Open Foundations · Maryland

Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation Inc

Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 522040073. 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 $3.2M across 60 grants in 2024, a median of $9K each.

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$3.2M
paid in 2024
60
grants paid
$9K
median grant
24%
to first-time recipients
$76.2M
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
JAN RIVITZ
Address
1001 N CHARLES ST STE 301, BALTIMORE, MD, 21201
Phone
4105398308
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
COMMON GRANT APPLICATION FORM
Submission deadline
APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED YEAR ROUND
Restrictions on awards
NO GRANTS TO ENDOWMENTS OR INDIVIDUALS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503189349100530. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 60 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Camp Airy and Louise FoundationMD$1,460,200GENERAL
2Asylee Women EnterpriseMD$150,000GENERAL
3Esperanza Center-associatedMD$137,000GENERAL
4Heal Hopkins Esperanza and LoyolaMD$125,000GENERAL
5Center for Hope IncMD$108,500GENERAL
6Central ScholarshipMD$100,000GENERAL
7Centro Soljohns Hopkins UniversityMD$100,000GENERAL
8The Venetoulis Institute for Local JournMD$100,000GENERAL
9Tahirih Justice CenterMD$95,000GENERAL
10Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$80,612GENERAL
11Open WorksMD$75,000GENERAL
12Terra FirmaMD$75,000GENERAL
13Drink at the Well IncMD$52,000GENERAL
14Cash Campaign of Maryland IncMD$50,000GENERAL
15Impact Hub BaltimoreMD$50,000GENERAL

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202060$4.5M
202158$2.6M
202265$2.7M
202361$2.9M
202460$3.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Maryland65%
New York10%
District of Columbia8%
Washington3%
Nebraska2%

Who decides

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

Fagan HarrisDIRECTOR · 2024
Jacob HodesDIRECTOR · 2024
Jan C RivitzPRESIDENT/TREASURER · 2024
Kathleen PageDIRECTOR · 2024
Lee E CoplanVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Susan LevitonDIRECTOR · 2024
Terry UnderbergSECRETARY · 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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