The Robert Bensen Meyer Jr Foundation concentrates its giving in the Washington, DC–area on a small number of sizable, mission-driven grants. Major support goes to faith‑based education for Latino students and to local social service programs, alongside targeted investments in women’s economic empowerment and hospice care. The foundation appears to favor repeat, substantial gifts to a few trusted community organizations rather than broad, small-dollar giving.
The Robert Bensen Meyer Jr Foundation Inc gives repeatedly to a small set of community organizations in the Washington, DC area, with a clear pattern of support for faith-based education, hospice care, and women’s economic empowerment. Its largest recent grant was $180,000 to New Endeavors by Women for general support in 2024, a signal that the foundation will make one substantial operating gift alongside many smaller awards. The Archdiocese of Washington received multiple grants for educational resources for Latino students, including $65,000 in both 2024 and 2025 and $50,000 in 2023, showing a multi-year commitment to that educational niche. Local health and service organizations also appear regularly, including Jssa for hospice programming and community churches and schools that receive general support. The foundation’s grant record suggests a preference for known recipients and recurring relationships rather than one-time, widely dispersed giving. Across the recent grants list, award sizes are often the same amount, but the recipients and purposes show a steady concentration on direct service, education assistance, and community care.
Educational support is a visible thread in the foundation’s giving. The Archdiocese of Washington received $65,000 in 2025 and $65,000 in 2024 for educational resources for Latino students, following a $50,000 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. The foundation also extended education-related support outside the local region: The Trinitarians Inc received $5,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for education assistance for school in India. Community care and direct services are another theme. Jssa in Rockville, MD received $46,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025 for hospice program support, while John S Mulholland Family Foundation Inc received repeated $5,000 grants for food for the needy. It also supports women’s economic empowerment through New Endeavors by Women.
Grant size is highly clustered: the typical award is $5,000, with p25, median, and p75 all at $5,000. That tells the story of a foundation built around repeated small grants, punctuated by occasional larger commitments such as the $180,000 grant to New Endeavors by Women. The recent list also shows repeat giving across years to the same organizations, including the Archdiocese of Washington, Jssa, The Trinitarians Inc, and John S Mulholland Family Foundation Inc. The foundation is a private family foundation structure, based on its name and filing profile, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$180K
$1.4M
$476K
$187K
Most grants fall between $5K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 40% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants, including repeat funding to the Archdiocese of Washington; focused, local investments rather than many small or geographically diverse awards.
Notable grantees: New Endeavors by Women, Archdiocese of Washington, JSSA (Jewish Social Service Agency)
Giving is regional and centered on the Washington, DC area. Washington, DC appears often in the recipient list, including grants to the Archdiocese of Washington, New Endeavors by Women, San Miguel School, Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, and John S Mulholland Family Foundation Inc. Maryland recipients are also common, with Rockville, Catonsville, Potomac, and Pikesville represented in the recent grants. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 35 grants to U.S. organizations.
The recent grants point to several recurring areas: educational resources for Latino students through the Archdiocese of Washington, hospice program support through Jssa, women’s economic empowerment through New Endeavors by Women, food assistance through John S Mulholland Family Foundation Inc, and education assistance for school in India through The Trinitarians Inc.
The foundation’s typical grant is $5,000. Its p25, median, and p75 are all $5,000, which shows that most awards in the recent record are made at the same level.
Yes. The recent grants show repeat support to several recipients across multiple years, including the Archdiocese of Washington, Jssa, The Trinitarians Inc, and John S Mulholland Family Foundation Inc. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts.
Its top state by grant count is DC, and 41% of grants go to recipients in Maryland. Recent recipients include organizations in Washington, DC; Rockville; Catonsville; Potomac; Pikesville; Brooklyn; and McLean.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $65,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LATINO STUDENTS |
| NEW ENDEAVORS BY WOMEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JSSA | ROCKVILLE, MD | $20,000 | 2025 | HOSPICE PROGRAM |
| SAN MIGUEL SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST MARK RC CHURCH | CATONSVILLE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL AUTOIMMUNE INSTITUTE | MCLEAN, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE RESEARCH |
| THE TRINITARIANS INC | PIKESVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL IN INDIA |
| JOHN S MULHOLLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | FOOD FOR THE NEEDY |
| MANITOS | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH | POTOMAC, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | CARE AND SHARE |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | POTOMAC, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| POTOMAC RIVER KEEPERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHALEM INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW ENDEAVORS BY WOMEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $180,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $65,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LATINO STUDENTS |
| JSSA | ROCKVILLE, MD | $46,000 | 2024 | HOSPICE PROGRAM |
| MANITOS | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAN MIGUEL SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JOHN S MULHOLLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | FOOD FOR THE NEEDY |
| OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH | POTOMAC, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | CARE AND SHARE |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | POTOMAC, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE TRINITARIANS INC | PIKESVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL IN INDIA |
| ST MARK RC CHURCH | CATONSVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL AUTOIMMUNE INSTITUTE | MCLEAN, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE RESEARCH |
| POTOMAC RIVER KEEPERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHALEM INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LATINO STUDENTS |
| THE TRINITARIANS INC | PIKESVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL IN INDIA |
| OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH | POTOMAC, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | CARE AND SHARE |
| SHALEM INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL AUTOIMMUNE INSTITUTE | MCLEAN, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE RESEARCH |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | POTOMAC, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JOHN S MULHOLLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | FOOD FOR THE NEEDY |
| JSSA HOSPICE | ROCKVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | HOSPICE PROGRAM |
| MANITOS | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON
$65,000EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LATINO STUDENTS
JSSA
$20,000HOSPICE PROGRAM
SAN MIGUEL SCHOOL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST MARK RC CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GLOBAL AUTOIMMUNE INSTITUTE
$5,000AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE RESEARCH
THE TRINITARIANS INC
$5,000EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL IN INDIA
JOHN S MULHOLLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$5,000FOOD FOR THE NEEDY
MANITOS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000CARE AND SHARE
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
POTOMAC RIVER KEEPERS
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SHALEM INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON
$65,000EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LATINO STUDENTS
JSSA
$46,000HOSPICE PROGRAM
MANITOS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAN MIGUEL SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JOHN S MULHOLLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$5,000FOOD FOR THE NEEDY
OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000CARE AND SHARE
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE TRINITARIANS INC
$5,000EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL IN INDIA
ST MARK RC CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GLOBAL AUTOIMMUNE INSTITUTE
$5,000AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE RESEARCH
POTOMAC RIVER KEEPERS
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SHALEM INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON
$50,000EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LATINO STUDENTS
THE TRINITARIANS INC
$5,000EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL IN INDIA
OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000CARE AND SHARE
SHALEM INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GLOBAL AUTOIMMUNE INSTITUTE
$5,000AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE RESEARCH
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JOHN S MULHOLLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$5,000FOOD FOR THE NEEDY
JSSA HOSPICE
$5,000HOSPICE PROGRAM
MANITOS
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT