Funding search · EIN 541739159 · Potomac, MD
Mitchell & Emily Rales 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.
- 66
- grants reported
- $5.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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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.
- Norwood School3 grants · $3.8M
- Mount Desert 3651 grant · $1.2M
- The Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation1 grant · $125,000
- Thomas Jefferson Foundation1 grant · $100,357
- Congregation Beth El Montgomery County Md2 grants · $84,000
- New York STEM Cell Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center3 grants · $50,000
- Mt Desert Land & Garden Preserve3 grants · $25,000
- Mt Desert Island Hospital2 grants · $20,000
- Northeast Harbor Library3 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 66 reported grants, largest first.
- $3.0M
Norwood School · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Educational support
- $1.2M
Mount Desert 365 · N E Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $412,236
Norwood School · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Educational support
- $329,232
Norwood School · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Educational support
- $125,000
The Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation · Ashburn, VA · 2024
General support
- $100,357
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
- $56,000
Congregation Beth El Montgomery County Md · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General support
- $50,000
New York STEM Cell Foundation · Ny, NY · 2022
General support
- $28,000
Congregation Beth El Montgomery County Md · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General support
- $27,500
Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $12,500
Cedars Sinai · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $12,500
Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Great and Small · Boyds, MD · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Maret School · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational support
- $10,000
Mt Desert Island Hospital · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Mt Desert Nursing Association · N E Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Mt Desert Island Hospital · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Mt Desert Land & Garden Preserve · Seal Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Mt Desert Land & Garden Preserve · Seal Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Magen David Sephardic Congregation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Mount Desert Island Historical Society · Mt Desert, ME · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Mt Desert Land & Garden Preserve · Seal Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Northeast Harbor Library · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Ashley Bryan Center · Islesford, ME · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Maui Food Bank · Wailuku, HI · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Mount Desert Island Historical Society · Mt Desert, ME · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Northeast Harbor Library · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Sos Children'S Village USA · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Ashley Bryan Center · Islesford, ME · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Mount Desert Island Historical Society · Mt Desert, ME · 2022
General support
- $5,000
National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Northeast Harbor Library · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Maine Seacoast Mission · N E Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society · Seal Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $2,500
The Neighborhood House · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Maine Seacoast Mission · N E Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Mt Desert Police Association · Ne Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society · Seal Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $2,500
The Neighborhood House · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Maine Seacoast Mission · N E Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Mt Desert Police Association · Ne Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society · Seal Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $2,500
The Neighborhood House · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $1,839
Beta Theta Pi Foundation · Oxford, OH · 2024
Educational support
- $1,000
Charlotte Latin Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Educational support
- $1,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Islesford Boatworks · Islesford, ME · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Spca of Hancock County · Trenton, ME · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Islesford Boatworks · Islesford, ME · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Navigating Maine · Islesford, ME · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Spca of Hancock County · Trenton, ME · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Islesford Boatworks · Islesford, ME · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Spca of Hancock County · Trenton, ME · 2022
General support
- $500
Bar Harbor Historical Society · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $500
Mdi Search & Rescue · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $500
Mt Desert Nursing Association · N E Harbor, ME · 2023
General support
- $500
Bar Harbor Historical Society · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $500
Mdi Search & Rescue · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
- $500
Mt Desert Nursing Association · N E Harbor, ME · 2022
General support
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