Bethesda, Maryland · EIN 453564622. 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 $8.3M across 27 grants in 2024, a median of $45K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202641259349102379. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 27 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland | MD | $2,000,000 | TRONE CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY |
| 2 | Furman University | SC | $1,934,102 | CONTRIBUTION TO VARIOUS FUNDS |
| 3 | American University | DC | $1,011,840 | TRONE FAMILY EMINENT SCHOLAR CHAIR IN NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIOR |
| 4 | Brooke's House | MD | $975,468 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| 5 | Furman University | SC | $565,748 | TRONE FAMILY ENDOWED FUND FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING |
| 6 | American University | DC | $480,882 | TRONE FAMILY CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE FUND |
| 7 | Bullis School Inc | MD | $400,000 | THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE BULLIS SCHOOL |
| 8 | Dwight Hall at Yale | CT | $250,000 | YALE PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE |
| 9 | University of Pittsburgh School of Law | PA | $200,000 | ROSLYN M LITMAN CHAIR IN CIVIL LIBERTIES IN THE SCHOOL OF LAW |
| 10 | Jewish National Fund-usa Inc | NY | $95,783 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| 11 | American Israel Education Foundation Inc | DC | $75,000 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| 12 | Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington | MD | $75,000 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| 13 | Friendship Circle Inc | MI | $50,000 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| 14 | Temple Beth Ami | MD | $45,000 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| 15 | Community Foundation of Frederick County | MD | $25,000 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 36 | $4.6M |
| 2021 | 25 | $4.8M |
| 2022 | 28 | $4.3M |
| 2023 | 26 | $4.5M |
| 2024 | 27 | $8.3M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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