Funding search · EIN 237450437 · Washington, DC
Mesnikoff 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.
- 67
- grants reported
- $446,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.
- Alameda County Community Foodbank4 grants · $60,000
- Open Medicine Foundation - Harvard Research4 grants · $52,000
- Mazon4 grants · $47,000
- Capitol Area Food Bank3 grants · $45,000
- Oxfam America (Yemen and Refugee Crisis)4 grants · $40,000
- Hebrew Immigration Aid Society4 grants · $38,000
- East Bay Spca4 grants · $21,000
- Humane Rescue Alliance3 grants · $16,000
- Kids of Katmandu4 grants · $16,000
- Good Neighbors Capital Hill3 grants · $16,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 67 reported grants, largest first.
- $15,000
Alameda County Community Foodbank · Oakland, CA · 2025
Educational
- $15,000
Capitol Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
- $15,000
Mazon · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
- $15,000
Alameda County Community Foodbank · Oakland, CA · 2024
Educational
- $15,000
Multi Faith Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
- $15,000
Alameda County Community Foodbank · Oakland, CA · 2023
Educational
- $15,000
Capitol Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $15,000
Alameda County Community Foodbank · Oakland, CA · 2022
Educational
- $15,000
Capitol Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $13,000
Open Medicine Foundation - Harvard Research · Agoura Hills, CA · 2025
Educational
- $13,000
Open Medicine Foundation - Harvard Research · Agoura Hills, CA · 2024
Educational
- $13,000
Open Medicine Foundation - Harvard Research · Agoura Hills, CA · 2023
Educational
- $13,000
Open Medicine Foundation - Harvard Research · Agoura Hills, CA · 2022
Educational
- $12,000
Hebrew Immigration Aid Society · Silver Spring, MD · 2025
Educational
- $12,000
Mazon · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
- $10,000
Oxfam America (Yemen and Refugee Crisis) · Boston, MA · 2025
Educational
- $10,000
Hebrew Immigration Aid Society · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Educational
- $10,000
Oxfam America (Yemen and Refugee Crisis) · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $10,000
Mazon · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Oxfam America (Yemen and Refugee Crisis) · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Mazon · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $10,000
Oxfam America (Yemen and Refugee Crisis) · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $8,000
Hebrew Immigration Aid Society · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Educational
- $8,000
Jdc - Multi Faith Alliance for Syrian Refugees in Jordan · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
- $8,000
Hebrew Immigration Aid Society · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Educational
- $8,000
Jdc - Multi Faith Alliance for Syrian Refugees in Jordan · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
- $6,000
East Bay Spca · Oakland, CA · 2025
Educational
- $6,000
Good Neighbors Capital Hill · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
- $6,000
Humane Rescue Alliance · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
- $5,000
East Bay Spca · Oakland, CA · 2024
Educational
- $5,000
Lutheran Church of the Reformation · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
- $5,000
East Bay Spca · Oakland, CA · 2023
Educational
- $5,000
Good Neighbors Capital Hill · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $5,000
Humane Rescue Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $5,000
East Bay Spca · Oakland, CA · 2022
Educational
- $5,000
Good Neighbors Capital Hill · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $5,000
Humane Rescue Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $4,000
Advocates for Community Alternatives · New York, NY · 2025
Educational
- $4,000
Kids of Katmandu · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Educational
- $4,000
Kids of Katmandu · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Educational
- $4,000
Kids of Katmandu · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Educational
- $4,000
Kids of Katmandu · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Educational
- $3,500
Capitol Hill Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
- $3,000
Democracy Forward · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
- $3,000
Disability Rights International · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
- $3,000
Kids Connection Haiti · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
- $3,000
Lake Merritt Institute · Oakland, CA · 2025
Educational
- $3,000
Kids Connection Haiti · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
- $2,500
Disability Rights International · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
- $2,500
Kids Connection Haiti · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $2,500
Kids Connection Haiti · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $2,000
Rural Dog Rescue · Chester, MD · 2025
Educational
- $2,000
Capitol Hill Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
- $2,000
Rural Dog Rescue · Chester, MD · 2024
Educational
- $2,000
Capitol Hill Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $2,000
Disability Rights International · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $2,000
Lake Merritt Institute · Oakland, CA · 2023
Educational
- $2,000
Rural Dog Rescue · Chester, MD · 2023
Educational
- $2,000
Capitol Hill Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $2,000
Disability Rights International · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $2,000
Lake Merritt Institute · Oakland, CA · 2022
Educational
- $2,000
Rural Dog Rescue · Chester, MD · 2022
Educational
- $1,500
Friends of Oakland Animal Services · Oakland, CA · 2025
Educational
- $1,500
Advocates for Community Alternatives · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
- $1,500
Advocates for Community Alternatives · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
- $1,500
Friends of Oakland Animal Services · Oakland, CA · 2023
Educational
- $1,500
Advocates for Community Alternatives · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
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