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Barry S & Evelyn Strauch Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only McLean, Virginia · EIN 541407386

Barry S & Evelyn Strauch Foundation Inc is a private foundation in McLean, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $50,710 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $425 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $60,794 the year before.

12% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$60,05229$1.0 million
2023$60,79428$1.2 million
2024$50,71026$1.2 million

How to apply

Barry S & Evelyn Strauch Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Barry S & Evelyn Strauch Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia8$34,550
New York5$8,250
Maryland5$3,600
Colorado2$3,110
Virginia4$850
California1$250
New Hampshire1$100

Grants paid in 2024

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$10,000
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$10,000
Aspen Institute
Washington, DC
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$5,000
National Geographic Society
Washington, DC
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$5,000
Queens College Cuny
Queens, NY
To fund scholarship program$5,000
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, DC
To fun organization's programs - to fund james smithson society$3,500
Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival
Vail, CO
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$3,000
Metropolitan Opera Foundation
New York, NY
To fund organization's programs - undesignated giftto fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$2,750
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$1,000
Fisher House Foundation
Rockville, MD
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$1,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Rockville, MD
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$1,000
Jhpiego (John Hopkins)
Baltimore, MD
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$500
Some (So Others Might Eat)
Washington, DC
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$500
Wolf Trap Foundation
Vienna, VA
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$350
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
Washington, DC
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$300
Foundation for African Medicine and Education (Fame)
Redding, CA
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$250
The Potomac School
McLean, VA
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$250
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$250
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$200
Metropolitan Opera Guild
New York, NY
To fund organization's programs - support met broadcasting co.$150
National Sporting Library and Museum
Middleburg, VA
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$150
Soleif (Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation)
New York, NY
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$150
US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$110
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$100
Land Trust of Virginia
Middleburg, VA
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$100
Doctors Without Borders
Hagerstown, MD
To fund organization's programs - undesignated gifts$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barry S & Evelyn Strauch Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Barry S & Evelyn Strauch Foundation Inc give?

$50,710 in tax year 2024, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $425.

Who runs Barry S & Evelyn Strauch Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Evelyn M Strauch (President) and Barry S Strauch MD (Secretary/Tr).

What does Barry S & Evelyn Strauch Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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