Funding search · EIN 853925777 · Oak Park, MI

Edward and Norma Jean Meer

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

330
grants reported
$3.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,220
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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Top recipients

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  • Woodward Avenue Shul4 grants · $1.2M
  • Bais Refeol Foundation4 grants · $863,000
  • Cheder Lubavitch3 grants · $148,480
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Loan Fund3 grants · $123,780
  • Yeshiva Darchei Torah4 grants · $108,200
  • Tzedkah Enhancement Project4 grants · $97,360
  • Yeshiva Gedola Charity Fund3 grants · $96,000
  • Yeshiva Gedola4 grants · $75,260
  • Yeshiva Beth Yehudah2 grants · $72,780
  • Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit4 grants · $58,396

Giving over time

$915,623
2022
$890,594
2023
$715,252
2024
$1.3M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 330 grants.

  • $419,000

    Woodward Avenue Shul · Royal Oak, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $330,180

    Woodward Avenue Shul · Royal Oak, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $253,676

    Woodward Avenue Shul · Royal Oak, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $236,870

    Woodward Avenue Shul · Royal Oak, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $234,000

    Bais Refeol Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $215,000

    Bais Refeol Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $214,000

    Bais Refeol Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $200,000

    Bais Refeol Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $113,180

    Cheder Lubavitch · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $76,800

    Yeshiva Gedolah Loan Fund · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $68,000

    Yeshiva Gedola Charity Fund · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $46,720

    Yeshiva Gedola · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $46,180

    Yeshiva Beth Yehudah · Southfield, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $40,000

    Lubavitch Cheder · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    General use.

  • $36,200

    Yeshiva Darchei Torah · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $36,000

    Tzedkah Enhancement Project · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $36,000

    Yeshiva Darchei Torah · Southfield, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $36,000

    Yeshiva Gedolah Loan Fund · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $30,800

    Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $26,600

    Yeshiva Beth Yehudah · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $25,300

    Cheder Lubavitch · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $25,000

    Tzedkah Enhancement Project · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $25,000

    Keren L Torah · Lakewood, NJ · 2023

    General use

  • $25,000

    Friends of Beis Chana Tzfas · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General use.

  • $24,000

    Rabbincal College of America · Morristown, NJ · 2025

    General use.

  • $22,780

    Matan B'Seter · Southfield, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $22,320

    Yeshiva Gedola · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $21,836

    Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $20,600

    The Spot for Children & S · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $20,000

    Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    General use.

  • $19,800

    Yeshiva Gedola Charity Fund · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $19,460

    Matan B'Seter Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $19,260

    Congregation Beth Tefilo · Ferndale, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $19,200

    Matan B'Seter Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $18,360

    Tzedkah Enhancement Project · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $18,000

    On War Living · Alexandria, VA · 2025

    General use.

  • $18,000

    Yeshiva Gedolah Free Loan Account · Elkins Park, PA · 2025

    General use.

  • $18,000

    Tzedkah Enhancement Project · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $18,000

    Yeshiva Darchei Torah · Southfield, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $18,000

    Yeshiva Darchei Torah · Southfield, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $18,000

    Yeshiva Gedolah Com Fund · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $17,000

    Congregation Nachlas Shimon · Brooklyn New York, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $16,000

    Pittsburg Mestiva · Pittsburg, PA · 2023

    General use.

  • $15,900

    Yeshiva Hakayitz · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $15,700

    Matan B'Seter Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $15,000

    Hillel Academy of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023

    General use

  • $13,600

    Ashercha Yisroel · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General use

  • $13,000

    American Friends of Derech Chochma · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $11,800

    Congregation Ahavas Olam · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $11,000

    Mikvah Israel · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $10,980

    Yeshiva Gedolah Loan Fund · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $10,180

    Yeshiva Gedolah Bais Yisroel · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $10,180

    Jewish Family Services · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $10,000

    Aish Hatorah of Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $10,000

    Jewish Family Services · West Bloomfield, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $10,000

    Rccs · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $10,000

    Ohalei Yosef Yitzchak · Stony Point, NY · 2024

    General use.

  • $10,000

    Cheder Lubavitch · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $10,000

    Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023

    General use.

  • $10,000

    Aish Hatorah of Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $10,000

    Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022

    General use.

  • $9,001

    Congregation Bnai Israel · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $8,200

    Yeshiva Gedola Charity Fund · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $7,500

    Long Taharas Yissar · Harlan, IA · 2024

    General use

  • $7,160

    Congregation Beth Tefilo · Ferndale, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $6,800

    Bikur Chollim of Detroit · Monsey, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $6,800

    Congregation Emunas Yisroel · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $6,520

    Congregation Bais Chabad of N Oak Park · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $6,400

    Lubavitch Cheder · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $6,192

    Was · Southfield, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $6,180

    Congregation Beth Tefilo · Ferndale, MI · 2022

    General use

  • $6,040

    Yeshiva Gedola · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $5,580

    Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $5,540

    Bais Chabad · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $5,500

    Detroit Chesed Project · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $5,360

    Hebrew Benevolent Chapel · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    General use.

  • $5,100

    Cong Yagdil Torah · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $5,000

    F · Brooklyn New York, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $5,000

    Keren L Torah · Lakewood, NJ · 2025

    General use.

  • $5,000

    Aish Hatorah of Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $5,000

    Shinun V Chazara · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    General use.

  • $5,000

    Adl Hatorah Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $4,600

    Shalsheles Bais Yaakov · Brooklyn New York, NY · 2024

    General use

  • $4,500

    Bais Chabad · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023

    General use

  • $4,300

    Beth El Memorial Park · Hamden, CT · 2024

    General use

  • $4,000

    Yigdal · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,960

    Yeshiva Gedola of Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2024

    General use

  • $3,780

    Ponevez Yeshiva · New York, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,780

    Yagdil Torah · Brooklyn New York, NY · 2022

    General use

  • $3,750

    Yeshiva Gedola Student Aid Fund · Oak Park, MI · 2022

    General use.

  • $3,600

    Congregation Beth Yosef · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,600

    Friends of Mir Yerushalay · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,600

    Hatzalah of Michigan · Southfield, MI · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,600

    Karlin Stolin · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,600

    Shuvu · Brooklyn New York, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,600

    Torah Schools for Israel · Brooklyn New York, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,600

    United Institution of Karlin Stolin · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,600

    Yad L'Achim · New York, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,600

    Yad Malka · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General use.

  • $3,600

    Yeshiva Gedola Student Aid Fund · Oak Park, MI · 2025

    General use.

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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.