·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$9.6M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $100k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$50,000

Typical grant (median)

143 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

Weissberg Foundation funds work that builds organising, economic, political and narrative power for Black, Indigenous and Communities of Color, with a priority on Virginia, so a charity should first check that its work matches those themes.
The filing says the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and that its staff identify organisations through research and input from grantee partners and community members, so a cold application is unlikely to be the way in.
About 8 in 10 of its 288 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $100,000, with a median of $30,000, so a request in that range fits, though its largest grant was about $460,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
The foundation says it strives to give most of its funding as multi-year general operating support, and 33% of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a charity could usefully make its work known to grantee partners and community members and frame any approach around general support.

Overview

Weissberg Foundation is a US private foundation based in Mclean, VA.

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 Weissberg Foundation funds organisations and efforts that build the organising, economic, political and narrative power of Black, Indigenous and Communities of Color, primarily in Virginia. It centres Black and Indigenous people while supporting all Communities of Color, and prioritises power-building organisations led by and/or accountable to these communities. Its approach is people-centred and intersectional, seeking to transform systems shaped by structural racism. It supports grassroots community organisations and social justice movements led by systems-impacted People of Color and favours multi-year general operating support for the majority of its funding, with limited programme and capacity-building support. The foundation's staff proactively identifies organisations through research and input from grantee partners and community members rather than placing the burden on potential grantees to find it and complete time-intensive applications.

Themes

Organizing power
Economic power
Political power
Narrative power

Geographic Focus

Priority: Virginia; national.

How to apply

The foundation proactively identifies organisations through staff research and input from grantee partners and community members; it removes the burden on organisations to find it and undertake time-intensive application processes.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 33% 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 288 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The foundation prioritises organisations led by and/or accountable to Black, Indigenous, and Communities of Color.
The foundation strives to provide most funding as multi-year general operating support.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Virginia49%

District of Columbia16%

Wisconsin9%

California4%

Maryland4%

Tennessee4%

6 other states: 10%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%

The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 33% of grant dollars went to organisations Weissberg Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

143 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $50,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 143 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k1%

$1k–$2.5k0%

$2.5k–$5k3%

$5k–$10k7%

$10k–$25k24%

$25k–$50k3%

$50k–$100k33%

$100k–$250k24%

$250k–$500k3%

Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Beloit College · Program support
$460,2872024 tax year
New Virginia Majority · General operating support
$350,0002024 tax year
Virginia Organizing · General operating support
$350,0002024 tax year
Commonwealth Institute · General operating support
$350,0002024 tax year
New Hill Development Corporation · Program support
$200,0002024 tax year
Indigenous Conservation Council · General operating support
$200,0002024 tax year
Community Change · General operating support
$200,0002024 tax year
Native Organizers Alliance · General operating support
$175,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Courtney Morris — Chair
Ricshawn Adkins Roane — Executive Director
Wesley Weissberg — Trustee
Rachel Martin — Trustee
Tamara Copeland — Trustee
Nina V Weissberg — Treasurer
Edward Jones — Vice Chair

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,903,992	$1,971,250	$55,409,974	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$4,920,856	$2,601,037	$209,623,957	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$12,934,512	$9,621,487	$222,958,559	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.