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Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 201646666

Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $309,900 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $300,100 the year before.

21% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$300,10019$5.9 million
2024$309,90014$6.1 million

How to apply

ContactMarcy Jill Stempler
40 Caveswood Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117
Phone or email(410) 902-5801
What to submitA written proposal should be submitted describing the activities request to be funded with any supporting details.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland12$304,400
Massachusetts1$3,000
New York1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Associated Jewish Charity
Baltimore, MD
Charitable Foundation$100,000
Itineris Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Adult Autism$60,000
Lifebridge Health
Baltimore, MD
Health Services$55,000
Shepard Pratt
Baltimore, MD
Awareness and support of those with mental illness$30,000
Erin Levitas Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Youth Services$20,000
Jemicy School
Owings Mills, MD
Disability School$20,000
Beth El Congregation
Baltimore, MD
Charitable Foundation$5,000
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, MD
Support of local Museum$5,000
Baltimore Symphony
Baltimore, MD
Local Musical Arts$3,600
Center Stage
Baltimore, MD
Local Theatre$3,000
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
Local Musical Arts$3,000
Friends of IDF
New York, NY
Charitable Foundation$2,500
Chabad of Downtown
Baltimore, MD
Charitable Foundation$1,800
Suburban Orthodox
Baltimore, MD
Charitable Foundation$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc give?

$309,900 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Elayne A Hurwitz (Director and President), Jan C Hurwitz (Director and Vice President), William A Hurwitz (Director) and Marcy J Stempler (Foundation Administrator) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Benno and Elayne Hurwitz Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and disability.

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