Funding search · EIN 521276724 · Potomac, MD

Louis & Helen Fanaroff Char Foundation

Name: Louis & Helen Fanaroff Char Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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: $377,800
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

jewish community education youth research lives religion awareness

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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.

Suburban Hospital Foundation3 grants · $38,000
Anti-Defamation League3 grants · $30,000
Hope Connection for Cancer Support3 grants · $27,000
Friends of Lubavitch3 grants · $25,000
Matan3 grants · $23,400
American Friends of Magen David Adom2 grants · $20,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington3 grants · $20,000
Aquilino Cancer Center3 grants · $18,000
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School3 grants · $17,000
So What Else3 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$135,000

2022

$98,200

2023

$144,600

2024

Grant history

All 90 reported grants, largest first.

$18,000
Suburban Hospital Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2022
To fund nursing education and clinical programs
$15,400
Matan · New York, NY · 2024
To assist jewish students with special needs
$10,700
Hope Connection for Cancer Support · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General support
$10,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2024
To support the jewish community
$10,000
Anti-Defamation League · Washington, DC · 2024
To combat defamation and hate-crimes related to the jewish community
$10,000
Friends of Lubavitch · Potomac, MD · 2024
Promotion of religion
$10,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2024
Support community in need
$10,000
Maryland Hillel · College Park, MD · 2024
Enhance the lives of jewish undergraduates
$10,000
Suburban Hospital Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2024
To fund nursing education and clinical programs
$10,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
To support the jewish community
$10,000
Anti-Defamation League · Washington, DC · 2023
To combat defamation and hate-crimes related to the jewish community
$10,000
Suburban Hospital Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2023
To fund nursing education and clinical programs
$10,000
Anti-Defamation League · Washington, DC · 2022
To combat defamation and hate-crimes related to the jewish community
$10,000
Friends of Lubavitch · Potomac, MD · 2022
Promotion of religion
$8,550
Bender Jcc of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2022
To support jewish community
$8,200
Hope Connection for Cancer Support · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General support
$8,100
Hope Connection for Cancer Support · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General support
$7,000
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School · Rockville, MD · 2024
To support the jewish community and youth education
$6,000
Aquilino Cancer Center · Rockville, MD · 2024
General support
$6,000
Aquilino Cancer Center · Rockville, MD · 2023
General support
$6,000
Aquilino Cancer Center · Rockville, MD · 2022
General support
$6,000
Shady Grove Medical Center Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2022
To help provide modern medical facilities and treatments
$6,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
Miles for Migraine · Lafayette, PA · 2024
To raise awareness and fund research for migraine and other headache diseases
$5,000
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Foundation · Gaithersburg, MD · 2024
General support
$5,000
So What Else · Rockville, MD · 2024
General support
$5,000
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School · Rockville, MD · 2023
To support the jewish community and youth education
$5,000
Friends of Lubavitch · Potomac, MD · 2023
Promotion of religion
$5,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2023
Support community in need
$5,000
Matan · New York, NY · 2023
To assist jewish students with special needs
$5,000
Shady Grove Medical Center Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2023
To help provide modern medical facilities and treatments
$5,000
So What Else · Rockville, MD · 2023
General support
$5,000
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School · Rockville, MD · 2022
To support the jewish community and youth education
$5,000
Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse · Rockville, MD · 2022
General support
$5,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2022
Support community in need
$5,000
So What Else · Rockville, MD · 2022
General support
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$3,500
Caringmatters · Gaithersburg, MD · 2024
General support
$3,200
B'Nai B'Rith · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the jewish community
$3,000
B'Nai B'Rith · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the jewish community
$3,000
Community Support Services · Gaithersburg, MD · 2024
Support the autistic community
$3,000
Interfaith Works · Rockville, MD · 2024
General support
$3,000
Shaare Torah · Gaithersburg, MD · 2024
Support jewish community
$3,000
Temple Adath Israel · Evansville, IN · 2024
General support
$3,000
Matan · New York, NY · 2022
To assist jewish students with special needs
$2,500
Jewish Camp and Conference Service · Waynesboro, PA · 2024
Support camp activities for the youth
$2,500
Jewish Camp and Conference Service · Waynesboro, PA · 2023
Support camp activities for the youth
$2,500
Active Minds · Washington, DC · 2022
Support mental health education
$2,500
Jewish Camp and Conference Service · Waynesboro, PA · 2022
Support camp activities for the youth
$2,000
American Diabetes Association · Baltimore, MD · 2024
To support diabetes research
$2,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
Fight heart disease
$2,000
Community Support Services · Gaithersburg, MD · 2023
Support the autistic community
$2,000
Interfaith Works · Rockville, MD · 2023
General support
$2,000
Miles for Migraine · Lafayette, PA · 2023
To raise awareness and fund research for migraine and other headache diseases
$2,000
Temple Adath Israel · Evansville, IN · 2023
General support
$2,000
Bright Beginnings · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$2,000
Dc Abortion Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$2,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$2,000
Ivymount School · Rockville, MD · 2022
General support
$2,000
National Council of Jewish Women · Fair Lawn, NJ · 2022
General support
$2,000
Temple Adath Israel · Evansville, IN · 2022
General support
$2,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
General support
$1,500
Bnai Israel · Rockville, MD · 2024
Promote religion
$1,500
National Ramah Commission · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,500
Maryland Hillel · College Park, MD · 2023
Enhance the lives of jewish undergraduates
$1,500
National Ramah Commission · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1,500
American Diabetes Association · Baltimore, MD · 2022
To support diabetes research
$1,500
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022
Fight heart disease
$1,500
Chabad at University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2022
Educate the jewish community
$1,500
Interfaith Works · Rockville, MD · 2022
General support
$1,500
Maryland Hillel · College Park, MD · 2022
Enhance the lives of jewish undergraduates
$1,500
National Ramah Commission · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$1,500
The Friendship Circle · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
To promote youth development and friendship among young children
$1,250
Sunflowers for Sallie · Millersville, MD · 2023
General support
$1,000
Rebuild Together Montgomery County · Kensington, MD · 2024
Improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners in montgomery county
$1,000
Sunflowers for Sallie · Millersville, MD · 2024
General support
$1,000
American Diabetes Association · Baltimore, MD · 2023
To support diabetes research
$1,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
Fight heart disease
$1,000
Dc Abortion Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$1,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1,000
Rebuild Together Montgomery County · Kensington, MD · 2023
Improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners in montgomery county
$1,000
Caringmatters · Gaithersburg, MD · 2022
General support
$1,000
Imadi · Randallstown, MD · 2022
General support
$1,000
Miles for Migraine · Lafayette, PA · 2022
To raise awareness and fund research for migraine and other headache diseases
$850
Sunflowers for Sallie · Millersville, MD · 2022
General support
$550
Hopelink Behavioral Health · Oakton, VA · 2023
To support hospital care
$500
Southeast Hebrew Congregation · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Support jewish community
$500
Southeast Hebrew Congregation · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Support jewish community
$500
Children'S Inn at Nih · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General support
$500
Southeast Hebrew Congregation · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Support jewish community

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