Funding search · EIN 203771728 · Towson, MD
Gay Wise Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 50
- grants reported
- $379,167
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,050
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Associated Jewish Federation3 grants · $75,000
- Congregation Zichron Binyamin1 grant · $50,000
- Torah Academy for Girls2 grants · $49,000
- Washington University4 grants · $34,150
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach3 grants · $23,600
- Talmudical Academy2 grants · $21,000
- Bais Yaakov School for Girls1 grant · $14,000
- First and Franklin Presbyterian Chu1 grant · $10,000
- Associated Jewish Charities1 grant · $9,967
- Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation2 grants · $9,400
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Congregation Zichron Binyamin · Lakewood, NJ · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $25,000
Associated Jewish Federation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Charitable purposes
- $25,000
Torah Academy for Girls · Queens, NY · 2024
Charitable purposes
- $25,000
Associated Jewish Federation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Charitable purposes
- $25,000
Associated Jewish Federation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $24,000
Torah Academy for Girls · Queens, NY · 2023
Charitable purposes
- $14,000
Bais Yaakov School for Girls · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $11,000
Talmudical Academy · Pikesville, MD · 2023
Charitable purposes
- $10,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $10,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $10,000
Talmudical Academy · Pikesville, MD · 2024
Charitable purposes
- $10,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable purposes
- $10,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable purposes
- $10,000
First and Franklin Presbyterian Chu · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $9,967
Associated Jewish Charities · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Charitable purposes
- $9,000
Torah Institute · Owings Mills, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $7,500
Darchei Torah · Far Rockaway, NY · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $7,150
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $7,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable purposes
- $6,900
Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Charitable purposes
- $5,500
Adas · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $5,000
American Friends of Magen David Ada · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $5,000
The Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable purposes
- $5,000
Talmudic Academy · Pikesville, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $3,600
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Baltimore Hunger Project · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Maryland Association for Parkinson' · Brooklandville, MD · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Parkinson'S Foundation · Miami, FL · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
The Myerberg Center · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
The Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Baltimore Hunger Project · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Enoch Pratt Free Library · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Jewish Museum · New York City, NY · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $2,500
Mazon · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $1,800
Hadassah · Pikesville, MD · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $1,250
Ibis Charities Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $1,000
Americans United for the Separation · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $1,000
Friends of the Israeli Defense Forc · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $1,000
Jewish Museum · New York City, NY · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $1,000
Mazon · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $1,000
Penn Hillel · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charitable purposes
- $1,000
Insite Through Educaton · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
Charitable purposes
- $1,000
Alzheimer Association of Maryland · Towson, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $1,000
Camera · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable purposes
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