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Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$275k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
2
Grants FY2025
23
Organizations funded FY2024
35%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$250,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 42
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$842k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 35% of the organizations Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsInternationalArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving2$275k0%
FY202423$504k35%
FY202312$38k25%
FY202242$35k48%
FY202115$11k47%
FY202020$3.0M35%
FY201916$1.0M44%
FY201819$1.0M53%
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$5.0MHealth$621kHousing & Shelter$106kPhilanthropy$35kReligion$30kHuman Services$24kCrime & Legal$12kPublic Benefit$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
OR
SD
IA
NJ
CA
CO
NE
VA
TN
DC
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of South Alabama$5,009,0006n/a
Mitchell's Place Inc$504,35065%
American Cancer Society Inc$100,00040%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$21,50030%
The Child Advocacy Center Inc$11,50072%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile Inc$6,10060%
Anti-Defamation League$5,10040%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alabama$3,20030%
Mobile Symphony Inc$2,82930%
Jaguar Athletic Fund Inc$2,5001n/a
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$2,50010%
Alabama Policy Institute Inc$2,50010%
Senior Citizens Services Inc$2,5002n/a
Ramah Darom Inc$2,3602n/a
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$2,20040%
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama$2,00030%
Team Focus Inc$1,60030%
Spca International Inc$1,60050%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$1,57530%
Judicial Watch Inc$1,25020%
American Israel Public Affairs Committee$1,10020%
Food for the Poor Inc$1,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,00010%
Habitat for Humanity$1,00026%
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience$1,00020%
Special Olympics Inc$70020%
Feeding the Gulf Coast$7001n/a
National Legal and Policy Center$65030%
United Service Organizations Inc$60020%
St Josephs Indian School$6002n/a
Paws for Purple Hearts$60020%
Mutts With a Mission$50010%
Paralyzed Veterans of America$50010%
Children of the Nations$50010%
Covenant House$50010%
American Foundation for the Blind Inc$50010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$50010%
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc$50010%
Operation Smile Inc$50010%
Feeding America$25010%
Jewish Children's Regional Service$25010%
Save a Stray$25010%
The Seeing Eye Inc$10010%
Kids Wish Network Inc$10010%
National Park Foundation$10010%
The National Children's Cancer Society$10010%
Smile Train Inc$10010%
Ex-Students' Association of Ut$10010%
Fuse Project$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($250k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMitchell's Place Inc: $504,350 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $21,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Child Advocacy Center Inc: $11,500 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Mobile Inc: $6,100 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $5,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Alabama: $3,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMobile Symphony Inc: $2,829 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlabama Policy Institute Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $2,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTeam Focus Inc: $1,600 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSpca International Inc: $1,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,575 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity: $1,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetMuseum of the Southern Jewish Experience: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Legal and Policy Center: $650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Service Organizations Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPaws for Purple Hearts: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMutts With a Mission: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParalyzed Veterans of America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren of the Nations: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Foundation for the Blind Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Children's Regional Service: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave a Stray: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Seeing Eye Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKids Wish Network Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe National Children's Cancer Society: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEx-Students' Association of Ut: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFuse Project: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Mayer & Arlene Mitchell Charitable FoundationAL28.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mayer & Arlene Mitchell Charitable Foundation · The Ben May Charitable Trust Hancock Whitney Bank Successor Trustee · Crampton Trust #1255000731 Regions Bank Trustee · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Cd Helen and Jeff Glaze Foundation · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Lisa Mitchell Charitable Foundation · Joy M & James Grodnick Charitable Founda Tion · Ws Foundation Inc Blacksher White-Spunner · Dog Hill Foundation · The Hyman Foundation · The Catranis Family Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation

How much does Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation give?
Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $275,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 42 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (84%), Health (10%), Housing & Shelter (2%).
Who are Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of South Alabama ($5.0M), Mitchell's Place Inc ($504k), American Cancer Society Inc ($100k).
Does Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mayer & Arlene Mitchell Charitable Foundation, The Ben May Charitable Trust Hancock Whitney Bank Successor Trustee, Crampton Trust #1255000731 Regions Bank Trustee.
Where is Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation based?
Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation is based in AL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 79 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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