Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 52-2040073 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$3.2M

Organizations funded60

Typical grant$8,000

Total assets$77.7M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,500 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	JAN RIVITZ
Address	1001 N CHARLES ST STE 301, BALTIMORE MD 21201
Phone	4105398308
Form and materials	COMMON GRANT APPLICATION FORM
Deadlines	APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED YEAR ROUND
Restrictions	NO GRANTS TO ENDOWMENTS OR INDIVIDUALS

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education7
Arts & Culture4
Human Services4
Environment3
Health3
Mental Health2

Where it gives

35% of grants went outside Maryland.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Camp Airy and Louise Foundation	Baltimore, MD	General	$1,460,200
Asylee Women Enterprise	Baltimore, MD	General	$150,000
Esperanza Center-Associated Catholic Charities Inc	Baltimore, MD	General	$137,000
HEAL Hopkins Esperanza and Loyola	Baltimore, MD	General	$125,000
Center for Hope Inc	Baltimore, MD	General	$108,500
Centro SOLJohns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	General	$100,000
The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journ	Baltimore, MD	General	$100,000
Central Scholarship	Owings Mills, MD	General	$100,000
Tahirih Justice Center	Baltimore, MD	General	$95,000
Johns Hopkins University Behavioral Health Equity Across Maryland	Baltimore, MD	General	$80,612
Terra Firma Grant to Hopkins Centro Sol	Baltimore, MD	General	$75,000
Open Works	Baltimore, MD	General	$75,000
Drink at the Well Inc	Curtis Bay, MD	General	$52,000
CASH Campaign of Maryland Inc	Baltimore, MD	General	$50,000
More to Her Story	Ellicott City, MD	General	$50,000
Impact Hub Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	General	$50,000
Next Generation Language Access	Baltimore, MD	General	$43,000
Clymb Support for Clymp	Baltimore, MD	General	$35,100
Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education	Baltimore, MD	General	$35,000
Jews United for Justice	Washington, DC	General	$30,000
Intercultural Counseling Connection Fusion Partnerships Inc Fiscal Agent	Baltimore, MD	General	$30,000
Mental Health Association of Maryland	Lutherville, MD	General	$25,000
The Chill Station	Baltimore, MD	General	$20,000
Boldly Go	Omaha, NE	General	$13,823
Mission Fit	Baltimore, MD	General	$12,000
New Market Discovery Foundation	Baltimore, MD	General	$12,000
Library of Congress James Madison Council	Washington DC, WA	General	$12,000
Adelante Latina Inc	Baltimore, MD	General	$11,000
Wilderness Leadership & Learning Inc	Washington, DC	General	$10,000
Ukraine Children's Action Project Entertainment Industry Foundation	New York, NY	General	$10,000
Horace Mann Horace Mann School Alumni House and Development Office	Bronx, NY	General	$8,000
Maryland Family Network	Baltimore, MD	General	$7,000
Park School of Baltimore Inc	Baltimore, MD	General	$6,500
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra	Baltimore, MD	General	$5,000
World Central Kitchen	Washington, DC	General	$5,000
Lifebridge Health	Baltimore, MD	General	$5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council	New York, NY	General	$5,000
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation	Baltimore, MD	General	$3,000
NLA Foundation National Lipid Association	Jacksonville, FL	General	$3,000
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center	Baltimore, MD	General	$2,500
Brooklyn School of Inquiry	New York, NY	General	$2,000
Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation	Woodcliff Lake, NJ	General	$2,000
Baltimore Museum of Art	Baltimore, MD	General	$2,000
Eft Center of Los Angeles	Pasadena, CA	General	$2,000
The Associated	Baltimore, MD	General	$1,800
Love & Cornbread Inc	Baltimore, MD	General	$1,500
Central Synagogue	New York, NY	General	$1,000
Arts for Learning Maryland	Baltimore, MD	General	$1,000
Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation	Baltimore, MD	General	$1,000
MANNA Food Bank	Ashville, NC	General	$1,000
Ubuntu Pathways	New York, NY	General	$1,000
The Odyssey School	Lutherville, MD	General	$1,000
Washington and Lee University	Lexington, VA	General	$500
Landon School	Bethesda, MD	General	$350
Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Annapolis, MD	General	$250
Defenders of Wildlife	WashingtonWashington, DC	General	$250
World Wildlife Fund	Washington DC, WA	General	$250
National Outdoor Leadership School	Lander, WY	General	$150
Leave No Trace	Boulder, CO	General	$150
Multicultural Career Intern Program	Washington, DC	General	$100

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
American Society for Emergency Cont	Durham, NC	General	$129,720
LifeBridge Health Center for Hope	Baltimore, MD	General	$100,000
The Venetoulis Institute for Local	Baltimore, MD	General	$100,000
Johns Hopkins University - BHEAM	Baltimore, MD	General	$80,611
Tahirih Justice Center	Baltimore, MD	General	$45,000
Mental Health Association of Maryla	Lutherville, MD	General	$25,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$3,176,535	70
2023	$2,862,166	63

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503189349100530
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-2040073
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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