Daily Featured Foundation - 11/15/2025

11/15/2025

Here is today’s daily featured foundation.

E. L. Wiegand Foundation

Website: https://www.elwiegandfoundation.org/

Mission & Purpose: To provide grants for programs and projects that enhance the quality of life. The foundation supports a wide range of organizations, with a historical emphasis on Catholic institutions and projects related to health, education, and the arts.

Broad Funding Guidelines: Grantmaking is primarily focused on the Western United States (NV, CA, OR, ID, UT, WA, AZ). They are well-known for not funding operating budgets, endowments, or debt reduction. Instead, they have a strong preference for funding capital projects (buildings, renovations) and the purchase of specific, high-value equipment.

Featured Opportunity: The foundation's focus on capital grants is its defining feature. While other funders shy away from "brick-and-mortar" costs, the Wiegand Foundation embraces them, making it a key source for organizations that need to fund a new facility, a major renovation, or acquire significant, state-of-the-art equipment.

Recommendation: Established 501(c)(3) organizations (especially Catholic-affiliated schools, hospitals, and arts museums) in the Western U.S. that have a "shovel-ready" capital project or a specific, high-cost piece of equipment they need to purchase.