Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-6564978

Ana Maria Weidner Foundation

A private foundation in Kirkland, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $1.1 million 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

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $9,489,281
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,071,234
  • Tax year 2023

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $9,526,805
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,355,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,375,606
  • Tax year 2021

    $404,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $10,392,228
  • Tax year 2020

    $545,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,681,656
  • Tax year 2019

    $950,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,441,336
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,084,970

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,098,530

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Animal SamaritansThousand PLMS, CA

    To improve the lives of animals and people

    $1,000,000
  2. Community Foundation for Monterey CountyMonterey, CA

    Peace of mind dog rescue

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $1,000,00091% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $1,100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • W Dean WeidnerTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lonna TorchiaTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Peter KimTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert CarrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Che GreenEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $56,250

The return

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