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Messler Family Foundation: 26 grants to organizations, $160,250 (tax year ended June 2025)
Messler Family Foundation, a private foundation in Brooklyn, NY, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $160,250 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $16,250 to Maine Coast Heritage Trust in Topsham, ME for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 043371941
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
- Assets
- $2,918,235
- Grants paid
- $160,250
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202611259349102761. It reported $160,250 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Unrestricted | Environment | $16,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gamble House | Pasadena, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homeworthy | Rockport, ME | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Midcoast Habitat for Humanity | Rockport, ME | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Park Slope Childcare Collective | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penobscot Bay YMCA | Rockport, ME | Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wingspan | Warrenton, VA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bigelow Laboratories | East Boothbay, ME | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Furniture Craftsmanship | Rockport, ME | Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers | Rockport, ME | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Finding Our Voices | Camden, ME | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Galapagos Conservancy | Fairfax, VA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Belfast, ME | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Making Community Happen | Rockalnd, ME | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Door | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Brunswick, ME | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trekkers | Rockland, ME | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camba | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Exodus Transitional Community | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Opportunities (coastal Workshop) | Camden, ME | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sanctuary for Independent Media | Troy, NY | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202531349349101308. It reported $163,000 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | unrestricted | Environment | $46,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut College Film Studies | New London, CT | unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gamble House | Pasadena, CA | unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Belfast, ME | unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trekkers | Rockland, ME | unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bigelow Laboratories | East Boothbay, ME | unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Furniture Craftsmanship | Rockport, ME | unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Boothbay, ME | unrestricted | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Documentary Songwriters | Hope, ME | unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Finding Our Voices | Camden, ME | unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Door | New York, NY | unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Brunswick, ME | unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camba | Brooklyn, NY | unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Exodus Transitional Community | New York, NY | unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Galapagos Conservancy | Fairfax, VA | unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Making Community Happen | Rockalnd, ME | unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sanctuary for Independent Media | Troy, NY | unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coastal Opportunities (coastal Workshop) | Camden, ME | unrestricted | $1,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers | Rockport, ME | unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Land Trust Alliance | Washington, DC | unrestricted | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midcoast Habitat for Humanity | Rockport, ME | unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine | Augusta, ME | unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Out As I Want To Be | Rockland, ME | unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $68,500 |
| Human services | $20,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $15,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $12,500 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maine | $190,250 |
| New York | $54,500 |
| Virginia | $27,500 |
| California | $20,000 |
| South Carolina | $20,000 |
| Connecticut | $10,000 |
| District of Columbia | $1,000 |
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- Who funds human services in Maine
- Who funds education in Maine
- Who funds crime and legal-related in Maine
Updated May 5, 2026. 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.