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 2022–2025. 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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4 grants matching “trailblazer” · $40,000
- $10,000
Trailblazers · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Community outreach
- $10,000
Trailblazers · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Community outreach
- $10,000
Trailblazers · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Community outreach
- $10,000
Trailblazers · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Community outreach
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
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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