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Irving May and Edith H May Foundation

Accepts applications Richmond, Virginia · EIN 546045912

Irving May and Edith H May Foundation is a private foundation in Richmond, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $25,706 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,500. 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 $21,168 the year before.

13% 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$20,90720$490,701
2023$21,16824$631,664
2024$25,70623$694,973

How to apply

ContactMrs Edith M Lebet
350 Village Dr 1146, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone or email(704) 442-1934
What to submitBy letter
RestrictionsMust be tax exempt charitable organizations

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Irving May and Edith H May Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia4$4,700
Pennsylvania4$3,500
Florida2$3,500
California2$2,500
Wisconsin1$2,000
Georgia2$1,806
District of Columbia1$1,500
Connecticut1$1,000
Iowa1$1,000
Maine1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
Brandon, FL
Operations$2,500
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Manhattan Beach, CA
Health care$2,000
Scoliosis Research Society
Milwaukee, WI
Operations$2,000
Vcu - Massey Cancer Center - Massey's Magical Touch Salon
Richmond, VA
Operations$2,000
Ronald McDonald House Greater Charlotte
Charlotte, DC
Operations$1,500
Ronald McDonald House Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$1,500
American Legion Bon Air Post 354
Midlothian, VA
Operations$1,200
South East Corgi Rescue
Pooler, GA
Operations$1,200
Cadillac Area Honor Guard
Cadillac, MI
Operations$1,000
Corygwin Rehabilitation Sanctuary
Jessup, IA
Operations$1,000
Field Institute of Tacos
El Prado, NM
Operations$1,000
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$1,000
Jewish Family Services
Charlotte, NC
Operations$1,000
Palm Beach Zoo - Edith & Robert Callahan Endowment Fund
West Palm Beach, FL
Operations$1,000
Richmond SPCA
Richmond, VA
Operations$1,000
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation
Newtown, CT
Operations$1,000
Travis Mills Foundation
Hallowell, ME
Operations$1,000
Companions for Heroes
Saint Simons Island, GA
General operations$606
C4 Foundation
Coronado, CA
Operations$500
Congregation Brit Shalom
State College, PA
Religious$500
Fisher House Foundation
Richmond, VA
Operations$500
Jared Box Project
Port Matilda, PA
Operations$500
Corgiaid
Seattle, WA
Operations$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Irving May and Edith H May Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Irving May and Edith H May Foundation give?

$25,706 in tax year 2024, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Irving May and Edith H May Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Edith M Lebet (President), Bernard I Herbst (Treasurer), Leslie May Ford (Secretary) and Melissa B Lebet (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Irving May and Edith H May Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, animals and veterans.

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