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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1316829

Mann-Paller Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $2.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,128,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $92,626,807

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,458,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $90,911,799

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,720,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $80,062,871

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,378,486

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $79,984,100

  • Tax year 2020

    $14,396,908

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $80,615,648

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,884,050

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $53,827,187

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sidwell Friends SchoolWashington, DC

    General

    $1,000,000
  2. University of TulsaTulsa, OK

    General

    $409,000
  3. National Cyber SecurityColorado Springs, CO

    General

    $120,000
  4. Urban NationWashington, DC

    General

    $110,000
  5. Shakespeare TheatreWashington, DC

    General

    $100,000
  6. The Ability ChallengeChevy Chase, MD

    General

    $100,000
  7. WetaArlington, VA

    General

    $100,000
  8. Wolf Trap FoundationVienna, VA

    General

    $100,000
  9. Fairfax County StarsVienna, VA

    General

    $35,000
  10. Sibley Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD

    General

    $25,000
  11. Smithsonian American Women's HistoryWashington, DC

    General

    $10,000
  12. C&O Canal TrustWilliamsport, MD

    General

    $5,000
  13. Connect Our KidsFalls Church, VA

    General

    $5,000
  14. National Museum of American IndianWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  15. Blume HaitiSouthfield, MI

    General

    $3,000
  16. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $1,509,00080% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $310,00016% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $35,0002% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $25,0001% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia6 grants $1,250,000
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $409,000
  3. Virginia5 grants $241,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $120,000
  5. Maryland2 grants $105,000
  6. Michigan1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Marsha PallerPRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Channing PallerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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