Private foundation · EIN 27-2490167 · Bethesda, Maryland · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Aufrichtig 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 10 grants paid, $120K total, median $10K. 10% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
10
$120K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in MD
10%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.7M

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Joseph Florence Mandel Jewish Day SBeachwood, OHFurtheranceof charitablepurpose$35K
Perelman Jewish Day SchoolWynnewood, PAFurtheranceof charitablepurpose$13K
American Friends of Israel ElwynBala Cynwyd, PAFurtheranceof charitablepurpose$10K
Yeshiva of Greater WashingtonSilver Spring, MDFurtheranceof charitablepurpose$10K
Hillel InternationalWashington, DCFurtheranceof charitablepurpose$10K
Chabad Lubavitch of Delaware CountyBryn Mawr, PAFurtheranceof charitableof charitable$10K
Talmudic UniversityMiami Beach, FLFurtheranceof charitablepurpose$10K
Israel Emergency Alliance Dba StandLos Angeles, CAFurtheranceof charitable purpose$10K
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PAFurtheranceof charitablepurpose$10K
Congregation Ohev ShalomWallingford, PAFurtheranceof charitablepurpose$2,000

By state: Pennsylvania 5 · Ohio 1 · Maryland 1 · District of Columbia 1 · Florida 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Aufrichtig Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Bethesda, Maryland, administered in care of Spg, tax-exempt since 2010. 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 Aufrichtig Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Aufrichtig Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $120K across 10 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Aufrichtig Foundation give?

Pennsylvania (5 grants), Ohio (1 grants), Maryland (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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