This small family foundation makes a handful of moderately sized grants each year, focused on institutional support for higher education, academic medicine, and intermediary philanthropic vehicles. Grants are typically unrestricted or broad-purpose contributions to established institutions rather than project-level funding, and the foundation appears willing to fund both local (Vanderbilt) and out-of-state institutions (Bowdoin, Anne Arundel Community Foundation).
Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants that are often repeated to the same organizations (each top grantee received two grants). Funding is institutional and general-purpose rather than many small, project-specific awards.
A recurring pattern in The Michael M & Eve K Ossoff Foundation Martha O Blaxall and Robert H Ossoff’s recent giving is support for established institutions through broad-purpose grants rather than project-specific awards. The largest recent grant in the data is a $30,000 contribution to The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County, followed by another grant to the same community foundation for $25,000 in 2025. That same institutional approach appears in higher education and academic medicine, where the foundation backed Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Bowdoin College. The grant record suggests a small family foundation making a handful of moderately sized awards each year, with grants often written to further the exempt purposes of the charity. Its recent recipients include large university and medical-center institutions as well as a community foundation intermediary, pointing to a preference for funding organizations with established operations and broad public missions. The presence of both Nashville and out-of-state recipients shows that the foundation gives beyond its immediate area while still maintaining a clear regional pattern in Tennessee.
Higher education is one of the clearest themes in the grant record. The foundation gave $17,666 to Bowdoin College in 2024, and the same amount to Bowdoin College in 2023, indicating repeat support for the institution. Academic medicine is another consistent area: Vanderbilt University Medical Center received $27,000 in 2025 and $15,000 in 2024. The foundation also uses community foundations as grant recipients, including a $30,000 grant to The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County in 2024 and a $25,000 grant to the same organization in 2025. Across these gifts, the common thread is institutional support for organizations that can direct resources broadly within their exempt purposes.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the high teens to mid-20s, with p25 at $17,666, a median of $21,333, and p75 at $26,500. The recent record shows repeat grants to the same organizations across multiple years, including Bowdoin College in 2023 and 2024 and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2024 and 2025. That pattern points to continuing institutional support rather than one-time project funding. The foundation is a small family foundation by asset size and annual giving, and the awards shown are broad-purpose grants tied to exempt purposes rather than restricted project lines.
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$1.2M
$130K
$110K
Most grants fall between $18K and $27K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$27K
About 33% of grants go to recipients in MD.
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Notable grantees: The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Bowdoin College
The foundation’s giving is regional, with Tennessee as the top state by grant count and 33% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are located in Nashville, Annapolis, and Brunswick, showing both in-state and out-of-state giving. All recorded grants in the provided recipient-country distribution went to U.S. organizations, with 6 grants in the United States.
The recent grants point to support for higher education, academic medicine, and community foundation intermediaries. Examples in the record include Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Bowdoin College, and The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County, with grant language focused on furthering exempt purposes rather than narrow projects.
Yes. Bowdoin College received $17,666 in 2023 and again in 2024. Vanderbilt University Medical Center also appears in consecutive years, with $15,000 in 2024 and $27,000 in 2025. That pattern suggests repeat institutional support.
The distribution is fairly tight: p25 is $17,666, the median is $21,333, and p75 is $26,500. The recent grants list also includes awards of $15,000, $25,000, and $30,000, which fits that mid-sized range.
Tennessee is the top state by grant count, and 33% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent recipient cities include Nashville, Annapolis, and Brunswick, so the foundation gives both locally and outside Tennessee.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $51,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $35,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| TUFTS UNIVERSITY | SOMERVILLE, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| BOWDOIN COLLEGE | BRUNSWICK, ME | $1,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $27,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $30,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| BOWDOIN COLLEGE | BRUNSWICK, ME | $17,666 | 2024 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| BOWDOIN COLLEGE | BRUNSWICK, ME | $17,666 | 2023 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
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TUFTS UNIVERSITY
$5,000TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY