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 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
Funding pattern
What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation1,856 grants · $549.3M
- Impactassetsinc7,851 grants · $1.04B
- Johns Hopkins University3,047 grants · $1.82B
Similar grant size
- Shell USA Company Foundation24,663 grants · $80.1M
- The Bank of America Charitable87,335 grants · $496.1M
- Jpmorgan Chase Foundation29,571 grants · $637.4M
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: 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.

