Funding search · EIN 436034863 · Wilmington, DE

Messing Family Charitable Foundation

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

239
grants reported
$1.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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4 grants matching “noel · $25,000

  • $7,500

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    The Noel M. Hefty Scholarship Fund

  • $5,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Noel J and Terrance W. Hefty Scholarship Fund

  • $7,500

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Noel M. Hefty Scholarship Fund

  • $5,000

    University of Colorado Foundation-Denver Campus · Denver, CO · 2022

    the Noel & Terry Hefty scholarship fund in Dance

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Synergy School6 grants · $175,000
  • The Nature Conservancy4 grants · $65,500
  • Morgan Adams Foundation3 grants · $55,000
  • Friends of Perry Mansfield6 grants · $48,000
  • Wonderbound5 grants · $45,000
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin3 grants · $44,500
  • Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado2 grants · $40,000
  • Alliance Medical Center3 grants · $34,000
  • Healdsburg Education Foundation3 grants · $32,000
  • St Luke Lutheran Church3 grants · $30,474

Giving over time

$332,722
2022
$337,996
2023
$352,006
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 239 grants.

  • $57,000

    Synergy School · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $57,000

    Synergy School · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $57,000

    Synergy School · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Yampa River Conservation

  • $30,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Yampa River Conservation

  • $25,000

    The Nature Conservancy - Colorado Chapter · Boulder, CO · 2022

    To improve agricultural infrastructure on the Yampa River

  • $21,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Morgan Adams Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Friends of Jcc Krakow · Suffern, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Morgan Adams Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Morgan Adams Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Wonderbound · Denver, CO · 2022

    "The SandmanGeneral & Unrestricted

  • $12,500

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $12,000

    Alliance Medical Center · Healdsburg, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $12,000

    Alliance Medical Center · Healdsburg, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $12,000

    Healdsburg Education Foundation · Healdsburg, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $11,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,722

    St Luke Lutheran Church · Middleton, WI · 2022

    The Willard and Connie Hefty Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • $10,006

    St Luke Lutheran Church · Middleton, WI · 2024

    Hefty Scholarship Fund

  • $10,000

    Alliance Medical Center · Healdsburg, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Frequent Flyers Productions · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Friends of Perry Mansfield · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024

    2024 Dance Program Scholarship Fund

  • $10,000

    Healdsburg Education Foundation · Healdsburg, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Northern Sonoma County Fire Foundation · Geyserville, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Wonderbound · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable Event

  • $10,000

    Frequent Flyers Productions · Boulder, CO · 2023

    To complete upgrade on Studio 1 and General Operating Support

  • $10,000

    Friends of Perry Mansfield · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2023

    Dance Scholarship Fund

  • $10,000

    Geyserville Volunteer Firefighters Association · Geyserville, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Healdsburg Education Foundation · Healdsburg, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Wonderbound · Denver, CO · 2023

    Charitable Event

  • $10,000

    Friends of Perry Mansfield · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2022

    Dance Scholarship Fund

  • $9,746

    St Luke Lutheran Church · Middleton, WI · 2023

    Scholarship fund

  • $9,000

    Scopa Has a Dream · Healdsburg, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $9,000

    Scopa Has a Dream · Healdsburg, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Reach for Home · Healdsburg, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Alexander Dawson School · Lafayette, CO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Reach for Home · Healdsburg, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Third Law Dance-Theater · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    UW Dance Dept Scholarship Fund

  • $7,500

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    The Noel M. Hefty Scholarship Fund

  • $7,500

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Noel M. Hefty Scholarship Fund

  • $7,000

    Geyserville Volunteer Firefighters Association · Geyserville, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Friends of Perry Mansfield · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Scopa Has a Dream · Healdsburg, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Verity-Compassion Safety Support a California Corp · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Friends of Perry Mansfield · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Verity-Compassion Safety Support a California Corp · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Frequent Flyers Productions · Boulder, CO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Friends of Perry Mansfield · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Healdsburg Shared Ministries · Healdsburg, CA · 2022

    Food Pantry

  • $6,000

    Third Law Dance-Theater · Boulder, CO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Healdsburg School · Healdsburg, CA · 2024

    Bear fund

  • $5,000

    Healdsburg Shared Ministries · Healdsburg, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Nancys List · Austin, TX · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Reach for Home · Healdsburg, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Sonoma County Synagogue Center · Cotati, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

    CU-Boulder Dance Department Scholarship Fund

  • $5,000

    Wonderbound · Denver, CO · 2024

    To support Sarah Tallman's position

  • $5,000

    Healdsburg Shared Ministries · Healdsburg, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Nancys List · Austin, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Sonoma County Synagogue Center · Cotati, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Third Law Dance-Theater · Boulder, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Noel J and Terrance W. Hefty Scholarship Fund

  • $5,000

    Wonderbound · Denver, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Mackintosh Academy · Boulder, CO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Nancys List · Austin, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    University of Colorado Foundation-Denver Campus · Denver, CO · 2022

    the Noel & Terry Hefty scholarship fund in Dance

  • $5,000

    Verity-Compassion Safety Support a California Corp · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $4,000

    Frequent Flyers Productions · Boulder, CO · 2022

    two sound systems and Masking

  • $3,500

    Farm To Pantry · Healdsburg, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,500

    Farm To Pantry · Healdsburg, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,500

    Farm To Pantry · Healdsburg, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Camp for All Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Futures Without Violence · Presidio, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Camp for All Kids · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Sonoma County Synagogue Center · Cotati, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,750

    Mackintosh Academy · Boulder, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Alexander Dawson School · Lafayette, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Camp for All Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    The Nature Conservancy · Boulder, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Ukraine House Dc Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    C-arcs fund

  • $2,500

    Wild Bear Nature Center · Nederland, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Futures Without Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    The Nature Conservancy - Colorado Chapter · Boulder, CO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Healdsburg Performing Arts Theater · Healdsburg, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Healdsburg School · Healdsburg, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Healdsburg Performing Arts Theater · Healdsburg, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Healdsburg School · Healdsburg, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,500

    Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium · Westminster, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,500

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,500

    Wild Bear Nature Center · Nederland, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,500

    Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium · Westminster, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

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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.