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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-0645526

Martha Washington Straus-Harry H Straus Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Stamford, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 65 grants and $704,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $704,000

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $645,784

  • Tax year 2024

    $704,000

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $842,202

  • Tax year 2023

    $659,000

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $657,661

  • Tax year 2022

    $683,000

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $727,259

  • Tax year 2021

    $578,000

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $787,831

Grants paid in 2025

65 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Columbia University Huntington Disease CenterNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $38,000
  2. Boston CollegeNewtonville, MA

    Education

    $25,000
  3. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Education

    $25,000
  4. Lustgarten FoundationUniondale, NY

    Medical research

    $20,000
  5. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Medical research

    $20,000
  6. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN

    Medical research

    $20,000
  7. Americares FoundationStamford, CT

    Community outreach

    $18,000
  8. Montefiore Hospital Medical CenterBronx, NY

    Medical research

    $18,000
  9. Muscular Dystrophy FoundationNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $18,000
  10. Navy-Marine Corps Relief SocietyArlington, VA

    Community outreach

    $18,000
  11. Operation SmileNorfolk, VA

    Community outreach

    $18,000
  12. WNC Bridge FoundationAsheville, NC

    Community outreach

    $18,000
  13. Autism Research InstituteSan Diego, CA

    Medical research

    $15,000
  14. Binghamton University Briloff Memorial Scholarship FundBinghampton, NY

    Education

    $15,000
  15. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $15,000
  16. Crohns & Colitis Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $15,000
  17. Don Bosco Cristo Rey High SchoolTakoma Park, MD

    Education

    $15,000
  18. The Washington School for GirlsWashington, DC

    Education

    $15,000
  19. White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY

    Medical

    $15,000
  20. Organic Consumers AssociationFinland, MN

    Community outreach

    $13,000
  21. Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MD

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  22. Columbia University Clinical Oncology FundNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $10,000
  23. Columbia University Lewis P Rowland Educational FundNew York, NY

    Education

    $10,000
  24. Columbia University Walter Palmer FellowshipNew York, NY

    Education

    $10,000
  25. Georgetown Preparatory SchoolN Bethesda, MD

    Education

    $10,000
  26. Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown HTS, NY

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  27. Halcyon HouseWashington, DC

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  28. Huntington's Disease Society of AmericaNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $10,000
  29. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of AmericaWest Palm Beach, FL

    Medical research

    $10,000
  30. Lighthouse GuildNew York, NY

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  31. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Medical

    $10,000
  32. San Miguel SchoolWashington, DC

    Education

    $10,000
  33. Seeing Eye IncMorristown, NJ

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  34. So Others Might EatWashington, DC

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  35. The Frederick Gunn SchoolWashington, CT

    Education

    $10,000
  36. The Shepard FoundationKensington, MD

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  37. TrailblazersBrooklyn, NY

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  38. Uja-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies New YorkNew York, NY

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  39. United Cerebral Palsy AssociationPort Chester, NY

    Medical research

    $10,000
  40. University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA

    Education

    $10,000
  41. Visions-Services for the Blind and Visually ImpairedNew York, NY

    Community outreach

    $10,000
  42. Columbia University Cardiology ResearchNew York, NY

    Medical research

    $9,000
  43. Church of the Immaculate ConceptionWashington, DC

    Community outreach

    $7,000
  44. Mount Sinai Medical CenterNew York, NY

    Medical

    $7,000
  45. Potomac Community ResourcesPotomac, MD

    Community outreach

    $7,000
  46. Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY

    Medical

    $5,000
  47. Asheville SchoolAsheville, NC

    Education

    $5,000
  48. Brevard Music CenterBrevard, NC

    Art, music

    $5,000
  49. Catholic Charities Archdioces of WashingtonWashington, DC

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  50. Christopher & Dana Reeve FoundationShort Hills, NJ

    Medical research

    $5,000
  51. Church of Our Lady of MercyPotomac, MD

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  52. Connelly School of the Holy ChildPotomac, MD

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  53. Consortium of Catholic AcademiesWashington, DC

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  54. Crossnore School and Children's HomeHendersonville, NC

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  55. Inova Health FoundationFairfax, VA

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  56. Learning AllyPrinceton, NJ

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  57. Little Sisters of the PoorWashington, DC

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  58. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Arts

    $5,000
  59. Missionaries of CharityWashington, DC

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  60. New York Eye & Ear InfirmaryNew York, NY

    Medical

    $5,000
  61. WNET Patrons NetworkNew York, NY

    Education, arts

    $5,000
  62. Woodley House IncWashington, DC

    Community outreach

    $5,000
  63. Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL

    Education

    $2,000
  64. The Studio TheatreWashington, DC

    Art, music

    $2,000
  65. Maryknoll Fathers and BrothersOssining, NY

    Community outreach

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health7 grants $92,00028% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $77,00024% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $62,00019% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $18,0006% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $18,0006% of the total
  6. Veterans and military1 grant $18,0006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes6 grants $40,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York26 grants $301,000
  2. District of Columbia12 grants $104,000
  3. Maryland7 grants $62,000
  4. Virginia4 grants $51,000
  5. Tennessee2 grants $40,000
  6. North Carolina4 grants $33,000
  7. Connecticut2 grants $28,000
  8. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
  9. New Jersey3 grants $20,000
  10. California1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Thomas R KingDIRECTOR/MANAGER Hours 0Pay $0
  • David L StrausDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Hillary J StrausDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patricia GerleitDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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