Private foundation · EIN 11-6044697 · Parsippany, New Jersey

H Herbert Myers Memorial Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 61 grants paid, $317K total, median $1,000. 23% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
61
$317K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NJ
23%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.9M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 61 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jespy House IncSouth Orange, NJUnrestricted$99K
Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest NjWhippany, NJUnrestricted$89K
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterWest Orange, NJUnrestricted$20K
Boca Raton Regional Hospital IncBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$15K
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County IncBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$9,700
Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp (aka Bronx House Emanuel Camps)New York, NYUnrestricted$9,000
Hand in Hand American Friends of Cntr for Jewish-Arab Edu in IsraelPortland, ORUnrestricted$8,000
Temple Sharey Tefilo-IsraelSouth Orange, NJUnrestricted$7,000
Congregation B'nai JeshurunNew York, NYUnrestricted$6,050
Shalva IncChicago, ILUnrestricted$5,200
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation IncJupiter, FLUnrestricted$5,000
Central SynagogueNew York, NYUnrestricted$4,500
Gift of Life Bone Marrow FoundationBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$3,500
I Have a Dream FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$3,000
Therayouth FoundationBasking Ridge, NJUnrestricted$3,000
Frenchman's Creek Charities Foundation IncPalm Beach Gardens, FLUnrestricted$2,500
Etz Chaim SynagogueJacksonville, FLUnrestricted$2,000
Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,700
Anti Defamation League FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,500
Play for Pink IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,500
New Jersey Performing Arts Center CorpNewark, NJUnrestricted$1,250
Westfield Historical SocietyWestfield, NJUnrestricted$1,250
South Florida PBSMiami, FLUnrestricted$1,200
Rales Jewish Family ServicesBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$1,100
Maltz Jupiter Theater IncJupiter, FLUnrestricted$1,001
Community Resource CenterMamaroneck, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Foundation for Morristown Medical Center IncMorristown, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Jewish Community Alliance IncJacksonville, FLUnrestricted$1,000
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force IncLarchmont, NYUnrestricted$1,000
New York Diabetes Program IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
White Plains Hospital Medical CenterWhite Plains, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Horizons New JerseyRumson, NJUnrestricted$750
Parkinson's Foundation IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$750
Wnyc Public RadioNew York, NYUnrestricted$700
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYUnrestricted$500
Friends of Wlrn IncMiami, FLUnrestricted$500
Insight Through Education IncPalm Beach Gardens, FLUnrestricted$500
Macular Degeneration AssocSarasota, FLUnrestricted$500
Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris IncMontclair, NJUnrestricted$500
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central & Southern Nj IncMorristown, NJUnrestricted$400
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNUnrestricted$400
Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled of MetrowestWest Orange, NJUnrestricted$350
Alzheimer's AssociationDenville, NJUnrestricted$250
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NYUnrestricted$250
Miami City BalletMiami Beach, FLUnrestricted$250
AARP FoundationWashington, DCUnrestricted$100
ALS AssociationWashington, DCUnrestricted$100
American Cancer Society IncAtlanta, GAUnrestricted$100
American Red CrossBoone, IAUnrestricted$100
Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteMiami, FLUnrestricted$100
Brightfocus FoundationClarksburg, MDUnrestricted$100
Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$100
Furry Friends (aka the Humane Society of Greater Jupiter Tequesta Inc)Jupiter, FLUnrestricted$100
Israel Tennis Centers Foundation IncDeerfield Beach, FLUnrestricted$100
Jewish National FundBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$100
Jewish Vocational Service of MetrowestEast Orange, NJUnrestricted$100
Marine Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VAUnrestricted$100
National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DCUnrestricted$100
Veterans of Foreign Wars FoundationKansas City, MOUnrestricted$100
We Are Alx IncWellesley, MAUnrestricted$100

By state: New Jersey 14 · Florida 18 · New York 16 · Oregon 1 · Illinois 1 · Tennessee 1

About this foundation

H Herbert Myers Memorial Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Parsippany, New Jersey, administered in care of McCabe Heidrich & Wong P C, tax-exempt since 1965. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does H Herbert Myers Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does H Herbert Myers Memorial Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $317K across 61 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does H Herbert Myers Memorial Foundation give?

New Jersey (14 grants), Florida (18 grants), New York (16 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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