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 20222024. 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

$2.7M
2022
$2.9M
2023
$3.2M
2024

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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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.