Funding search · EIN 546045912 · Richmond, VA
Irving May and Edith H May 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.
- 90
- grants reported
- $90,642
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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.
- Vcu - Massey Cancer Center - Massey'S Magical Touch Salon4 grants · $8,000
- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network4 grants · $8,000
- Cadillac Area Honor Guard4 grants · $5,000
- American Legion Bon Air Post 3544 grants · $4,800
- South East Corgi Rescue4 grants · $4,800
- Travis Mills Foundation4 grants · $4,000
- Scoliosis Research Society2 grants · $4,000
- Sandy Hook Promise Foundation4 grants · $4,000
- Ronald McDonald House2 grants · $4,000
- Jewish Family Services4 grants · $4,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 90 reported grants, largest first.
- $2,500
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association · Brandon, FL · 2024
Operations
- $2,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2024
Health care
- $2,000
Scoliosis Research Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Operations
- $2,000
Vcu - Massey Cancer Center - Massey'S Magical Touch Salon · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operations
- $2,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2023
Health care
- $2,000
Scoliosis Research Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Operations
- $2,000
Vcu - Massey Cancer Center - Massey'S Magical Touch Salon · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operations
- $2,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022
Health care
- $2,000
Ronald McDonald House · Charlotte, DC · 2022
Operations
- $2,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Penn spinal surgery program in the caribbean
- $2,000
Vcu - Massey Cancer Center - Massey'S Magical Touch Salon · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operations
- $2,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2021
Health care
- $2,000
Penn Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Health care
- $2,000
Ronald McDonald House · Charlotte, DC · 2021
Operations
- $2,000
Vcu - Massey Cancer Center - Massey'S Magical Touch Salon · Richmond, VA · 2021
Operations
- $1,500
Ronald McDonald House Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, DC · 2024
Operations
- $1,500
Ronald McDonald House Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Operations
- $1,500
Cadillac Area Honor Guard · Cadillac, MI · 2022
Operations
- $1,500
Cadillac Area Honor Guard · Cadillac, MI · 2021
Operations
- $1,200
American Legion Bon Air Post 354 · Midlothian, VA · 2024
Operations
- $1,200
South East Corgi Rescue · Pooler, GA · 2024
Operations
- $1,200
American Legion Bon Air Post 354 · Midlothian, VA · 2023
Operations
- $1,200
South East Corgi Rescue · Pooler, GA · 2023
Operations
- $1,200
American Legion Bon Air Post 354 · Midlothian, VA · 2022
Operations
- $1,200
South East Corgi Rescue · Pooler, GA · 2022
Operations
- $1,200
American Legion Bon Air Post 354 · Midlothian, VA · 2021
Operations
- $1,200
South East Corgi Rescue · Pooler, GA · 2021
Operations
- $1,000
Cadillac Area Honor Guard · Cadillac, MI · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Corygwin Rehabilitation Sanctuary · Jessup, IA · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Field Institute of Tacos · El Prado, NM · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Fox Chase Cancer Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Jewish Family Services · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Palm Beach Zoo - Edith & Robert Callahan Endowment Fund · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Richmond Spca · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
Travis Mills Foundation · Hallowell, ME · 2024
Operations
- $1,000
American Red Cross · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Cadillac Area Honor Guard · Cadillac, MI · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Corygwin Rehabilitation Sanctuary · Jessup, IA · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Jewish Family Services · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Palm Beach Zoo - Edith & Robert Callahan Endowment Fund · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Ronald McDonald House Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, DC · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Ronald McDonald House Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Travis Mills Foundation · Hallowell, ME · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
C4 Foundation · Coronado, CA · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Jewish Family Services · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Palm Beach Zoo - Edith & Robert Callahan Endowment Fund · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Richmond Spca · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Travis Mills Foundation · Hallowell, ME · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Companions for Heroes · Saint Simons Island, GA · 2021
General operations
- $1,000
Grymes Memorial School · Orange, VA · 2021
The shackelford fund
- $1,000
Jewish Family Services · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Operations
- $1,000
Palm Beach Zoo - Edith & Robert Callahan Endowment Fund · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Operations
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Federatio of America · Washington, DC · 2021
Operations
- $1,000
Richmond Spca · Richmond, VA · 2021
Operations
- $1,000
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2021
Operations
- $1,000
Travis Mills Foundation · Hallowell, ME · 2021
Operations
- $907
Companions for Heroes · Saint Simons Island, GA · 2022
General operations
- $668
C4 Foundation · Coronado, CA · 2023
Operations
- $606
Companions for Heroes · Saint Simons Island, GA · 2024
General operations
- $500
C4 Foundation · Coronado, CA · 2024
Operations
- $500
Congregation Brit Shalom · State College, PA · 2024
Religious
- $500
Fisher House Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operations
- $500
Jared Box Project · Port Matilda, PA · 2024
Operations
- $500
Companions for Heroes · Saint Simons Island, GA · 2023
General operations
- $500
Fisher House Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operations
- $500
Jared Box Project · Port Matilda, PA · 2023
Operations
- $500
The Als Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
Operations
- $500
American Red Cross · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operations
- $500
Jared Box Project · Port Matilda, PA · 2022
Operations
- $500
American Red Cross · Richmond, VA · 2021
Operations
- $500
Fisher House Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2021
Operations
- $500
Jared Box Project · Port Matilda, PA · 2021
Operations
- $500
Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Cultural
- $500
Mad Hatters Farm and Rescue · Harlem, GA · 2021
Operations
- $400
Richmond Spca · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operations
- $400
Fisher House Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operations
- $400
Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Cultural
- $261
Corgiaid · Seattle, WA · 2021
Operations
- $200
Corgiaid · Seattle, WA · 2024
Operations
- $200
Corgiaid · Seattle, WA · 2023
Operations
- $200
Philadelphia Z00 · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Operations
- $200
Piedmont Animal Rescue · Mooresville, NC · 2023
Operations
- $200
Corgiaid · Seattle, WA · 2022
Operations
- $100
Congregation Brit Shalom · State College, PA · 2023
Religious
- $100
Congregation Brit Shalom · State College, PA · 2022
Religious
- $100
Central Union Mission · Washington, DC · 2021
General support grant
- $100
Congregation Brit Shalom · State College, PA · 2021
Religious
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Similar grant size
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