Funding search · EIN 560645526 · Stamford, CT

Martha Washington Straus-Harry H Straus

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

262
grants reported
$2.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
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.

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4 grants matching “cerebral palsy · $40,000

  • $10,000

    United Cerebral Palsy Association · Port Chester, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $10,000

    United Cerebral Palsy Association · Port Chester, NY · 2024

    Medical research

  • $10,000

    United Cerebral Palsy Association · Port Chester, NY · 2023

    Medical research

  • $10,000

    United Cerebral Palsy Association · Port Chester, NY · 2022

    Medical research

Top recipients

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

  • Columbia University Huntington Disease Center4 grants · $152,000
  • Boston College4 grants · $100,000
  • Georgetown University4 grants · $90,000
  • Americares Foundation4 grants · $86,000
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center4 grants · $80,000
  • St Jude Children'S Research Hospital4 grants · $80,000
  • Lustgarten Foundation4 grants · $80,000
  • Wnc Bridge Foundation4 grants · $66,000
  • Montefiore Hospital Medical Center4 grants · $66,000
  • Operation Smile4 grants · $66,000

Giving over time

$683,000
2022
$659,000
2023
$704,000
2024
$704,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 262 grants.

  • $38,000

    Columbia University Huntington Disease Center · New York, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $38,000

    Columbia University Huntington Disease Center · New York, NY · 2024

    Medical research

  • $38,000

    Columbia University Huntington Disease Center · New York, NY · 2023

    Medical research

  • $38,000

    Columbia University Huntington Disease Center · New York, NY · 2022

    Medical research

  • $32,000

    Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2022

    Community outreach

  • $25,000

    Boston College · Newtonville, MA · 2025

    Education

  • $25,000

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2025

    Education

  • $25,000

    Boston College · Newtonville, MA · 2024

    Education

  • $25,000

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $25,000

    Boston College · Newtonville, MA · 2023

    Education

  • $25,000

    Boston College · Newtonville, MA · 2022

    Education

  • $20,000

    Lustgarten Foundation · Woodbury, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nasville, TN · 2025

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    Lustgarten Foundation · Woodbury, NY · 2024

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nasville, TN · 2024

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $20,000

    Life With Cancer · Fairfax, VA · 2023

    Community outreach

  • $20,000

    Lustgarten Foundation · Woodbury, NY · 2023

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nasville, TN · 2023

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022

    Education

  • $20,000

    Lustgarten Foundation · Woodbury, NY · 2022

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Medical research

  • $20,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nasville, TN · 2022

    Medical research

  • $18,000

    Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $18,000

    Montefiore Hospital Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $18,000

    Muscular Dystrophy Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $18,000

    Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society · Arlington, VA · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $18,000

    Operation Smile · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $18,000

    Wnc Bridge Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $18,000

    Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2024

    Community outreach

  • $18,000

    Montefiore Hospital Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Medical research

  • $18,000

    Muscular Dystrophy Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Medical research

  • $18,000

    Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Community outreach

  • $18,000

    Operation Smile · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Community outreach

  • $18,000

    Wnc Bridge Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Community outreach

  • $18,000

    Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2023

    Community outreach

  • $16,000

    The Washington School for Girls · Washington, DC · 2022

    Education

  • $15,000

    Autism Research Institute · San Diego, CA · 2025

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Binghamton University Briloff Memorial Scholarship Fund · Binghampton, NY · 2025

    Education

  • $15,000

    Breakthrough T1d · New York, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Takoma Park, MD · 2025

    Education

  • $15,000

    The Washington School for Girls · Washington, DC · 2025

    Education

  • $15,000

    White Plains Hospital Center · White Plains, NY · 2025

    Medical

  • $15,000

    Autism Research Institute · San Diego, CA · 2024

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Binghamton University Briloff Memorial Scholarship Fund · Binghampton, NY · 2024

    Education

  • $15,000

    Breakthrough T1d · New York, NY · 2024

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2024

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Takoma Park, MD · 2024

    Education

  • $15,000

    The Washington School for Girls · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $15,000

    White Plains Hospital Center · White Plains, NY · 2024

    Medical

  • $15,000

    Autism Research Institute · San Diego, CA · 2023

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Binghamton University Briloff Memorial Scholarship Fund · Binghampton, NY · 2023

    Education

  • $15,000

    Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Takoma Park, MD · 2023

    Education

  • $15,000

    Montefiore Hospital Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2023

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Muscular Dystrophy Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Community outreach

  • $15,000

    Operation Smile · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Community outreach

  • $15,000

    White Plains Hospital Center · White Plains, NY · 2023

    Medical

  • $15,000

    Wnc Bridge Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Community outreach

  • $15,000

    Autism Research Institute · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Binghamton University Briloff Memorial Scholarship Fund · Binghampton, NY · 2022

    Education

  • $15,000

    Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Takoma Park, MD · 2022

    Education

  • $15,000

    Montefiore Hospital Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2022

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Muscular Dystrophy Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Medical research

  • $15,000

    Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Community outreach

  • $15,000

    Operation Smile · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Community outreach

  • $15,000

    White Plains Hospital Center · White Plains, NY · 2022

    Medical

  • $15,000

    Wnc Bridge Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Community outreach

  • $13,000

    Organic Consumers Association · Finland, MN · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $13,000

    Organic Consumers Association · Finland, MN · 2024

    Community outreach

  • $13,000

    The Washington School for Girls · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $10,000

    Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    Columbia University Clinical Oncology Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $10,000

    Columbia University Lewis P Rowland Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Columbia University Walter Palmer Fellowship · New York, NY · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Georgetown Preparatory School · North Bethessa, MD · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    Halcyon House · Washington, DC · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    Huntington'S Disease Society of America · New York, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $10,000

    Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025

    Medical research

  • $10,000

    Lighthouse Guild · New York, NY · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2025

    Medical

  • $10,000

    San Miguel School · Washington, DC · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Seeing Eye · Morristown, NJ · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    So Others Might Eat · Washington, DC · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    The Frederick Gunn School · Washington, CT · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    The Shepard Foundation · Kensington, MD · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    Trailblazers · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    Uja-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies New York · New York, NY · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    United Cerebral Palsy Association · Port Chester, NY · 2025

    Medical research

  • $10,000

    University of Lynchburg · Lynchburg, VA · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Visions-Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired · New York, NY · 2025

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Community outreach

  • $10,000

    Columbia University Clinical Oncology Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Medical research

  • $10,000

    Columbia University Lewis P Rowland Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    Columbia University Walter Palmer Fellowship · New York, NY · 2024

    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.