Funding search · EIN 526039178 · Owings Mills, MD

Strauss Foundation Incorporated

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

418
grants reported
$2.0M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$200
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationmedicaladvisedassetstransferreligiouseducationaledcucation

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Top recipients

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  • Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund15 grants · $1.7M
  • Associated Jewish Charities of Balt1 grant · $41,500
  • Assoc Jewish Fed of Baltimore1 grant · $40,100
  • Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore1 grant · $34,000
  • Chizuk Amuno Congregation4 grants · $16,819
  • Beth Tfiloh Congregation3 grants · $8,555
  • Lifebridge Health3 grants · $6,000
  • Wilmer Eye Institute4 grants · $4,000
  • Jewish Federation of Broward County2 grants · $4,000
  • 39361 grant · $3,936

Giving over time

$79,144
2022
$81,130
2023
$77,406
2024
$1.8M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 418 grants.

  • $489,588

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $387,688

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $258,687

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $189,282

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $136,419

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $79,043

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $61,086

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $47,049

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $41,500

    Associated Jewish Charities of Balt · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    charitable

  • $40,100

    Assoc Jewish Fed of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    charitable

  • $34,000

    Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    charitable

  • $28,335

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $19,238

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $9,163

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $8,490

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $7,374

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $5,888

    Chizuk Amuno Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    religious

  • $5,403

    Chizuk Amuno Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    religious

  • $5,168

    Chizuk Amuno Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    religious

  • $3,953

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $3,936

    3936 · Boston, MA · 2025

    To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund

  • $3,011

    Beth Tfiloh Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    religious

  • $2,944

    Beth Tfiloh Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    religious

  • $2,600

    Beth Tfiloh Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    relligious

  • $2,000

    Jewish Federation of Broward County · Davie, FL · 2024

    charitable

  • $2,000

    Lifebridge Health · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    medical

  • $2,000

    Jewish Federation Broward County · Davie, FL · 2023

    charitable

  • $2,000

    Lifebridge Health · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    medical

  • $2,000

    Jewish Federation of Broward County · Davie, FL · 2022

    charitable

  • $2,000

    Lifebridge Health · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    medical

  • $1,400

    James Madison Institute · Tallahassee, FL · 2023

    Education

  • $1,300

    American Committee Forshaare Zedek Hospital · New York, NY · 2024

    medical

  • $1,200

    American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital · New York, NY · 2025

    medical

  • $1,000

    American Technion Society · New York, NY · 2025

    education

  • $1,000

    Supporters of Braddock Drive Elementary School · Culver City, CA · 2025

    education

  • $1,000

    Wilmer Eye Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    Medical

  • $1,000

    American Technion Society · New York, NY · 2024

    education

  • $1,000

    Donna Klein Academy · Boca Raton, FL · 2024

    Education

  • $1,000

    Supporters of Braddock Drive Elementary School · Culver City, CA · 2024

    education

  • $1,000

    Wilmer Eye Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Medical

  • $1,000

    Adelante Laina · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Education

  • $1,000

    Am Comitee Shaare Zedek Hospital · New York, NY · 2023

    medial

  • $1,000

    Wilmer Eye Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    medical

  • $1,000

    American Committee for Shaare Zedek · New York, NY · 2022

    medical

  • $1,000

    Hatzalah of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    medical

  • $1,000

    Jewish Federation of S Palm Beach · Boca Raton, FL · 2022

    charitable

  • $1,000

    Wilmer Eye Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    medical

  • $800

    American Committee for Weizmann Institute · New York, NY · 2025

    education

  • $800

    Friends of Idf · New York, NY · 2025

    charitable

  • $800

    American Committee for Weizmann Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    education

  • $800

    Friends of Idf · New York, NY · 2024

    charitable

  • $800

    American Technion Society · New York, NY · 2023

    Education

  • $800

    American Technion Society · New York, NY · 2022

    education

  • $700

    American Friends of Hebrew University · Washington, DC · 2025

    education

  • $700

    American Friends of Hebrew University · Washington, DC · 2024

    education

  • $620

    Atlas Society · Kingwood, TX · 2023

    Education

  • $600

    Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    charitable

  • $600

    McDonogh School · Owings Mills, MD · 2025

    education

  • $600

    Am Cmte for Weizmann Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    Education

  • $600

    American Friends Hebrew University · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $600

    National Civic Arts Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $600

    American Committee Weizmann Instt · New York, NY · 2022

    education

  • $600

    American Friends of Hebrew Univ · Washington, DC · 2022

    education

  • $595

    Palm Beach Freedom Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2025

    Education

  • $595

    Palm Beach Freedom Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Education

  • $595

    Palm Beach Freedom Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Education

  • $580

    Shearith Israel Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    Religious

  • $575

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    education

  • $545

    Krieger Schechter Day School · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Education

  • $517

    Atlas Society · Kingwood, TX · 2022

    education

  • $510

    Special Operations Warrior Foundat · Tampa, FL · 2022

    charitable

  • $500

    Adelante Latina · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    education

  • $500

    American Academy of Ophthalmology · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    education

  • $500

    American Friends of Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2025

    education

  • $500

    Hadassah · New York, NY · 2025

    medical

  • $500

    Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2025

    education

  • $500

    Saint James Academy · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    Education

  • $500

    Stand With US · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Education

  • $500

    Adelante Latina · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    education

  • $500

    Amerian Friends of Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2024

    education

  • $500

    American Academy of Ophthalmology · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    education

  • $500

    Atlas Society · Kingwood, TX · 2024

    education

  • $500

    Brem Foundation To Defeat Breast Cancer · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    medical

  • $500

    Hadassah · New York, NY · 2024

    medical

  • $500

    Hoover Low Vision Gbmc Foundation · Towson, MD · 2024

    medical

  • $500

    Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    charitable

  • $500

    Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    education

  • $500

    McDonogh School · Owings Mills, MD · 2024

    education

  • $500

    Optimates Society · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Education

  • $500

    Special Operations Warrior Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024

    Charitable

  • $500

    St James Academy · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Education

  • $500

    Stand With US · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Education

  • $500

    Tikvah Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Education

  • $500

    American Academy of Ophthalmology · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Education

  • $500

    Friends of Idf · New York, NY · 2023

    charitable

  • $500

    Hoover Low Vision Gbmc Foundation · Towson, MD · 2023

    medical

  • $500

    Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    charitable

  • $500

    Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    Education

  • $500

    McDonogh School · Owings Mills, MD · 2023

    Education

  • $500

    Optimates Society · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Education

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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.