Private foundation · EIN 52-1835729 · Laytonsville, Maryland

The Dr Maxwell Hurston Family 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: 36 grants paid, $325K total, median $4,500. 14% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
36
$325K
Median grant
$4,500
Stays in MD
14%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.9M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NYLegal justice$35K
Planned ParenthoodWashington, DCHealth care$35K
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYReligious$31K
Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHagerstown, MDHealth care$30K
Weill-Cornell Medical CenterNew York, NYHealth care$30K
Fred Hutchinson Cancer ResearchSeattle, WAHealth care$20K
Alzheimers AssociationChicago, ILHealth care$15K
Naral Pro Choice AmericaWashington, DCGeneral$15K
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALLegal justice$15K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYWelfare$12K
ALS AssociationBoone, IAHealth care$10K
WnetNew York, NYCulture$10K
National Multiple Sclerosis SocWashington, DCHealth care$6,000
Nature ConservancyMerrifield, VAGeneral$6,000
Clean Air Task ForceBoston, MAGeneral$5,000
Coalition for Rainforest NationsNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
End of Life WashingtonFederal Way, WALife choice support$5,000
Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CAGeneral$5,000
The Kavana CooperativeSeattle, WAReligious$4,000
Canadian Red CrossAbbotsford, CAGeneral$2,500
Central Okanagan Food BankKelowna, CAGeneral$2,500
Hamilton Middle SchoolSeattle, WAEducation$2,500
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding CtrRedmond, WAGeneral$2,500
National Abortion FederationWashington, DCHealth care$2,500
National Council of Jewish WomenWashington, DCGeneral$2,500
Ballard Food BankSeattle, WAWelfare$2,000
Food LifelineShoreline, WAWelfare$2,000
Jewish Family Services SeattleSeattle, WAGeneral$2,000
Sheperds TableSilver Spring, MDWelfare$2,000
Temple SholomVancouver, CAReligious$2,000
Washington Hebrew CongregationWashington, DCReligious$2,000
National Cathedral SchoolWashington, DCEducation$1,000
Venus TheatreLaurel, MDCulture$1,000
Kesher Israel CongregationWashington, DCReligious$500
Kollel Zichron AmronSilver Spring, MDReligious$500
Woodside Synogogue Ahavas TorahSilver Spring, MDReligious$500

By state: New York 6 · District of Columbia 8 · Washington 8 · Maryland 5 · Illinois 1 · Alabama 1

About this foundation

The Dr Maxwell Hurston Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Laytonsville, Maryland, administered in care of Lewis K Kest Cpa, tax-exempt since 1993. 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 The Dr Maxwell Hurston Family 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 The Dr Maxwell Hurston Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $325K across 36 grants, a median of $4,500.

Where does The Dr Maxwell Hurston Family Foundation Inc give?

New York (6 grants), District of Columbia (8 grants), Washington (8 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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