Weiss Asset Management Foundation Incorporated
Weiss Asset Management Foundation is a private foundation that supports high-impact, cost-effective ways to alleviate suffering worldwide and funds research and operations. The site presents the foundation's mission, funding opportunities (including RFPs), news, and information about its team and board.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established international relief, global health, or research organizations with measurable, cost‑effective interventions and an existing relationship or referral into the foundation's network.
Good Fit
- • Work focused on global health, humanitarian relief, or rigorous research.
- • Clear evidence of cost‑effectiveness and measurable impact.
- • Capacity to manage multi‑hundred‑thousand to multi‑million dollar awards.
- • Existing contact, invitation, or participation in a foundation RFP/selection process.
- • Track record of partnerships or referrals from trusted intermediaries or board members.
Geography
Across the observed years the foundation funded recipients in multiple U.S. states and internationally (examples include New York, Ohio and a recipient in the Netherlands), so the geographic footprint is broad rather than narrowly local.
Recipient Variety
Historical giving included 4–5 distinct recipients in earlier years, but the latest year shows only two recipients and a single grantee capturing the vast majority of dollars; this points to a moderate overall variety with recent concentration.
New Applicants
The foundation's materials and application settings indicate funding is by preselection only, and the most recent year was dominated by one large, likely relationship‑driven grant; although past years show new grantees, the stated preselection policy and recent concentration make it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant would gain entry without referral or invitation.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
