Private foundation · Baltimore, MD

The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc

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Typical grant size
$10K $20K $30K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
200
Repeat grantees
117
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactMISTY GIBSON · 4107273200
MaterialsLETTER OF INQUIRY/ GRANT APPLICATION/ GRANT REQUEST SUMMARY TO INCLUDE: DESCRIPTION OF INSTITUTION (OVERVIEW, MISSION STATEMENT, POPULATION SERVED), DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM, FINANCIAL INFORMATION (BUDGET, SOURCES OF FUNDS, MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND AMOUNTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ETC.). EVIDENCE OF 501C(3) STATUS AND LIST OF TRUSTEES/BOARD MEMBERS AND OCCUPATIONS.
RestrictionsNONE

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Elizabeth Minkin
V.P. & TREASURER
$141K
Misty Gibson
ASST. SECRETARY
$88K
Jennifer Reed
ASST. TREASURER
$34K
Terry M Rubenstein
V.P. & SECRETARY
$8K
Jill M Hieronimus
PRESIDENT
Joseph Meyerhoff II
V.P. & TREASURER
Phil Huber
ASST. TREASURER

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
9.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
1,217
Total grants awarded
$38.7M
Total amount
$32K
Average grant
$1.2M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$4.2M
92 grants
2023
$4.2M
90 grants
2022
$2.8M
93 grants
2021
$2.1M
94 grants
2020
$2.9M
94 grants
2019
$3.2M
101 grants
2018
$2.7M
91 grants
2017
$2.7M
102 grants
2016
$3.3M
111 grants
2015
$4.1M
125 grants
2014
$3.9M
121 grants
2013
$2.6M
103 grants

Top recipients

11 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$3.4M
11 grants · MD · ✓ Exact match
$2.8M
9 grants · MD · ✓ Exact match
$1.6M
9 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$1.1M
12 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$988K
14 grants · DC · ≈ likely match
$908K
Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
1 grant · NE
$871K
12 grants · MD · ✓ Exact match
$679K
11 grants · MD · ✓ Exact match
$630K
Enoch Pratt Free Library Inc
8 grants · MD
$600K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NE · TY 2024
$871K
Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$597K
Foundation for Jewish Campus Life (hillel)
UNRESTRICTED
DC · TY 2024
$225K
Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$200K
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$200K
Baltimore Museum of Art
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$120K
New Israel Fund
UNRESTRICTED
DC · TY 2024
$103K
Israel on Campus Coalition
UNRESTRICTED
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Anti-defamation League
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$85K
Johns Hopkins University
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$80K
Birthright Israel Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$75K
Southeast Community Development Corporation
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$72K
Waterfront Partnership
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$70K
Innovation Works
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$67K
Fund for Educational Excellence
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$60K
Belair-edison Neighborhoods Inc
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$50K
Maryland Food Bank
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$50K
Camps Airy and Louise
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$50K
Healthy Neighborhoods Inc
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$50K
Jewish Grandparents Network
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$50K
Friends of Impj
UNRESTRICTED
CA · TY 2024
$45K
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
UNRESTRICTED
DC · TY 2024
$30K
Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$30K
Friends of Patterson Park
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$30K
Ofakim LA'atid Emergency Operating Support
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$25K
Nami Metropolitan Baltimore
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$25K
American Friends of the Hebrew University
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$25K
Maryland Academy of Sciences Maryland Science Center
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$25K
Postpartum Support International
UNRESTRICTED
OR · TY 2024
$25K
Live Baltimore Home Center
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$24K
St Francis of Assisi School
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2024
$20K
Baltimore Center Stage
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
One Table
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$20K
National Aquarium in Baltimore
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
Jewbelong Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NJ · TY 2024
$20K
The Ingenuity Project
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
Port Discovery Children's Museum
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
YMCA
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
Arts for Learning Maryland
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
Fells Point Creative Alliance Inc
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
Walters Art Museum
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$20K
United Way of Central Maryland
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$18K
Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$15K
Baltimore Program of Aubudon Mid-atlantic
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$15K
Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$15K
Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2024
$15K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.