Funding search · EIN 133915987 · New York, NY

The Mai Family 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.

200
grants reported
$16.2M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Sesame Takalani3 grants · $2.0M
  • The Tobin Project3 grants · $1.0M
  • International Rescue Committee3 grants · $775,000
  • Fountain House3 grants · $600,000
  • Juilliard School3 grants · $600,000
  • Brennan Center for Justice2 grants · $500,000
  • Wilderness Foundation Africa (Sophakama)2 grants · $460,975
  • Breaking Ground3 grants · $450,000
  • Tesseract Research Center3 grants · $430,000
  • Type Media Center3 grants · $375,000

Giving over time

$6.6M
2022
$4.5M
2023
$5.1M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 200 grants.

  • $1.0M

    Sesame Takalani · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $500,000

    Sesame Takalani · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $500,000

    Sesame Takalani · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $500,000

    The Tobin Project · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $325,000

    Segera Phino Sanctuary · Jenkintown, PA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $275,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $250,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $250,000

    The Tobin Project · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $250,000

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $250,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $250,000

    The Tobin Project · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $250,000

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $236,807

    Wilderness Foundation Africa (Sophakama) · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $224,168

    Wilderness Foundation Africa (Sophakama) · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Charitable

  • $200,000

    Fountain House · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $200,000

    Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $200,000

    Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $200,000

    Fountain House · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $200,000

    Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $200,000

    Fountain House · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $200,000

    International Center for Transitional Justice · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $200,000

    Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $200,000

    Propel America · New Orleans, LA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $160,000

    Tesseract Research Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $160,000

    Tesseract Research Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $150,000

    Breaking Ground · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $150,000

    People for the American Way · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $150,000

    Voto Latino Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $150,000

    Breaking Ground · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $150,000

    Breaking Ground · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $125,000

    Type Media Center · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $125,000

    Type Media Center · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $125,000

    Type Media Center · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $110,000

    Tesseract Research Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    American Independent Foundation (Mind the Gap) · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Children'S Rights · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Indivisible Civics · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Vet Voice Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Bank Street School · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Children'S Rights · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    International Center for Transitional Justice · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Media Matters · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    People for the American Way · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Propel America · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Ubuntu Pathways · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Bank Street School · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Children'S Rights · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Kolisi Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Media Matters · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Network 2020 · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    People for the American Way · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Ubuntu Pathways · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Voces De La Frontera · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Voto Latino Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $80,000

    Asphalt Green · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $80,000

    Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    Giffords Law Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    Ubuntu Pathways · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    Voces De La Frontera · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    We Need Diverse Books · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    Giffords Law Center · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    We Need Diverse Books · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    Giffords Law Center · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $75,000

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Charitable

  • $60,000

    Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Arts Ignite · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Bank Street School · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Galvanize (Hopewell Fund) · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Global Action for Mental Health · Palm Springs, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    International Center for Transitional Justice · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Justice and Accountability Center of · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Kolisi Foundation · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Leap of Faith (Utah Flim) · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Media Matters · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Network 2020 · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Safe Passage Project · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Storycorps · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Arts Ignite · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Galvanize (Hopewell Fund) · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Global Fund for Mental Health · Palm Springs, CA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Justice and Accountability Center of · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Network 2020 · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

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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.