Strauss Foundation Incorporated

Invitation Only

Owings Mills, Maryland · EIN 52-6039178 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$1.8M

Organizations funded95

Typical grant$300

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $185 and $600.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

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

Education54
Health14
Arts & Culture4
Faith-Based3

Where it gives

80% of grants went outside Maryland.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$489,588
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$387,688
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$258,687
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$189,282
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$136,419
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$79,043
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$61,086
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$47,049
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$28,335
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$19,238
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$9,163
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$8,490
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$7,374
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$3,953
3936	Boston, MA	To transfer assets to a Donor Advised Fund	$3,936
American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital	New York, NY	medical	$1,200
Supporters of Braddock Drive Elementary School	Culver City, CA	education	$1,000
American Technion Society	New York, NY	education	$1,000
Wilmer Eye Institute	Baltimore, MD	Medical	$1,000
Friends of IDF	New York, NY	charitable	$800
American Committee for Weizmann Institute	New York, NY	education	$800
American Friends of Hebrew University	Washington, DC	education	$700
Jewish National Fund	New York, NY	charitable	$600
McDonogh School	Owings Mills, MD	education	$600
Palm Beach Freedom Institute	Palm Beach, FL	Education	$595
Shearith Israel Congregation	Baltimore, MD	Religious	$580
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	education	$575
Adelante Latina	Baltimore, MD	education	$500
American Academy of Ophthalmology	San Francisco, CA	education	$500
Hadassah	New York, NY	medical	$500
Manhattan Institute	New York, NY	education	$500
Saint James Academy	Baltimore, MD	Education	$500
Stand with Us	Los Angeles, CA	Education	$500
American Friends of Tel Aviv University	New York, NY	education	$500
Claremont Institute	Upland, CA	education	$400
Friends of United Hatzolah	New York, NY	medical	$400
Hillel	Washington, DC	education	$400
Hoover Institute	Washington, DC	education	$400
Ner Israel Rabbinical College	Pikesville, MD	education	$400
World Jewish Congress	New York, NY	Charitable	$400
Zioinist Organization of America	New York, NY	Education	$400
Chizuk Amuno Congregation	Baltimore, MD	religious	$360
Bikur Cholim of Manhattan	New York, NY	Charity	$360
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation	Baltimore, MD	religious	$360
Americans for Ben Gurion University	New York, NY	education	$300
RYR1 Foundation	Pittsburgh, PA	Medical	$300
Foundtn for Defence of Democracies	Washington, DC	Education	$300
Preston Mitchum Jr Foundation	Ellicott City, MD	education	$300
American Friends of Magen David Adom	New York, NY	medical	$300
Mercatus Center George Mason University	Arlington, VA	education	$300
New Criterion Foundation for Cultural Review	New York, NY	education	$300
National Civic Arts Society	Washington, DC	educational	$300
Intercollegiate Studies Institute	Wilmington, DE	education	$250
Aish	Clifton, NJ	education	$200
Algemeiner	Brooklyn, NM	Education	$200
American Enterprise Institute	Washington, DC	education	$200
American Cancer Society	Atlanta, GA	medical	$200
Barnard College	New York, NY	education	$200
Birthright Israel	Hicksville, NY	education	$200
Bnai Brith	Washington, DC	charitable	$200

Showing the 60 largest of 95 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$1,754,936	95
2024	$77,406	109
2023	$81,130	106

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jan 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202620289349100207
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-6039178
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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