Funding search · EIN 522040073 · Baltimore, MD
The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 186
- grants reported
- $8.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $6,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- Camp Airy and Louise Foundation2 grants · $2.9M
- Camp Airy and Camp Louise Foundation2 grants · $1.4M
- Johns Hopkins Centro Sol1 grant · $201,000
- Asylee Women Enterprise2 grants · $200,000
- Central Scholarship2 grants · $200,000
- Lifebridge Health2 grants · $142,000
- Esperanza Center-Associated1 grant · $137,000
- American Society for Emergency Contracep1 grant · $131,800
- Tahirih Justice Center2 grants · $125,000
- Heal Hopkins Esperanza and Loyola1 grant · $125,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 186 grants.
- $1.5M
Camp Airy and Louise Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $1.4M
Camp Airy and Louise Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $1.4M
Camp Airy and Camp Louise Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $201,000
Johns Hopkins Centro Sol · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $150,000
Asylee Women Enterprise · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $137,000
Esperanza Center-Associated · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $137,000
Lifebridge Health · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $131,800
American Society for Emergency Contracep · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $125,000
Heal Hopkins Esperanza and Loyola · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $108,500
Center for Hope · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $102,800
The Associated · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Central Scholarship · Owings Mills, MD · 2024
General
- $100,000
Centro Soljohns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $100,000
The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journ · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $100,000
Central Scholarship · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Cherry Hill Strong · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Johns Hopkins · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Central Scholarship · Owings Mills, MD · 2022
General support
- $95,000
Tahirih Justice Center · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $90,000
Drink at the Well · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $80,612
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $75,000
Open Works · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $75,000
Terra Firma · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $75,000
Asylee Women Enterprise · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Johns Hopkins Heal (Hopkins Esperanza · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Open Works · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Heal (Hopkins Esperanza and Loyola) · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $70,000
Public Justice Center · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $67,366
The Pro Bono Counseling Project · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $60,000
Izidor Story Llc · Tempa, AZ · 2022
General support
- $52,000
Drink at the Well · Curtis Bay, MD · 2024
General
- $50,000
Cash Campaign of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $50,000
Impact Hub Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $50,000
More To Her Story · Ellicott City, MD · 2024
General
- $50,000
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Cash Campaign of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Momcares · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Planned Parenthood of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Asylee Women Enterprise · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Cash Campaign of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Cherry Hill Strong · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Drink at the Well · Curtis Bay, MD · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Gilchrist · Hunt Valley, MD · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Impact Hub Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $43,000
Next Generation Language Access · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $40,000
Soccer Without Borders · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $40,000
Open Works · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $35,100
Clymb · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $35,000
Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $35,000
Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Edu · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $32,500
Baltimore Legacy Builders Collective · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Intercultural Counseling Connection · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $30,000
Jews United for Justice · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $30,000
Intercultural Counseling Connection · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Latino Economic Development Corporation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Tahirih Justice Center · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Tahirih Justice Center · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Mental Health Association of Maryland · Lutherville, MD · 2024
General
- $25,000
Improving Education · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Intercultural Counseling Connection · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Pro Bono Counseling Project · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $24,000
Fusion Partnerships for (Hope) · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $20,000
The Chill Station · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $20,000
Nolan Robison Foundation · Timonium, MD · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Ukraine Children'S Action Project · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Nami Metropolitan Baltimore · Baltimore, ME · 2023
General support
- $13,823
Boldly Go · Omaha, NE · 2024
General
- $12,000
Library of Congress · Washington Dc, WA · 2024
General
- $12,000
Mission Fit · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $12,000
New Market Discovery Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $12,000
Adelante Latina · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $12,000
Leveling the Playing Field · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $12,000
Library of Congress · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $12,000
Center for Hope - Lifebridge Health · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $12,000
Library of Congress · Washington Dc, WA · 2022
General support
- $11,000
Adelante Latina · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $10,000
Ukraine Children'S Action Project · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $10,000
Wilderness Leadership & Learning · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $10,000
Nolan Robison Foundation · Lutherville, MD · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Wilderness Leadership & Learning Inc (W · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Adelante Latina · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Mission Investors Exchange · Washington Dc, WA · 2022
General support
- $8,700
Center for Hope · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $8,000
Horace Mann Horace Mann School · Bronx, NY · 2024
General
- $7,880
Maryland Philanthropy Network · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $7,000
Maryland Family Network · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $7,000
Park School of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $7,000
Wilderness Leadership & Learning · Washington, WA · 2022
General support
- $6,500
Park School of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $6,000
Horace Mann Horace Mann School · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $6,000
Mission Fit · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $6,000
The Foundation for the Baltimore Leaders · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $6,000
Horace Mann Horace Mann School · Bronx, NY · 2022
General support
- $6,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $5,000
Lifebridge Health · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $5,000
Behavioral Health System Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · Albany, NY · 2023
General support
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