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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
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Tax year 2024
$700,000
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $10,058,204
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Tax year 2023
$729,000
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $9,803,404
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Tax year 2022
$412,000
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $8,613,130
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Tax year 2021
$490,500
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $8,872,561
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Tax year 2020
$424,500
- Grants listed
- 32
- Assets, end of year
- $6,676,125
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Tax year 2019
$490,600
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $6,446,652
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Tax year 2018
$528,400
- Grants listed
- 53
- Assets, end of year
- $6,959,839
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Military Religious Freedom Foundation IncAlbuquerque, NM
Charitable purpose of recipient
$300,000 -
NW Louisiana Food BankShreveport, LA
Charitable purpose of recipient
$180,000 -
ACLU Foundation of LANew Orleans, LA
Charitable purpose of recipient
$50,000 -
Working America's Education FundWashington, DC
Charitable purpose of recipient
$25,000 -
Accelerate ChangeBoston, MA
Charitable purpose of recipient
$25,000 -
Imagine NC FirstRaleigh, NC
Charitable purpose of recipient
$25,000 -
VoteRidersWashington, DC
Charitable purpose of recipient
$25,000 -
National Parks & Conservation AssociationWashington, DC
Charitable purpose of recipient
$20,000 -
Shreveport OperaShreveport, LA
Charitable purpose of recipient
$10,000 -
Friends of Louisiana Public BroadcastingBaton Rouge, LA
Charitable purpose of recipient
$10,000 -
Museum of Biblical ArtDallas, TX
Charitable purpose of recipient
$5,000 -
McNeill Sreet Pumping Station Preservation SocietyShreveport, LA
Charitable purpose of recipient
$5,000 -
Roy's KidsShreveport, LA
Charitable purpose of recipient
$5,000 -
Ekwok Village CouncilEkwok, AK
Charitable purpose of recipient
$5,000 -
The Peoples Promise-Youth DivisionShreveport, LA
Charitable purpose of recipient
$5,000 -
B'nai Zion CongregationShreveport, LA
Charitable purpose of recipient
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Crime and legal aid1 grant $300,00079% of the total
- Civil rights2 grants $50,00013% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $20,0005% of the total
- Human services1 grant $5,0001% of the total
- Youth development1 grant $5,0001% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New Mexico1 grant $300,000
- Louisiana8 grants $270,000
- District of Columbia2 grants $45,000
- California1 grant $25,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
- North Carolina1 grant $25,000
- Alaska1 grant $5,000
- Texas1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Donald B Wiener JrPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- William B Wiener JrVICE-PRES/ASST TREAS/ASST SEC Hours 2Pay $0
- Jeffrey W WeissVICE-PRES/SECRETARY/ASST TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
- Elizabeth MayoEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $72,000
The return
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