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Myers L & Marilyn R Girsh Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Norwalk, Connecticut · EIN 455303068

Myers L & Marilyn R Girsh Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Norwalk, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $277,500 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $234,000 the year before.

72% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$248,0007$4.7 million
2024$234,0007$5.5 million
2025$277,50021$5.9 million

How to apply

ContactCharles P Sacher
2655 Lejeune Road Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone or email(305) 448-3900, cps@sachmarlaw.com
What to submitIn a manner to provide the most complete information about the project.
Restrictions501(c)(3) organizations

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Myers L & Marilyn R Girsh Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida5$171,500
Connecticut4$83,000
New York3$9,000
North Carolina2$5,000
California2$2,000
Louisiana1$2,000
Pennsylvania1$2,000
Georgia1$1,000
Maryland1$1,000
Ohio1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Resource Fund Inc
Miami, FL
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$100,000
Family & Children's Agency Inc
Norwalk, CT
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$75,000
Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundati
Miami Beach, FL
Support for not for profit hospitals$50,000
Childrens Resource Fund Inc
Miami, FL
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$10,000
Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundati
Miami Beach, FL
Support for not for profit hospitals$10,000
Spark Youth NYC Inc
New York, NY
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$5,000
Rallye for Pancreatic Cancer
Norwalk, CT
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Albemarle
Elizabeth City, NC
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$3,000
Breakthrough T1D
New York, NY
Support medical research by npo$2,000
Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry
Edenton, NC
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$2,000
Filling in the Blanks
Norwalk, CT
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$2,000
Little Essentials
Brooklyn, NY
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$2,000
Rotation Gives
Norristown, PA
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$2,000
Raphael Village
New Orleans, LA
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$2,000
Little Beans Hope Rescue
Davie, FL
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$1,500
Boxer Rescue la
Oxnard, CA
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$1,000
Filling in the Blanks
Norwalk, CT
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$1,000
Lupus la
Los Angeles, CA
Support medical research by npo$1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Bethesda, MD
Support medical research by npo$1,000
Birdielight
Columbus, OH
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$1,000
Onegoal
Atlanta, GA
Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Myers L & Marilyn R Girsh Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Myers L & Marilyn R Girsh Foundation Inc give?

$277,500 in tax year 2025, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Myers L & Marilyn R Girsh Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael J Walker (Director) and Charles P Sacher (Director).

What does Myers L & Marilyn R Girsh Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, health and science and research.

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