Open Foundations · District of Columbia

Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 131687573. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.4M across 269 grants in 2022, a median of $8K each.

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$2.4M
paid in 2022
269
grants paid
$8K
median grant
61%
to first-time recipients
$63.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
MARY P SUREY PRESIDENT
Address
2233 WISCONSIN AVENUE, WASHINGTON, DC, 20007
Phone
2023373300
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THREE PAGE PROPOSAL; 200 WORD SUMMARY; COPY OF BUDGET; COPY OF IRS DETERMINATION LETTER
Submission deadline
THE ARE TWO SUBMISSION DEADLINES PER YEAR FOR RECEIPT OF GRA
Restrictions on awards
MUST MEET IRS 501(C)(3) REQUIREMENTS; US ORGANIZATIONS ONLY; NO GRANTS ARE MADE TO INDIVIDUALS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543219349103429. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2022 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

education

Biggest grants in 2022

The 15 largest of the 269 grants paid in 2022, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Theatre WashingtonDC$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2The News Literacy Project IncDC$25,000TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL UNDERWRITING TO KEEP NLPS SIGNATURE OFFERING, THE CHECKOLOGY VIRTUAL CLASSROOM DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORM, FREE AND AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS DURING THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR.
3Asheville Symphony Society IncNC$20,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
4A Wider CircleMD$20,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
5Beats Rhymes and LifeCA$20,000HIP HOP THERAPY MOBILE STUDIO BUS PROGRAM
6Beaver Creek Wetlands Association IncOH$20,000WETLANDS RESTORATION
7Berkeley-east Bay Humane SocietyCA$20,000PAWS SAFETY NET SERVICES AND HOPE MEDICAL FUND
8Center for Nonprofit AdvancementDC$20,000UPPER GEORGIA AVENUE MAIN STREET COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY
9Chase Brexton Health Services IncMD$20,000SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS
10Colonial Williamsburg FoundationVA$20,000RESTORATION OF THE POWDER MAGAZINE (PHASE ONE)
11Elephant Aid InternationalGA$20,000CAMERA SYSTEM
12Fabscrap IncNY$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
13Gala IncDC$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
14Meals on Wheels Southwest Oh & Northern KyOH$20,000PET SUPPORT SERVICES & MOBILE PET PANTRY
15Mil Milagros IncMA$20,000EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020297$2.5M
2021345$3.0M
2022269$2.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2022 grant dollars by recipient state
District of Columbia20%
New York17%
California12%
Maryland7%
Virginia6%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Elizabeth BrownVice President · 2024
John H HagerCOO · 2024
Mary P SurreyPresident · 2024
Sara S SurreySECRETARY/TREAS · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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