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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6153191

James & Minerva Weiss Foundation

A private foundation in Bannockburn, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $30,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $698,346

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $774,001

  • Tax year 2022

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $760,117

  • Tax year 2021

    $54,600

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $849,564

  • Tax year 2020

    $59,375

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $835,039

  • Tax year 2019

    $59,600

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $834,322

  • Tax year 2018

    $59,350

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $863,659

  • Tax year 2017

    $59,600

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $942,302

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bleeding Disorders Alliance IllinoisChicago, IL

    General support

    $12,000
  2. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY

    General support

    $12,000
  3. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  4. Kol Hadash Humanistic CongregationDeerfield, IL

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health2 grants $24,00080% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00017% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $18,000
  2. New York1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Gene WeissPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nan Weiss-HamDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eldon HamDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharyn WeissDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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