Israel & Mollie Myers Foundation
Towson, MD · EIN 52-1314430. Reported 215 grants totalling $1,402,061 to 99 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Israel & Mollie Myers Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $7,350; the smallest was $12 and the largest $151,100. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Jcfb (bhi Library Pledge) | Baltimore, MD | $284,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $121,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moveable Feast | Baltimore, MD | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sisters Circle | Timonium, MD | $49,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jcc East Bay | Berkeley, CA | $49,380 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beth Am Annual Fund | Baltimore, MD | $47,993 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Weekend Backpacks | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund (general Fund) | Washington, DC | $43,832 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mission of Mercy | Frederick, MD | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Creative Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $41,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University - Heart & Vascular Institute | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Itineris | Baltimore, MD | $34,380 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paul's Place Inc | Baltimore, MD | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Family Tree | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Merit Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Baltimore, MD | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Food Share | Louisville, CO | $26,480 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth Zion | Brookline, MA | $25,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beth El Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $21,610 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Museum of Maryland (board Leadership) | Baltimore, MD | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Great Kids Farm | Catonsville, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Horizon Day Camp | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood | Columbia, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Talmar | Parkville, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beth Am (tradition & Transformation Fund) | Baltimore, MD | $12,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jemicy School | Owings Mills, MD | $10,550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Univ MD Greenebaum Cancer Center | Baltimore, MD | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Food Bank | Wallingford, CT | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lagond Music School | Elmsford, NY | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beth Am (dues & Tradition Funds) | Baltimore, MD | $9,443 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berkely High School Development Group | Berkeley, CA | $7,850 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Southern New England | New Haven, CT | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Towson Hillel | Towson, MD | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mcdaniel College | Westminster, MD | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City Sprouts | Cambridge, MA | $6,580 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keshet | Jamaica Plain, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Greentop | Balitmore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ummc Children's Hospital Nicu | Baltimore, MD | $4,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Jewish Chapel | Annapolis, MD | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gbmc Foundation (chair for Dr Doran) | Baltimore, MD | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fusions Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvard | Cambridge, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Umms Foundation Cancer Center | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berkeley Public Schools Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Latin School | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charles River Conservancy | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Levindale Auxiliary | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mcdonogh School | Owings Mills, MD | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roxbury Latin School | West Roxbury, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Syrian American Medical Society Foundation | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Umms Childrens Hospital Nicu | Baltimore, MD | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chestnut Ridge Fire Department | Owings Mills, MD | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation-Women's Giving Circle | Baltimore, MD | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Balto Community Fdn(recognize Gil Sandler) | Baltimore, MD | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Berkeley Univeristy of California | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bhsdg | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kerry's Kids | Novato, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Glaucoma Research | Clarksburg, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Palestine Childrens Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prospector Theater | Ridgefield, CT | $1,980 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harbour School | Owings Mills, MD | $1,880 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Oakland, CA | $1,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Berkeley Food Network | Berkeley, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Berkeley Public Library Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Berkwood Hedge | Berkeley, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Julia Morgan School for Girls | Oakland, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Left Hand Fire District | Boulder, CO | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shriver Concert Series | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Players | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Razom for Ukraine | New York, NY | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sunflower of Peace Inc | Newton, MA | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Artisans Asylum | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berkeley Animal Care Services | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Berkeley Humane Society | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bnai Vail | Vail, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Digdeep Right to Water Project | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drew University | Madison, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milo Foundation | Point Richmond, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mt Sinai Health System | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Myerberg SR Center | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shriver Hall Concert Series | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sphere Inc | Ridgefield, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Disc Association | San Francisco, CA | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sunrise | Bethesda, MD | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The National Center for Jewish Film | Waltham, MA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Curriculum Project | Balitmore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisberg, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Out Maine | Rockland, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners for Peace | Bangor, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shaw House | Bangor, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Various Passthrough Entities | Baltimore, MD | $253 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
70 of 99 (71%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 117 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | $58,148 | $3,710 |
| 2022 | 58 | $476,602 | $3,500 |
| 2023 | 79 | $429,327 | $1,380 |
| 2024 | 73 | $437,984 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 79% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maryland. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Israel & Mollie Myers Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 20189, Towson, MD, 21284. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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