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Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Potomac, Maryland · EIN 873511202

Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Potomac, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $159,324 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $1,250 and the largest $25,000. 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 $75,500 the year before.

68% of its 2024 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$75,50023$1.6 million
2024$159,32440$1.6 million

How to apply

ContactHarvey B Maisel
8804 Mary Mead Court, Potomac, MD 20854
Phone or email(240) 888-8885
What to submitLetter request

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia12$54,500
New York7$43,324
North Carolina7$40,000
Maryland9$14,000
Maine2$5,500
Nebraska1$1,000
Colorado1$500
Virginia1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Payments for assistance to anti-hate actvities$25,000
American Civil Liberties Union
new york, NY
General support$10,000
The Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center
Washington, DC
Payments for assitance to theater projects$10,000
North Carolina Arts Foundation
Raleigh, NC
Payments for assitance to art projects$10,000
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Cent
Washington, DC
Payments for assitance to art education$10,000
Asheville Museum of Art
Asheville, NC
Payments for assistance to art projects$10,000
World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
payments for assistance to nature conservation activities$10,000
Greenpeace Fund Inc
Washington, DC
payments for assistance to environmental movement$10,000
Hadassah the Womens Zionist
New York, NY
payments for assistance to support programs for at-risk children$5,000
The Phillips Collection
Washington, DC
Payments for assistance to art projects$5,000
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC
Washington, DC
General support$5,000
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
Asheville, NC
payments for assistance to nature conservation activities$5,000
MountainTrue
Asheville, NC
payments for assistance to nature conservation activities$5,000
The North Carolina Arboretum
Asheville, NC
general support$5,000
Friends of the Arava Institute
Newton Centre, ME
payments for assistance to environmental studies and research institute$5,000
You Can Vote
Durham, NC
General support$4,000
Community Assistance Network
Baltimore, MD
Payments for assistance to programs and services for low-income population$4,000
River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Bethesda, MD
General support$3,000
The Shepherd's Table
Silver Spring, MD
payments for assistance to various programs and services for people experiencing$2,000
National Audubon Society
new york, NY
general support$1,500
Hias Inc
Silver Spring, MD
payments for assistance to humanitarian aid and assistance to refugees$1,000
Round House Theatre
Bethesda, MD
Payments for assitance to theater projects$1,000
Black Mountain College Museum Arts Center
Asheville, NC
Payments for assistance to art projects$1,000
Transformer DC
Washington, DC
Payments for assitance to art projects$1,000
Zenith Community Arts Foundation
Washington, DC
Payments for assitance to art projects$1,000
Kunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub Chling
Poolesville, MD
payments for assistance to community activities$1,000
The Arbor Day Foundation
Lincoln, NE
general support$1,000
National Park Foundation
Washington, DC
payments for assistance to park activities$1,000
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ithaca, NY
payments for assistance to research activities$1,000
Montgomery County Humane Society
rockville, MD
general support$1,000
Special Olympics District of Columbia
Washington, DC
payments for assistance to programs for children and adults with intellectual$500
911 4 HNC (911 for Head & Neck Cancer)
Chevy Chase, MD
Payments for assistancve to financial aid directly to head and neck cancer payments$500
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications
Arlington, VA
payments for assistance to public broadcasting programs$500
WAMU (public radio at American University) WAMU
Washington, DC
payments for assistance to public broadcasting programs$500
WILD Foundation
Boulder, CO
payments for assistance to nature conservation activities$500
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biolog
Washington, DC
payments for assistance to animal care activities$500
National Aquarium Inc
Baltimore, MD
payments for assistance to aquatic conservation activities$500
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
new york, NY
payments for assistance to animal protection activities$500
Maryland SPCA
Washington Grove, ME
payments for assistance to animal welfare activities$500
Jewish National Fund
Rockville Centre, NY
General support$324

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation Inc give?

$159,324 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $1,250.

Who runs Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Harvey B Maisel (Director), Andrea Boyarski-Maisel (Director), Nicole C Maisel (Director) and Jon Weiss (Secretary).

What does Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, environment and conservation and faith communities.

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