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The Maymere Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Centreville, Virginia · EIN 522196830

The Maymere Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Centreville, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $67,744 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $101,000 the year before.

40% 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
2022$51,0006$1.3 million
2023$101,0008$1.3 million
2024$67,7447$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactCraig Dykstra
6464 Trillium House Lane, Centreville, VA 20120
Phone or email(703) 266-5501
What to submitApply in writing; include an annual report, a copy of the IRS determination letter, and any other literature/information related to the organization.
RestrictionsThe foundation is organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational tax-exempt purposes.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia5$67,500
California1$144
Texas1$100

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wolf Trap Foundation
Vienna, VA
Operational support$50,000
Homeless Animals Rescue Team
Fairfax Station, VA
Operational support$5,000
Western Fairfax Christian Ministrie
Chantilly, VA
Operational support$5,000
A Forever Home
Chantilly, VA
Operational support$5,000
Individual
VA
Operational support$2,500
Movember Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
Operational support$144
Individual
TX
Operational support$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Maymere Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Maymere Charitable Foundation give?

$67,744 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Maymere Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Craig D Dykstra (Trustee) and Valerie M Dykstra (Trustee).

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