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Louis & Helen Fanaroff Char Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $144,600 (tax year ended June 2025)
Louis & Helen Fanaroff Char Foundation, a private foundation in Potomac, MD, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $144,600 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $15,400 to Matan in New York, NY for to assist jewish students with special needs.
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- EIN
- 521276724
- Based in
- Potomac, MD
- Assets
- $2,882,462
- Grants paid
- $144,600
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349105754. It reported $144,600 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matan | New York, NY | To assist jewish students with special needs | $15,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope Connection for Cancer Support | Bethesda, MD | General support | $10,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | To support the jewish community | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anti-Defamation League | Washington, DC | To combat defamation and hate-crimes related to the jewish community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Lubavitch | Potomac, MD | Promotion of religion | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | Rockville, MD | Support community in need | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Hillel | College Park, MD | Enhance the lives of jewish undergraduates | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Suburban Hospital Foundation | Bethesda, MD | To fund nursing education and clinical programs | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles E Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville, MD | To support the jewish community and youth education | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aquilino Cancer Center | Rockville, MD | General support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Miles for Migraine | Lafayette, PA | To raise awareness and fund research for migraine and other headache diseases | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Foundation | Gaithersburg, MD | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| So What Else Inc | Rockville, MD | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caringmatters | Gaithersburg, MD | General support | Human services | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| B'nai B'rith | Washington, DC | To support the jewish community | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Support Services | Gaithersburg, MD | Support the autistic community | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interfaith Works | Rockville, MD | General support | Religion-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shaare Torah | Gaithersburg, MD | Support jewish community | Religion-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Adath Israel | Evansville, IN | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Camp and Conference Service | Waynesboro, PA | Support camp activities for the youth | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Diabetes Association | Baltimore, MD | To support diabetes research | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | Fight heart disease | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bnai Israel | Rockville, MD | Promote religion | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Ramah Commission | New York, NY | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rebuild Together Montgomery County | Kensington, MD | Improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners in montgomery county | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sunflowers for Sallie | Millersville, MD | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southeast Hebrew Congregation | Silver Spring, MD | Support jewish community | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Human services | $6,500 |
| Religion-related | $6,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $92,200 |
| New York | $26,900 |
| District of Columbia | $13,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $7,500 |
| Indiana | $3,000 |
| Texas | $2,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.