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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 71-1005184

The Weingarten Schnitzer Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $97,979 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $97,979

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,513,354
  • Tax year 2024

    $81,556

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,423,800
  • Tax year 2023

    $255,044

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $3,422,934
  • Tax year 2022

    $488,531

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,439,830
  • Tax year 2021

    $444,024

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,511,311
  • Tax year 2020

    $372,241

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $3,393,489
  • Tax year 2019

    $470,355

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $3,385,369
  • Tax year 2018

    $218,143

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $3,508,044

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $55,000
  2. Holocaust Museum HoustonHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $23,000
  3. Stand Up to CancerLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  4. The Crystal Charity BallDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  5. Childrens Diabetes FoundationPhoenix, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  6. The Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  7. Casita Maria IncBronx, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  8. Missions of Yahweh IncHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. The University of Texas Health Science Center at HHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  10. Arthritis Foundation IncHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  11. Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association ChaHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  12. Houston RevisionHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  13. Legacy Community Health Endowment IncHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  14. Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  15. Texas Heart InstituteHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  16. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  17. WWP Inc - Wounded Warrior Project IncTopeka, KS

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  18. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  19. Texas Childrens HospitalHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $225
  20. Houston Zoo IncHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $219
  21. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $210
  22. Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $150
  23. Smile Train IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $125
  24. Houston Food BankHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $100
  25. Houston Public Media FoundationHouston, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $100
  26. National Federation of the Blind IncBaltimore, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $80,25088% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $8,5009% of the total
  3. Health4 grants $1,0751% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $500<1% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $500<1% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $219<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $210<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas18 grants $88,294
  2. California1 grant $6,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $1,500
  4. New York1 grant $1,000
  5. Kansas1 grant $500
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $375
  7. Maryland2 grants $310

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Douglas W SchnitzerDir, Sec, Treas, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joan SchnitzerDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kenneth L Schnitzer JrDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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