Private foundation · EIN 52-2104075 · Potomac, Maryland · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Robert Bensen Meyer Jr Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 13 grants paid, $180K total, median $5,000. 38% of grants stayed in Maryland. Stated restrictions: Recipients must be eligible to receive contributions pursuant to i.r.c. Section 501(c)(3)

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
13
$180K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in MD
38%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$1.4M

How to apply

Letter of explanation regarding why they are a candidate to receive funds. Contact: Maria Teresa de Z Meyer, 9800 Sotweed Drive, Potomac, MD, 3012998236 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: Recipients must be eligible to receive contributions pursuant to i.r.c. Section 501(c)(3)

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Archdiocese of WashingtonWashington, DCEducational resources for latino students$65K
New Endeavors By WomenWashington, DCGeneral support$35K
JssaRockville, MDHospice program$20K
San Miguel SchoolWashington, DCGeneral support$15K
St Mark Rc ChurchCatonsville, MDGeneral support$10K
Global Autoimmune InstituteMcLean, VAAutoimmune disease research$5,000
John S Mulholland Family Foundation IncWashington, DCFood for the needy$5,000
ManitosBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$5,000
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic ChurchPotomac, MDCare and share$5,000
St Francis Episcopal ChurchPotomac, MDGeneral support$5,000
The Trinitarians IncPikesville, MDEducation assistance for school in india$5,000
Potomac River KeepersWashington, DCGeneral support$2,500
Shalem Institute for Spiritual FormationWashington, DCGeneral support$2,500

By state: District of Columbia 6 · Maryland 5 · Virginia 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Robert Bensen Meyer Jr Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Potomac, Maryland, administered in care of Niad, tax-exempt since 1998. 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 Robert Bensen Meyer Jr Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Letter of explanation regarding why they are a candidate to receive funds. Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Robert Bensen Meyer Jr Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $180K across 13 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Robert Bensen Meyer Jr Foundation Inc give?

District of Columbia (6 grants), Maryland (5 grants), Virginia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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