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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7450437

Mesnikoff Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $125,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $913,446

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $832,464

  • Tax year 2023

    $111,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $845,690

  • Tax year 2022

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $784,386

  • Tax year 2021

    $108,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $873,593

  • Tax year 2020

    $70,100

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $826,196

  • Tax year 2019

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $843,767

  • Tax year 2018

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $852,840

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alameda County Community FoodbankOakland, CA

    Educational

    $15,000
  2. Capitol Area Food BankWashington, DC

    Educational

    $15,000
  3. MazonWashington, DC

    Educational

    $15,000
  4. Open Medicine Foundation - Harvard ResearchAgoura Hills, CA

    Educational

    $13,000
  5. Hebrew Immigration Aid SocietySilver Spring, MD

    Educational

    $12,000
  6. Oxfam America (yemen and Refugee Crisis)Boston, MA

    Educational

    $10,000
  7. East Bay SPCAOakland, CA

    Educational

    $6,000
  8. Good Neighbors Capital HillWashington, DC

    Educational

    $6,000
  9. Humane Rescue AllianceWashington, DC

    Educational

    $6,000
  10. Advocates for Community AlternativesWashington, DC

    Educational

    $4,000
  11. Kids of KatmanduBrooklyn, NY

    Educational

    $4,000
  12. Capitol Hill Community FoundationWashington, DC

    Educational

    $3,500
  13. Democracy ForwardWashington, DC

    Educational

    $3,000
  14. Disability Rights InternationalWashington, DC

    Educational

    $3,000
  15. Kids Connection HaitiWashington, DC

    Educational

    $3,000
  16. Lake Merritt InstituteOakland, CA

    Educational

    $3,000
  17. Rural Dog RescueChester, MD

    Educational

    $2,000
  18. Friends of Oakland Animal ServicesOakland, CA

    Educational

    $1,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals4 grants $15,50048% of the total
  2. Social science1 grant $4,00012% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,50011% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $3,0009% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $3,0009% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $3,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia8 grants $54,500
  2. California5 grants $38,500
  3. Maryland2 grants $14,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  5. New York2 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joel MesnikoffDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rachel Mesnikoff GuggenheimDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Steven GuggenheimDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ann Mesnikoff CrystalDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Howard CrystalDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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