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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 74-6065115

Abe & Rae Weingarten Fund

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 6 grants and $2.9 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2021 (period ending Jun 30, 2022), 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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,874,177

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $128,760
  • Tax year 2020

    $45,150

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $267,883
  • Tax year 2019

    $51,550

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $226,746
  • Tax year 2018

    $214,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $185,765

Grants paid in 2021

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alfred W Lasher FoundationHouston, TX

    General fund

    $1,457,001
  2. Lasher Family FoundationHouston, TX

    General fund

    $1,385,504
  3. Houston Grand OperaHouston, TX

    General fund

    $20,072
  4. Holocaust Museum HoustonHouston, TX

    General fund

    $10,000
  5. St Francis SchoolGoshen, KY

    General fund

    $1,000
  6. American Society for Yad Vashem IncNew York, NY

    General fund

    $600

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $2,842,505100% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $10,600<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $2,872,577
  2. Kentucky1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $600

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Alfred W LasherPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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