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The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation: 117 grants to organizations, $8.1 million (tax year ended December 2025)

The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation, a private foundation in Bethesda, MD, paid 117 grants to organizations totaling $8,143,833 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 21, 2026. The largest was $1,350,000 to Union for Reform Judaism in New York, NY for support for urj, rac, rac sher fellowship, and impj.

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EIN
923830845
Based in
Bethesda, MD
Assets
$6,289,743
Grants paid
$8,143,833
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed July 21, 2026, IRS object ID 202602029349100210. It reported $8,143,833 in grants paid; 117 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Union for Reform JudaismNew York, NYSupport for urj, rac, rac sher fellowship, and impj$1,350,000apps.irs.gov
Rabbinical AssemblyNew York, NYSupport establishment of an american public policy advocacy center for the conservative/masorti movement and general support$800,000apps.irs.gov
Save A Child's HeartPotomac, MDGeneral support$600,000apps.irs.gov
America Gives IncNew York, NYKibbutz nahal ozPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$500,000apps.irs.gov
Hendel Center Co Jewish Theological SeminaryNew York, NYGeneral support$320,000apps.irs.gov
Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in IsraelNew York, NYGeneral supportReligion-related$300,000apps.irs.gov
Interfaith Alliance FoundationWashington, DCGeneral supportReligion-related$250,000apps.irs.gov
DC Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral support$230,000apps.irs.gov
Operation UnderstandingWashington, DCGeneral support$200,000apps.irs.gov
New Israel FundPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$182,500apps.irs.gov
Temple Beth OrEdmonds, WAGeneral support$167,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago Jewish Day SchoolChicago, ILGeneral supportEducation$112,500apps.irs.gov
Americans United for Separation of Church and StateWashington, DCGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$100,000apps.irs.gov
College BoundWashington, DCSupport for scholarshipsEducation$100,000apps.irs.gov
DC Youth OrchestraWashington, DCGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Guest HouseAlexandria, VAGeneral supportHealth care$100,000apps.irs.gov
Habitat PeninsulaNewport News, VAGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Hebrew Free Loan Society of Greater WashingtonSilver Spring, MDGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Social Service Agency (jssa)Rockville, MDGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
National Council of Jewish WomenWashington, DCGeneral supportCommunity improvement and capacity building$100,000apps.irs.gov
Temple ShalomChevy Chase, DCCapital campaign and rabbi kahn mitzvah fund$100,000apps.irs.gov
Weinstein Jewish Community CenterRichmond, VAGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion (huc-Jir)Cincinnati, OHGeneral support$75,000apps.irs.gov
Pef Israel Endowment FundNew York, NECenter for media and democracy shom, hen hanegev/kibbutz kfar azza, association for civil rights in israel$75,000apps.irs.gov
People for the American Way FoundationWashington, DCGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$75,000apps.irs.gov
Temple Beth ElRichmond, VAGeneral support$75,000apps.irs.gov
Uri L'tzedekScottsdale, AZGeneral support$72,500apps.irs.gov
Sutton Place SynagogueNew York, NYGeneral support$65,000apps.irs.gov
JS Bryant SchoolWindsor, MAGeneral support$63,500apps.irs.gov
Grace Episcopal Food PantryMansfield, OHGeneral support$62,500apps.irs.gov
HiddushRoxbury, CTGeneral support$60,000apps.irs.gov
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DCGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$50,000apps.irs.gov
Central Conference of American RabbisNew York, NYGeneral supportReligion-related$50,000apps.irs.gov
Manna Food CenterSilver Spring, MDGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$50,000apps.irs.gov
Multi-Faith Neighbors NetworkKeller, TXGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Public Art Fund IncNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Temple SinaiWashington, DCCapital campaign$50,000apps.irs.gov
The Dorothy and Myre S Kripke Institute for Jewish Family LiteracyEncino, CAGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
World Council for SynagoguesNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Sylvia's SistersMidlothian, VAGeneral support$45,000apps.irs.gov
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$40,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Creative Change(moment Magazine)Washington, DCMoment magazine$35,000apps.irs.gov
Na'amat USA the Women's Labor ZionistLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$33,333apps.irs.gov
Jewish Federation of Greater WashingtonNorth Bethesda, MDGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$30,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Orthodox Feminist AllianceSilver Spring, MDGeneral support$30,000apps.irs.gov
American Jewish ArchivesCincinnati, OHRabbi schindler legacy project$25,000apps.irs.gov
Dayenu Shelters AmericaRiverside, CAGeneral supportCommunity improvement and capacity building$25,000apps.irs.gov
Fund for Investigative JournalismNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Independent Arts & MediaSan Francisco, CAGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$25,000apps.irs.gov
Institute for Nonprofit NewsBeverly Hills, CASupport an arm and a legEducation$25,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Braille InstituteNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Council for Public AffairsNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Masorti OlamiISGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Pressman AcademyLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
World Union for Progressive JudaismNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
A Wider CircleSilver Spring, MDGeneral supportEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
Community of HopeWashington, DCGeneral supportCommunity improvement and capacity building$20,000apps.irs.gov
Daniel's Table IncFramingham, MAGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Interfaith WorkRockville, MDGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
J StreetWashington, DCGeneral supportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$20,000apps.irs.gov
Maestro Games SPCWest Hollywood, CAExpenditure responsibility grant$20,000apps.irs.gov
Makom CommunityRockville, MDGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
N Street VillageWashington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
National Low Income Housing CoalitionWashington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaWashington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressWashington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Some (so Others May Eat)Washington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Washington Hebrew CongregationWashington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Washington State Lactation CollaborativeEdmonds, WAGeneral supportHealth care$20,000apps.irs.gov
Women of Reform JudaismNew York, NYGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Agudas Achim Preschool (va)Alexandria, VAGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
HiasWashington, DCGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
School Talk IncWashington, DCGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
The Leadership Conference Education Fund IncWashington, DCGeneral supportPublic and societal benefit$15,000apps.irs.gov
WaadookodaadingHayward, WIGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
Adath Israel Capital FundLawrenceville, NJGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
American Friends of the Parent Circle - Families ForumNew York, NYGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Better Outcomes Living Diversely IncHarrisburg, PAGeneral supportDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$10,000apps.irs.gov
California Interfaith Power & LightOakland, CAGeneral supportEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Federation of Jewish Men's ClubsBaltimore, MDGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Girls for A ChangeRichmond, VAGeneral supportYouth development$10,000apps.irs.gov
Givedirectly IncNew York, NYGeneral supportHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
Growing Hope GloballyWestern Springs, ILGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$10,000apps.irs.gov
Home Works - THVPSt Louis, MOGeneral supportEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
Martha's Vineyard MuseumVineyard Haven, MAGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
National Partnership for Women and FamiliesWashington, DCGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
National Religious Campaign Against TortureWashington, DCShoulder to shoulder campaignCivil rights, social action and advocacy$10,000apps.irs.gov
Pencil IncNew York, NYGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$10,000apps.irs.gov
Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian CancerBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Temple Am EchadLynbrook, NYGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Kathy Wilson Foundation (act for Alexandria)Alexandria, VAGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Transgender Law CenterOakland, CAGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$10,000apps.irs.gov
Truckers Against TraffickingEnglewood, COGeneral supportEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
Women's League for Conservative JudaismNew York, NYGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Stranger's Guide IncAustin, TXGeneral support$7,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Black Excellence and CultureMadison, WIGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Friday Morning Music ClubWashington, DCGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Daniel Centers for Progressive JudaismChevy Chase, MDGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
John D Voelker FoundationMarquette, MIGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Learnserve InternationalWashington, DCGeneral supportEducation$5,000apps.irs.gov
Pickles GroupWinnetka, ILGeneral supportYouth development$5,000apps.irs.gov
Rip Medical DebtLong Island City, NYGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
T'ruahNew York, NYGeneral supportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Red Tent FundWashington, DCGeneral supportHuman services$5,000apps.irs.gov
Rosenwald Park CampaignVbethesda, MDGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$4,000apps.irs.gov
Mission Edge San DiegoSan Diego, CAGeneral supportHuman services$3,000apps.irs.gov
American Friends of Jordan River Village FoundationNew York, NYGeneral supportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$2,500apps.irs.gov
Gimmel FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500apps.irs.gov
Avalon Theatre Project IncWashington, DCGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$2,000apps.irs.gov
Huntington Foundation Fordevelopmental Disabilities IncCharlottesvle, VAGeneral supportHousing and shelter$2,000apps.irs.gov
Stone and Holt Weeks FoundationBaltimore, MDGeneral support$2,000apps.irs.gov
The Ciesla FoundationWashington, DCGeneral support$2,000apps.irs.gov
The Jonah Maccabee FoundationArdsley, NYGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$2,000apps.irs.gov
The Sentryorg IncWashington, DCGeneral support$2,000apps.irs.gov
The Tali Fund IncOceanside, CAGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$2,000apps.irs.gov
District of Columbia Public Library Foundation IncWashington, DCGeneral supportEducation$1,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Center for JusticeLos Angeles, CAGeneral supportHuman services$1,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202541269349101019. It reported $7,289,000 in grants paid; 101 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Union for Reform JudaismNew York, NYSupport for urj, rac, rac sher fellowship, and impj$1,310,000apps.irs.gov
Rabbinical AssemblyNew York, NYSupport establishment of an american public policy advocacy center for the conservative/masorti movement and general support$1,025,000apps.irs.gov
Save A Child's HeartPotomac, MDGeneral support$600,000apps.irs.gov
America Gives IncNew York, NYKibbutz nahal ozPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$500,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Theological SeminaryNew York, NYGeneral support and support of rabbinic training institute$300,000apps.irs.gov
DC Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral support$200,000apps.irs.gov
Interfaith Alliance FoundationWashington, DCGeneral supportReligion-related$200,000apps.irs.gov
Operation UnderstandingWashington, DCGeneral support$200,000apps.irs.gov
New Israel FundPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$177,500apps.irs.gov
Pef Israel Endowment FundNew York, NECenter for media and democracy shom, hen hanegev/kibbutz kfar azza, association for civil rights in israel$170,000apps.irs.gov
Temple ShalomChevy Chase, DCCapital campaign and rabbi kahn mitzvah fund$115,000apps.irs.gov
Americans United for Separation of Church and StateWashington, DCGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$100,000apps.irs.gov
College BoundWashington, DCSupport for scholarshipsEducation$100,000apps.irs.gov
DC Youth OrchestraWashington, DCGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Guest HouseAlexandria, VAGeneral supportHealth care$100,000apps.irs.gov
Habitat PeninsulaNewport News, VAGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
JssaRockville, MDGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
National Council of Jewish WomenWashington, DCGeneral supportCommunity improvement and capacity building$100,000apps.irs.gov
Weinstein Jewish Community CenterRichmond, VAGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Hebrew Free Loan Society of Greater WashingtonSilver Spring, MDGeneral support$85,000apps.irs.gov
Temple Beth OrEdmonds, WAGeneral support$83,000apps.irs.gov
People for the American Way FoundationWashington, DCGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$75,000apps.irs.gov
Sutton Place SynagogueNew York, NYGeneral support$65,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago Jewish Day SchoolChicago, ILGeneral supportEducation$62,500apps.irs.gov
Grace Episcopal Food PantryMansfield, OHGeneral support$62,500apps.irs.gov
HiddushRoxbury, CTGeneral support$60,000apps.irs.gov
Huc-JirCincinnati, OHGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Multi-Faith Neighbors NetworkKeller, TXGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
New York Public Art FundNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Temple Beth ElRichmond, VAGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Temple SinaiWashington, DCCapital campaign$50,000apps.irs.gov
Central Conference of American RabbisNew York, NYGeneral supportReligion-related$40,000apps.irs.gov
Washington State Lactation CollaborativeEdmonds, WAGeneral supportHealth care$40,000apps.irs.gov
JS Bryant SchoolWindsor, MAGeneral support$30,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Federation of Greater WashingtonNorth Bethesda, MDGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$30,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Orthodox Feminist AllianceSilver Spring, MDGeneral support$30,000apps.irs.gov
Hendel Center Co Jewish Theological SeminaryNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Institute for Nonprofit NewsBeverly Hills, CASupport an arm and a legEducation$25,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Braille InstituteNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Law ForwardMadison, WIGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$25,000apps.irs.gov
Social Good FundRichmond, CAGeneral supportEducation$25,000apps.irs.gov
World Union for Progressive JudaismNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
A Wider CircleSilver Spring, MDGeneral supportEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DCGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$20,000apps.irs.gov
Community of HopeWashington, DCGeneral supportCommunity improvement and capacity building$20,000apps.irs.gov
Federation of Jewish Men's ClubsBaltimore, MDGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Fund for Investigative JournalismNew York, NYGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Interfaith WorkRockville, MDGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
MakomRockville, MDGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Manna Food CenterSilver Spring, MDGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$20,000apps.irs.gov
N Street VillageWashington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
National Low Income Housing CoalitionWashington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaWashington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Some (so Others May Eat)Washington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Sylvia's SistersMidlothian, VAGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Washington Hebrew CongregationWashington, DCGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Women of Reform JudaismNew York, NYGeneral support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Agudas Achim Preschool (va)Alexandria, VAGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
HiasWashington, DCGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
Miller Center of Hebrew CollegeNewton, MAGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
WaadookodaadingHayward, WIGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
Building Hope in the CityCleveland, OHRefugee services of greater clevelandReligion-related$10,000apps.irs.gov
California Interfaith Power & LightOakland, CAGeneral supportEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Creative ChangeWashington, DCMoment magazineEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
Congregation Or ChadeshDamascus, MDNnia afghan refugee fund$10,000apps.irs.gov
Givedirectly IncNew York, NYGeneral supportHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
Greater Portland HillelPortland, ORGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Hocking Athens Perry Community ActionGlouster, OHGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Hope House DCWashington, DCGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
J StreetWashington, DCGeneral supportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$10,000apps.irs.gov
Jewish Council for Public AffairsNew York, NYGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
National Religious Campaign Against TortureWashington, DCShoulder to shoulder campaignCivil rights, social action and advocacy$10,000apps.irs.gov
Sustainability AllianceTulsa, OKGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Temple Am EchadLynbrook, NYGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Leadership Conference On Civil and Human RightsWashington, DCGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Shoreline Robotics SocietyBellevue, WAGeneral supportYouth development$10,000apps.irs.gov
Truckers Against TraffickingEnglewood, COGeneral supportEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
Uri L'tzedekScottsdale, AZGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Women's League for Conservative JudaismNew York, NYGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
AliveAlexandria, VAGeneral supportHuman services$5,000apps.irs.gov
American Jewish ArchivesCincinnati, OHRabbi schindler legacy project$5,000apps.irs.gov
Cass County Health FoundationKansas City, MOGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Black Excellence and CultureMadison, WIGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Friday Morning Music ClubWashington, DCGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
HMS SchoolPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
International Religious Freedom Summit (irf)Washington, DCGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
John D Voelker FoundationMarquette, MIGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Mazzoni CentrePhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Pickles GroupWinnetka, ILGeneral supportYouth development$5,000apps.irs.gov
T'ruahNew York, NYGeneral supportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Kathy Wilson Foundation (act for Alexandria)Alexandria, VAGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Red Tent FundWashington, DCGeneral supportHuman services$5,000apps.irs.gov
YMCA of AlexandriaAlexandria, VAGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Daniel Centers for Progressive JudaismChevy Chase, MDGeneral support$3,000apps.irs.gov
American Friends of Jordan River Village FoundationNew York, NYGeneral supportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$2,500apps.irs.gov
Believe in Tomorrow HouseBaltimore, MDGeneral support$2,500apps.irs.gov
Gimmel FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500apps.irs.gov
Bais Ya'akov BaltimoreBaltimore, MDGeneral support$2,000apps.irs.gov
Rip Medical DebtLong Island City, NYGeneral support$2,000apps.irs.gov
The Ciesla FoundationWashington, DCGeneral support$2,000apps.irs.gov
The Jonah Maccabee FoundationArdsley, NYGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$2,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
New York$7,141,000
District of Columbia$3,099,000
Maryland$1,953,500
Virginia$857,000
Pennsylvania$380,000
Washington$320,000
Ohio$300,000
California$289,333

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Updated July 21, 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.