Albert and Janice Meister Family Foundat

What they fund

safeclimatefreefreedomjournalismpressabortionsadvocacy

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

• Women'S Reproductive Rights Assistance Project3 grants · $290,000
• Ubs Donor Advised Fund1 grant · $265,000
• University of Chicago1 grant · $260,000
• Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence2 grants · $260,000
• Climate Emergency Fund3 grants · $235,000
• Flight Path Dance Foundation3 grants · $210,000
• Cityside Jounralism Intiative2 grants · $200,000
• Philanthropic Ventures Foundation2 grants · $180,000
• The University of Chicago2 grants · $150,000
• Roger Baldwin Foundation2 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

• $265,000

  Ubs Donor Advised Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2021

  Donor advised fund

• $260,000

  University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

  General operating expenses

• $160,000

  Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC · 2022

  Support organization's efforts to fight gun violence

• $150,000

  Cityside Jounralism Intiative · Berkeley, CA · 2024

  Support delivering high quality journalism to underserved communities

• $110,000

  Climate Emergency Fund · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022

  Support awareness of climate change and advocacy for sustainable energy

• $110,000

  Women'S Reproductive Rights Assistance Project · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

  Support women who are financially unable to pay for safe, legal abortions or emergency contraception

• $100,000

  Climate Emergency Fund · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024

  Support awareness of climate change and advocacy for sustainable energy

• $100,000

  Women'S Reproductive Rights Assistance Project · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

  Support women who are financially unable to pay for safe, legal abortions or emergency contraception

• $100,000

  Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC · 2023

  Support organization's efforts to fight gun violence

• $100,000

  Roger Baldwin Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

  Support protecting the liberties guaranteed by the us constitution

• $100,000

  Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022

  Support designated fund for oakstop effect program

• $100,000

  The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

  Support center for contemporary theory

• $100,000

  The Roger Baldwin Foundation of Aclu of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2021

  General operating expenses

• $80,000

  Flight Path Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

  Support tuition-free youth dance company and career preparation program for nyc dancers ages 14-18

• $80,000

  Flight Path Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

  Support tuition-free youth dance company and career preparation program for nyc dancers ages 14-18

• $80,000

  Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023

  Support designated fund for oakstop effect program

• $80,000

  Women'S Reproductive Rights Assistance Project · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

  Support women who are financially unable to pay for safe, legal abortions or emergency contraception

• $75,000

  Freedom To Read Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Support freedom of speech and of the press

• $60,500

  Committee To Protect Journalism · New York, NY · 2024

  Support press freedom and keeping journalists safe

• $50,000

  4pt0 Schools · New Orleans, LA · 2024

  Support program for high school students to create art portfolios

• $50,000

  Roger Baldwin Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Support protecting the liberties guaranteed by the us constitution

• $50,000

  Cityside Jounralism Intiative · Berkeley, CA · 2023

  Support delivering high quality journalism to underserved communities

• $50,000

  Nothwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

  Support nephrology research

• $50,000

  The New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2023

  Support arts programming

• $50,000

  The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

  Support center for contemporary theory

• $50,000

  Flight Path Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

  Support tuition-free youth dance company and career preparation program for nyc dancers ages 14-18

• $50,000

  The New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2022

  Support arts programming

• $40,000

  Freedom To Read Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

  Support freedom of speech and of the press

• $40,000

  Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

  Support empowering people around the world to collect and develop knowledge under free license

• $35,000

  East Bay Spca · Oakland, CA · 2024

  Support medical care for animals being taken in

• $35,000

  Electronic Fronteir Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  Support defense of civil liberties in the digital world

• $33,000

  Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2022

  Support provisioning of food, water and healthcare around the globe

• $33,000

  International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022

  Support people affected by humanitarian crises to recover and rebuild their lives

• $33,000

  World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022

  Support provisioning of meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises

• $25,000

  Block Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Support nonprofit public journalism

• $25,000

  City Report · New York, NY · 2024

  Support nonprofit public journalism

• $25,000

  Freedom of the Press Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

  Support freedom of the press

• $25,000

  Keep Oakland Beautiful · Oakland, CA · 2024

  Support litter clean-up event in oakland and promotion of safe, inclusive public spaces

• $25,000

  Climate Emergency Fund · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023

  Support awareness of climate change and advocacy for sustainable energy

• $25,000

  Community Foundation of Santa Cruz · Aptos, CA · 2023

  Support santa cruz county philanthropies

• $10,000

  Creative Commons Corporation · Mountain View, CA · 2024

  Support a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture

• $10,000

  Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC · 2022

  Support organization's efforts to fight gun violence