Open Foundations · Nebraska

Herbert T Weston Jr & Marian S Weston Foundation

Lincoln, Nebraska · EIN 470825494. It paid $828K across 65 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$828K
paid in 2024
65
grants paid
$10K
median grant
25%
to first-time recipients
$11.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
KATHARINE W COHEN
Address
PO BOX 303, BEATRICE, NE, 68310
Phone
2702269038
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
GENERAL LETTER CONTAINING PURPOSES AND INTENT, IRS EXEMPTION LETTER
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202513219349103091. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

educational

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 65 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of Nebraska FoundationNE$240,000VARIOUS FUNDS
2Nebraska Journalism TrustNE$30,000GENERAL PURPOSE
3Community Animal Medicine ProjectCA$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
4Cumberland River CompactTN$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
5Harpeth ConservancyTN$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
6Humane Society of Callaway Cnty KyKY$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
7Legal Aid of North CarolinaNC$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
8Pasadena HumaneCA$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
9Southeastern Cave Conservancy IncTN$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
10The Meeting PlaceNE$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
11Beatrice Humane SocietyNE$17,000GENERAL PURPOSE
12Capital Humane SocietyNE$15,000GENERAL PURPOSE
13Beatrice Public Library FoundationNE$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
14Beloved AshevilleNC$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
15Food Bank of LincolnNE$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202031$161K
202148$546K
202248$675K
202352$674K
202465$828K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Nebraska57%
California9%
Tennessee9%
South Dakota6%
North Carolina5%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Brian MilesSECRETARY · 2024
Katharine Weston CohenVICE PRESIDE · 2024
Matthew CohenPRESIDENT · 2024
Nicole GrayTREASURER · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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