The Patrick and Catherine Weldon
West Hartford, CT · EIN 06-6348275. Reported 83 grants totalling $11.7M to 52 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Patrick and Catherine Weldon did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $109,193. Half of everything it gave fell between $83,007 and $216,994; the smallest was $250 and the largest $439,569. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,104,489 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Hastings Center | Garrison, NY | $640,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $549,079 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $533,058 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Washington | Chicago, IL | $526,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $440,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New York University School of Medicine | New York, NY | $440,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | $439,998 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Woman's Hospital | Baton Rouge, LA | $436,667 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $436,142 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Winstonsalem, NC | $426,476 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Academyhealth | Washington DC, DC | $422,865 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston University Scholl of Public Health | Boston, MA | $419,802 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $311,738 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $217,716 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $215,847 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence Health & Services Oregon | Portland, OR | $211,539 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $208,126 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $199,881 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $199,566 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Regents of the University of California on Behalf of Its San Francisco | Los Angeles, CA | $196,149 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Utah College of Nursing | Salt Lake City, UT | $192,937 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland State University | Portland, OR | $188,614 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $186,248 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $183,557 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $178,216 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Outcomes Research and Education (core) Providence St Joseph He | Portland, OR | $176,641 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uconn Health | Farmington, CT | $155,004 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | $152,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of California Berkeley School of Social Welfare | Berkeley, CA | $151,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Outcomes Research and Education (core) Providence St Joseph Hea | Portland, OR | $144,804 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brown University | Providence, PR | $109,193 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence Health & Services | Portland, OR | $101,331 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $100,805 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $94,458 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Boston, MA | $88,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evidence F Healthcare Improveme | Boston, MA | $88,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $88,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mjhs Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care | New York, NY | $87,997 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston, MA | $83,479 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The New Jewish Home | New York, NY | $83,007 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mass General Hospital | Boston, MA | $79,980 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $76,989 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $76,340 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leading Age | Washington, DC | $46,135 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feinstein Institute for Research | Manhasset, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | $38,383 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco | Los Angeles, CA | $21,794 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regents Univ of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $21,382 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | Wellesley, MA | $17,439 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Health Advancement & Research Trust | Meriden, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
21 of 52 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 38%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Johns Hopkins University
REAL-TIME PRESCRIPTION BENEFIT TOOLS IN THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD: WORKING TOWARDS GREATER VALUE PRESCRIBERS AND PATIENTS - Boston University Scholl of Public Health
VALUE AND EQUITY OF TELEHEALTH FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS AT FQHCS - Academyhealth
RESEARCH FOR HIGH-VALUE EQUITABLE CARE - The Hastings Center
PUTTING BIOETHICS TO WORK ON AI, TRUST, AND HEALTH CARE: FROM THEORY TO IMPACT THROUGH INCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT - City of Hope
GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT-DRIVEN SUPPORTIVE CARE INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE LOW-VALUE CARE IN OLDER ADULTS WITH CANCER IN THE COMMUNITYOLDER ADU - The Johns Hopkins University
IMPACT OF A SHARED DECISION-MAKING INTERVENTION FOR FAMILIES OF SEVERE ACUTE BRAIN INJURY PATIENTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 30 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | $3,593,629 | $101,331 |
| 2022 | 19 | $2,718,082 | $125,737 |
| 2023 | 18 | $2,214,406 | $97,415 |
| 2024 | 23 | $3,176,704 | $109,193 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Patrick and Catherine Weldon has 35 of them, worth $5,338,053. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Hastings Center | Garrison, NY | $320,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $240,119 |
| New York University School of Medicine | New York, NY | $223,006 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $220,879 |
| University of Washington | Chicago, IL | $220,000 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | $219,999 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $219,778 |
| Woman's Hospital | Baton Rouge, LA | $219,395 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $217,679 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $217,672 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, ME | $216,977 |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $214,795 |
| Providence Health & Services - Orgeon Regional Research | Portland, OR | $211,539 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $210,518 |
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Winstonsalem, NC | $205,757 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 20% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $109,193. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Patrick and Catherine Weldon's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 18 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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