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 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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  • 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

$102,500
2022
$83,900
2023
$88,467
2024
$104,300
2025

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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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.