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Private foundation (trust)EIN 311713864Est. 2000-08

THE LOUIS MESSER AND HELEN MESSER

POTOMAC, MD 20854

Total Assets

$1.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$72K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$42K

Total Expenses

$89K

Qualifying Distributions

$72K

Distributable Amount

$66K

Min. Investment Return

$66K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $10K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $72K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

44 grants

PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$18K
2 grants
HIAS
$13K
3 grants
HADASSAH FOUNDATION
$10K
1 grant
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$7K
1 grant
FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION
$7K
1 grant
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$7K
1 grant
UNICEF
$7K
2 grants
HADASSAH
$7K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

44 grants

<$10K
44
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

New York
$58K
33% of total
Maryland
$35K
20% of total
District of Columbia
$27K
15% of total
New Jersey
$21K
12% of total
Virginia
$10K
6% of total
California
$8K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$7K
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$6K
3% of total
Florida
$6K
3% of total

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