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 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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