Dean Weidner
Founder and chairman of Weidner Apartment Homes, one of North America's largest privately held multifamily companies, whose estate gave EvergreenHealth a record $100 million in 2026.
Donor, EvergreenHealth
Background
W. Dean Weidner was the founder, owner and chairman of Weidner Apartment Homes, which he built into a 74,667-unit apartment portfolio across 14 US states and four Canadian provinces, one of North America's largest privately held multifamily firms.
Weidner died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 83. In September 2026 his estate gave EvergreenHealth $100 million, the largest gift in that community-owned hospital system's history, to plan a new patient-care tower. He and his wife, Ana Weidner, who died in 2024, had supported EvergreenHealth projects since 2019.
About EvergreenHealth
EvergreenHealth: EvergreenHealth is the trade name of King County Public Hospital District No. 2, a community-owned health system based in Kirkland, Washington, and governed by an elected board of commissioners.
Donations by Dean Weidner
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| EvergreenHealthRead the story | $100 million |
Key facts
- Role
- Founder, owner and chairman of Weidner Apartment Homessource
- Portfolio
- 74,667 apartment units across 14 US states and four Canadian provinces; one of North America's largest privately held multifamily firmssource
- Died
- March 17, 2026, at age 83source
- Gift
- His estate gave EvergreenHealth $100 million in September 2026, the largest in the system's historysource
WYDE coverage of Dean Weidner
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Dean Weidner, from Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 3, 2026. Dean Weidner is a donor in 2 stories. The most recent is $1 Million Clipping Fund for Creators Who End Hunger.
$1 Million Clipping Fund for Creators Who End Hunger
WYDE Weekly: a new $1 million clipping fund pays creators to end hunger, plus Ken Griffin's record $3 billion gift, three record health-system donations, and the regulators chasing crypto.
Oct 3, 2026 · 7 min read · Donor
HealthcareEvergreenHealth Gets a Record $100 Million From Dean Weidner's Estate for a New Patient Tower
The $100 million gift from the estate of Dean Weidner, founder of Weidner Apartment Homes, is the largest in EvergreenHealth's history and will fund planning for a new patient-care tower on the public hospital district's Kirkland campus.
Oct 1, 2026 · 4 min read · Donor
Reported alongside Dean Weidner
- EvergreenHealth · in 2 stories with Dean Weidner
- Bank of America · in 1 story with Dean Weidner
- Boston Children's Hospital · in 1 story with Dean Weidner
- Carnegie Mellon University · in 1 story with Dean Weidner
- Circle · in 1 story with Dean Weidner
- Circle Foundation · in 1 story with Dean Weidner
- Citi · in 1 story with Dean Weidner
- Coinbase · in 1 story with Dean Weidner
Sources
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