Funding search · EIN 133979672 · Stockbridge, MA

Messinger Family Foundation

Name: Messinger Family Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

240
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational scholarship

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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Union for Reform Judaism1 grant · $100,000
Harvery Mudd College2 grants · $75,000
Eastman School of Music4 grants · $73,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires4 grants · $61,000
Union Reform Judaism1 grant · $60,000
University of Rochester2 grants · $50,000
New York University2 grants · $50,000
Frost School of Music1 grant · $30,000
Meyerson Jcc Manhattan1 grant · $25,000
Hillel International1 grant · $25,000

Giving over time

$336,006

2021

$220,505

2022

$319,256

2023

$213,006

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 240 grants.

$100,000
Union for Reform Judaism · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$60,000
Union Reform Judaism · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$50,000
Harvery Mudd College · Claremont, CA · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$33,000
Eastman School of Music · Rochester, NY · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$30,000
Frost School of Music · Coral Gables, FL · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$30,000
Eastman School of Music · Rochester, NY · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$25,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$25,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$25,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
Scholarship aid
$25,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Scholarship aid
$25,000
Harvery Mudd College · Claremont, CA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$25,000
Hillel International · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$25,000
Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$20,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$20,000
Artisan Works Museum · Rochester, NY · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$16,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$15,750
The Mount Edith Wharton'S Home · Lenox, MA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$15,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$15,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$15,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires · Pittsfield, MA · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$15,000
Miami Jewish Federation · Miami, FL · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$12,500
Urj Northeast Campus · Great Barrington, VT · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$10,000
Artison Works · Rochester, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$10,000
Jewish Federation - Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$10,000
Women'S Emergency Network · Miami, FL · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$10,000
Jewish Federation - Miami · Miami, FL · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$10,000
Lowe Art Museum · Carol Gables, FL · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$10,000
Urj Eisner and Crane Lake Camp · Lyndhurst, NJ · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$10,000
Jewish Federation Miami · Miami, FL · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$7,000
Mahaiwee Performing Arts · Great Barrington, MA · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$6,500
Edelstein Public Affairs · Oakland, CA · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$6,000
The Mount Edith Wharton'S Home · Lenox, MA · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$6,000
Boston Univ Tanglewood Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$6,000
Norman Rockwell Museum · Stockbridge, MA · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Eastman School of Music · Rochester, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Frost School · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Lowe Art Museum · Carol Gables, FL · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Naacp Empowerment Center · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Reconstruction Rabbinical Assn · Wyncote, PA · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Temple Judea · Coconut Grove, FL · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Usdan Performing Arts · Wheatley Heights, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Artisan House · Rochester, NY · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Berkshire Health Systems · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Hochstein School of Music · Rochester, NY · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Temple Judea · Coconut Grove, FL · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Usdan Performing Arts · Wheatley Heights, NY · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Artist Share · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Berkshire Health Systems · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Boston University Tanglewood Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Eastman School of Music · Rochester, NY · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Hochstein School · Rochester, NY · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Naacp · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Temple Judea · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Univ of Miami Frost School of Music · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Univ of Miami Lowe Museum · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Urj Camp Newman · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Usdan Arts Center · West Point, NY · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Frost School of Music - University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Gateways Music Festival · Rochester, NY · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Pittsfield, MA · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Ort Braude College of Engineering · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$5,000
Temple Judea · Coral Gables, FL · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$3,000
Berkshire United Way · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$3,000
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Center · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$3,000
Pogo · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$3,000
Berkshire United Way · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$3,000
Berkshire United Way · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$3,000
Mahaiwee Performing Arts Center · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$3,000
United Way- Berks · Reading, PA · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,500
Artistshare · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Ackerman Institute for the Family · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Center for Defense Information · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Jewish Educational Loan Fund · Sandy Springs, CA · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Berkshire Theater Festival · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Center for Defense Information · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Jewish Educational Loan Fund · Sandy Springs, CA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Vetfort Hall Gilded Age Masion & Museum · Lenox, MA · 2023
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Barrington Stage · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Berkshire Theater Festival · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Center for Defense Information · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Damon Runyon Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Lenox Library · Lenox, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Shakespeare & Company · Lenox, MA · 2022
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Council for Canadian American Relator · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Damon Runyon Cancer Research · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Temple Anshe Amuni · Pittsfield, MA · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$2,000
Turtles Trail Foundaton · Southeastor, PA · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$1,500
Promotion Education Scope · Astoria, NY · 2021
General charitable or educational purposes
$1,000
American Cancer Society · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$1,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes
$1,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable or educational purposes

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