Funding search · EIN 364035204 · Arlington Heights, IL

Oscar & Elsa Mayer Family Foundation

Name: Oscar & Elsa Mayer Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

178
grants reported: $1.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,903
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Southwest Energy Efficiency Project1 grant · $125,000
Grid Alternatives Colorado1 grant · $125,000
Stronghearts Native Helpline1 grant · $100,000
The Trevor Project1 grant · $100,000
Day One Rhode Island2 grants · $75,300
Center for Carbon Removal Dba Carbon 1801 grant · $75,000
Institute for Transporation and Development Policy1 grant · $75,000
Providence St Mel School1 grant · $70,000
Center for Mental Health Innovation1 grant · $62,500
Active Minds1 grant · $62,500

Giving over time

$664,982

2022

$700,824

2023

$531,280

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 178 grants.

$125,000
Grid Alternatives Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
General
$125,000
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project · Boulder, CO · 2023
General
$100,000
Stronghearts Native Helpline · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2024
General
$100,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
General
$75,000
Day One Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024
General
$75,000
Center for Carbon Removal Dba Carbon 180 · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$75,000
Institute for Transporation and Development Policy · New York, NY · 2023
General
$70,000
Providence St Mel School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Early childhood education digital curriculum / general
$62,500
Active Minds · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$62,500
Center for Mental Health Innovation · Portland, OR · 2024
General
$57,500
Parent University · Savannah, GA · 2022
Training, database and events / general
$50,000
Dion'S Dream Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$50,000
Natifs · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General
$50,000
Partnership With Native Americans · Addison, TX · 2023
General
$50,000
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Social needs among caregivers of hospitalized children
$50,000
Childrens Institute · Portland, OR · 2022
Bringing community together program
$50,000
Invest in Kids · Denver, CO · 2022
General
$50,000
Social Venture Partners Portland · Portland, OR · 2022
General
$50,000
Tgthr · Boulder, CO · 2022
Youth leadership and empowerment
$50,000
Thorne Nature Center · Boulder, CO · 2022
Nature preschool outdoor play area
$36,833
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
Ukraine relief efforts
$35,833
Selfreliance Foundation Relief Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Ukraine relief efforts
$33,333
World Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Ukraine relief efforts
$29,000
Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Oscar raymond mayer memorial fund
$21,640
Denver Center for the Performing Arts · Denver, CO · 2022
Theatre for young audiences
$17,500
Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Wayland Academy · Beaver Damn, WI · 2024
Drs anita and gregory mayer scholarship
$10,000
Beloit College · Beloit, WI · 2023
General
$10,000
Northern Arizona University Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
General
$10,000
St Dunstons Church · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$10,000
Beloit College · Beloit, WI · 2022
Annual fund
$8,600
National Institute for Science Law and Policy · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$7,500
Beloit College · Beloit, WI · 2024
Annual fund
$7,500
Lake Forest Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General
$7,500
Overture Center for Arts · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$7,500
Lake Forest Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
General
$7,500
Montage Health Organization · Monterey, CA · 2023
General
$7,500
Star Charter School · Savannah, GA · 2023
General
$7,500
Seven Acres Foundation · Chelan, WA · 2022
Community center at lake chelan / general
$7,500
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
General
$5,750
Yellowstone Foundation · Billings, MT · 2022
General
$5,655
Seven Acres Foundation · Chelan, WA · 2023
General
$5,250
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$5,000
Star Charter School · Savannah, GA · 2024
Stars school initiative
$5,000
Jewish National Fund · Rockville Centre, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
National Institute for Science Law and Policy · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$5,000
Salvation Army · San Diego, CA · 2023
General
$5,000
Street Team Movement · Orlando, FL · 2023
General
$5,000
Lake Forest Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Bluhm cardiovascular institute / general
$4,500
Childrens Health Defense · Peachtree City, GA · 2022
General
$4,500
Santa Fe Christian Schools · Solona Beach, CA · 2022
General
$4,500
Telluride Mountain Film · Telluride, CO · 2022
General
$4,000
Nativity School · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2022
General
$3,500
Juvenile Diabetes Research Assocation · New York, NY · 2024
General
$3,500
Santa Fe Christian Schools · Solana Beach, CA · 2023
General
$3,500
Boo Tiki Foundation · Mt Laurel Township, NJ · 2022
General
$3,500
Patient Airlift Services · Farmingdale, NY · 2022
General
$3,000
Dion'S Dream Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$2,644
Denver Center for the Performing Arts · Denver, CO · 2024
General
$2,600
Mountain Top Explorium · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
General
$2,500
Burrow Neuro Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General
$2,500
Cathderal High School · San Diego, CA · 2024
Sean doyle scholarship
$2,500
Harm Reduction Center · Denver, CO · 2024
General
$2,500
Kellogg School of Business · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$2,500
National Park Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
$2,500
Phoenix Symphony · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General
$2,500
Salvation Army · San Diego, CA · 2024
General
$2,500
St Dunstans Church · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$2,500
St Michaels Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$2,500
Denver Center for the Performing Arts · Denver, CO · 2023
General
$2,500
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$2,500
Parent University · Savannah, GA · 2023
General
$2,500
Phoenix Symphony · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General
$2,500
Providence - St Mel School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,500
St Michaels Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,500
Wrise · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General
$2,500
Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation · Billings, MT · 2023
General
$2,500
Ain Dah Yun Center · St Paul, MN · 2022
General
$2,500
Build · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$2,500
Harm Reduction Action Center · Denver, CO · 2022
General
$2,500
Montage Health Organization · Monterey, CA · 2022
General
$2,500
Northern Arizona University Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
General
$2,500
River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2022
Program funding
$2,500
Saint Xavier Catholic School System · Appleton, WI · 2022
General
$2,500
Vera Court Neighborhood Center · Madison, WI · 2022
Childrens programming
$2,000
Immigrants Rising · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
$2,000
Mountain Community Foundation · Helena, MT · 2024
General
$2,000
Rocky Mountain College · Billings, MT · 2023
General
$1,806
Cure Cmd · Lakewood, CA · 2022
General
$1,750
Midtown High School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
$1,500
Narraganasett Boat Club · Providence, RI · 2024
General
$1,500
Ryr-1 Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
$1,500
Scripps Health Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
General
$1,445
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General
$1,400
Lymelight Foundation · Burlingame, CA · 2024
General
$1,250
Dt Howard Middle School Quizbowl · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
$1,250
Midtown High School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
$1,250
Ybgr Foster Care Program · Billings, MT · 2022
General
$1,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.