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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-6035997

The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 92 grants and $4.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Misty Gibson
2800 Quarry Lake Drive Ste 390
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 727-3200
Form and materials
Letter of inquiry/ grant application/ grant request summary to include: description of institution (overview, mission statement, population served), description of program, financial information (budget, sources of funds, major contributions and amounts, financial statements, etc.). Evidence of 501c(3) status and list of trustees/board members and occupations.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,177,944

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $45,207,908

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,223,678

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $48,446,242

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,838,057

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $51,360,959

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,086,352

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $53,223,904

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,861,727

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $45,791,101

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,186,053

    Grants listed
    101
    Assets, end of year
    $45,536,003

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,662,952

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $45,605,541

Grants paid in 2024

92 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $871,000
  2. Associated Jewish Community Federation of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $596,900
  3. Foundation for Jewish Campus Life (hillel)Washington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $225,000
  4. Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $200,000
  5. Jewish Community Center of Greater BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $200,000
  6. Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $120,000
  7. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $103,000
  8. Israel on Campus CoalitionWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  9. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $85,000
  10. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $80,000
  11. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $75,000
  12. Southeast Community Development CorporationBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $71,678
  13. Waterfront PartnershipBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $70,000
  14. Innovation WorksBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $67,000
  15. Fund for Educational ExcellenceBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $60,000
  16. Belair-Edison Neighborhoods IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  17. Camps Airy and LouiseBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  18. Healthy Neighborhoods IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  19. Jewish Grandparents NetworkStevenson, MD

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  20. Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  21. Friends of ImpjBeverly Hills, CA

    Unrestricted

    $45,000
  22. B'nai B'rith Youth OrganizationWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  23. Mt Washington Pediatric HospitalBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  24. Friends of Patterson ParkBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $29,986
  25. American Friends of the Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  26. Maryland Academy of Sciences Maryland Science CenterBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  27. NAMI Metropolitan BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  28. Ofakim La'atid Emergency Operating SupportMiami, FL

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  29. Postpartum Support InternationalPortland, OR

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  30. Live Baltimore Home CenterBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $24,200
  31. Arts for Learning MarylandBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  32. Baltimore Center StageBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  33. Banner Neighborhoods Community CorporationBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  34. Fells Point Creative Alliance IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  35. Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish StudiesBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  36. Jewbelong IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  37. National Aquarium in BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  38. One TableNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  39. Port Discovery Children's MuseumBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  40. St Francis of Assisi SchoolTriangle, VA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  41. The Ingenuity ProjectBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  42. The Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  43. University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  44. Walters Art MuseumBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  45. YMCABaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  46. United Way of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $18,000
  47. American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    Unrestrictes

    $15,000
  48. Baltimore Montessori Public Charter SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  49. Baltimore Program of Aubudon Mid-AtlanticBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  50. Baltimore School for the Arts FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  51. Community Assistance Network IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  52. Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  53. House of Ruth MarylandBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  54. Maryland Alliance of Public Charter SchoolsBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  55. Meals on Wheels of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  56. Parks and People IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  57. Art with A HeartBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $12,500
  58. Maryland Philanthropy NetworkBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $11,680
  59. Baltimore Community FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  60. Baltimore Homecoming IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  61. Baltimore Museum of IndustryBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  62. Blue Water BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  63. Chesapeake Shakespeare CompanyBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  64. Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America Inc MD ChapterBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  65. Everyman TheatreBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  66. HadarNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  67. Interfaith AmericaChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  68. Jewish Funders NetworkNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  69. Leveling the Playing FieldBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  70. Lifebridge Health IncEdgewood, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  71. Mount Vernon Place ConservancyBali, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  72. Moving TraditionsElkins Park, PA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  73. The Shalom Hartman Institute of NAJerusalem, Israel

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  74. Soccer Without Borders BaltimoreCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  75. Your Public Radio CorpBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  76. Friends of Herring Run ParksBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $8,700
  77. City Neighbors FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  78. International Generosity Foundation TrustClearwater, FL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  79. Jerusalem Foundation IncJerusalem, Israel

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  80. Maryland HillelCollege Park, MD

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  81. Ahavas Yisrael Charity FundBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  82. Freestate JusticeBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  83. Arts Education in Maryland SchoolsBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  84. Bach in BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  85. Big Brothers Big Sisters Cape CodHyannis, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  86. Collegebound FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  87. Maryland Citizens for the Arts IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  88. Maryland NonprofitsBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  89. Planned Parenthood of MarylandBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  90. Beth El CongregationBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $1,800
  91. Odyssey SchoolLutherville, MD

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  92. The St Paul's SchoolsLutherville, MD

    Unrestricted

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $1,577,57850% of the total
  2. Arts and culture14 grants $467,50015% of the total
  3. Education7 grants $226,5007% of the total
  4. Community development7 grants $201,2006% of the total
  5. International aid3 grants $193,0006% of the total
  6. Religion5 grants $95,0003% of the total
  7. 11 other causes16 grants $366,68612% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland68 grants $2,421,444
  2. Nebraska1 grant $871,000
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $458,000
  4. New York7 grants $240,000
  5. California1 grant $45,000
  6. Florida2 grants $30,000
  7. Oregon1 grant $25,000
  8. New Jersey1 grant $20,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $20,000
  10. Massachusetts2 grants $12,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jill M HieronimusPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Terry M RubensteinV.P. & SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $8,125
  • Elizabeth MinkinV.P. & TREASURER Hours 10Pay $141,164
  • Misty GibsonASST. SECRETARY Hours 10Pay $87,838
  • Jennifer ReedASST. TREASURER Hours 2Pay $34,093

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