Funding search · EIN 201817835 · Bethesda, MD

The Sally M and Stephen a Herman

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

148
grants reported
$409,197
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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  • Virginia Humanities5 grants · $80,590
  • Anti-Defamation League5 grants · $68,625
  • Temple Micah4 grants · $37,500
  • University of Virginia Law School Foundation3 grants · $29,085
  • Bluegrass Country Foundation3 grants · $12,500
  • Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center1 grant · $12,300
  • Goucher College3 grants · $10,542
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation1 grant · $10,000
  • Tidewater Jewish Foundation3 grants · $9,500
  • National Park Association4 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$129,526
2022
$100,704
2023
$88,128
2024
$90,839
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 148 grants.

  • $25,305

    Virginia Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,018

    Virginia Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,798

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,203

    Virginia Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $19,799

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Anti-Defamation League · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $12,500

    Temple Micah · Washington, DC · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $12,300

    Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,055

    University of Virginia Law School Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,030

    University of Virginia Law School Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,028

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Temple Micah · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $9,843

    Virginia Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $9,000

    University of Virginia Law School Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $9,000

    Temple Micah · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $6,000

    Temple Micah · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,327

    Goucher College · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,015

    Goucher College · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Crow College · Bonifacius, MN · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Tidewater Jewish Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Bluegrass Country Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Chrysler Museum · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Bluegrass Country Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Seeds of Peace · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $3,000

    Chrysler Museum · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $3,000

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $3,000

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $3,000

    Evons · Amarillo, TX · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $3,000

    National Park Association · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,680

    Washington Hebrew Congregation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Bluegrass Country Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Little Falls Village · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Tidewater Jewish Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Washington Hebrew Congregation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,200

    Wamu · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Catlin Gabel School · Portland, OR · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Congreation Beth Israel · New York, NY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Eastern Virginia Medical School · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    National Park Association · Washington, DC · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Washington Hebrew Congregation · Washington, DC · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Bullis · Potomac, MD · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Little Falls Village · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    National Park Association · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Temple Beth Israel · Eugene, OR · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Temple Ohabei Shalom · Brookline, MA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Catlin Gabel School · Portland, OR · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Eastern Virginia Medical School · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Jewish Council for the Aging · Rockville, MD · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Turning the Page · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Weta · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Catlin Gabel School · Portland, OR · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Jewish Council for the Aging · Rockville, MD · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Little Falls Village · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    So Others Might Eat · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Temple Beth Israel · Eugene, OR · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Tidewater Jewish Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,800

    Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,800

    Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,500

    Wadsworth Sulgrave Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,500

    Virginia Museum of Cont Art · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,500

    St Patricks Episcopal Day School · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,500

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,500

    Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,200

    Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,200

    Planned Parenthood · Memphis, TN · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,200

    Planned Parenthood · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Jewish Museum and Cultural Center · Portsmouth, VA · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Sixth & I Synagogue · Washington, DC · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Dc Public Library Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Jewish Museum and Cultural Center · Portsmouth, VA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Olli at Au · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Center for Cultural Vibrancy · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Eleanor New · Millbrook, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    National Park Association · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Norfolk Academy · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Sixth & I Synagogue · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Smithsonian National Museum of African Am H · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    So Others Might Eat · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    The National Gallery · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Bethesda Chevy Chase Childrens Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Nmaahc · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Wamu · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $800

    American University · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $500

    American University · Washington, DC · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $500

    Earlham College · Richmond, IN · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $500

    Longue Vue House and Gardens · New Orleans, LA · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $500

    Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans, LA · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $500

    Bishop Walker School for Boys · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $500

    Edlavitch Dc Jewish Community · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $500

    Little Falls Watershed · Chevy Chase, MD · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $500

    Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $500

    American University · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

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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.