Private foundation · EIN 52-1357403 · Rockville, Maryland

Walter and Sarah Diener Foundation Inc

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: 14 grants paid, $191K total, median $5,000. 93% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
14
$191K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in MD
93%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hebrew Home of Greater WashingtonRockville, MDContribution$44K
MakomRockville, MDContribution$35K
Charles Smith Life CommunitiesRockville, MDContribution$28K
University of Maryland HillellCollege Park, MDContribution$25K
Suburban Hospital FoundationBethesda, MDContribution$20K
The Diener SchoolRockville, MDContribution$16K
Medstar HealthColumbia, MDContribution$5,000
Childrens InnBethesda, MDContribution$5,000
Breakthrough T1dHagerstown, MDContribution$5,000
Bnai IsraelRockville, MDContribution$3,000
Hope Connections for CancerBethesda, MDContribution$2,000
Sunflower BakeryRockville, MDContribution$2,000
Lacrosse the GlobeFort Mill, SCContribution$1,000
Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegePikesville, MDContribution$750

By state: Maryland 13 · South Carolina 1

About this foundation

Walter and Sarah Diener Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Rockville, Maryland, administered in care of Lewis K Kest & Assoc, tax-exempt since 1984. 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 Walter and Sarah Diener Foundation Inc 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 Walter and Sarah Diener Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $191K across 14 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Walter and Sarah Diener Foundation Inc give?

Maryland (13 grants), South Carolina (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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