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Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr

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.

$41k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2025
29
Organizations funded FY2024
45%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$7,500
Organizations funded a year
20 to 29
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$238k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 45% of the organizations Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyCivil RightsInternationalAnimalsOther
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 arriving23$40k35%
FY202429$58k45%
FY202323$36k43%
FY202220$41k55%
FY202122$55k45%
FY202022$37kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$64kInternational$42kPublic Benefit$35kReligion$32kFood & Nutrition$30kEducation$21kPhilanthropy$16kHuman Services$12kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
OH
PA
CA
VA
MD
SC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Council for a Secure America Inc$25,00053%
Baltimore Bikur Cholim Inc$22,50051%
Rabbi Chaim Kowalsky Memorial Ahavas Yisrael Fund Inc$17,50050%
Temple Rodef Shalom$10,0002n/a
Heart of A Nation$8,50034%
Bais Yaakov School for Girls Inc$7,5001n/a
Anti-Defamation League$5,00010%
Friends of Neve College for Women Inc$5,00010%
Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation$5,00010%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$5,00010%
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All grantees of Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Council for a Secure America Inc$25,00053%
Baltimore Bikur Cholim Inc$22,50051%
Rabbi Chaim Kowalsky Memorial Ahavas Yisrael Fund Inc$17,50050%
Temple Rodef Shalom$10,0002n/a
Heart of A Nation$8,50034%
Bais Yaakov School for Girls Inc$7,5001n/a
Anti-Defamation League$5,00010%
Friends of Neve College for Women Inc$5,00010%
Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation$5,00010%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$5,00010%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$5,00010%
Prevention Point Philadelphia Inc$4,50020%
Philabundance$3,50050%
Mazzoni Center$3,00020%
Saranac Lake Youth Center Inc$2,50051%
Common Cause Education Fund$2,50010%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Families First in Essex County Inc$2,50040%
Ramaz School$2,5001n/a
Jewish Institute for National Security of America$2,0001n/a
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance$2,00040%
Hands on Tzedakah Inc$1,80010%
Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications$1,50030%
Surrey Services for Seniors Inc$1,50030%
St Lawrence University$1,50030%
Congaree Foundation$1,50020%
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry$1,50030%
Tri Lakes Humane Society Inc$1,50030%
Lake Placid Synagogue$1,0001n/a
Georgetown University$1,00010%
The Army Distaff Foundation Inc$1,00010%
America Gives Inc$1,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,00010%
American Sephardi Federation$1,00010%
Congregation Olam Tikvah$1,0001n/a
City of Elderly Love$1,00011%
Asiel Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$1,0001n/a
High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care In$1,00020%
Gregorian University Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Semper Fi & America's Fund$1,00010%
American Friends of Beit Ruth Inc$1,00010%
Women's Law Project$50010%
Charleston Animal Society$50010%
Challah for Hunger$50010%
First Tee Greater Charleston$50010%
Pga Foundation Inc$50010%
Street Sense Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($96k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCouncil for a Secure America Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetBaltimore Bikur Cholim Inc: $22,500 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetRabbi Chaim Kowalsky Memorial Ahavas Yisrael Fund Inc: $17,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHeart of A Nation: $8,500 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Neve College for Women Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSibley Memorial Hospital Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPrevention Point Philadelphia Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMazzoni Center: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSaranac Lake Youth Center Inc: $2,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetCommon Cause Education Fund: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamilies First in Essex County Inc: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHands on Tzedakah Inc: $1,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMountain Lake Public Telecommunications: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSurrey Services for Seniors Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Lawrence University: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCongaree Foundation: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSaranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry: $1,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTri Lakes Humane Society Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGeorgetown University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Army Distaff Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerica Gives Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Sephardi Federation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCity of Elderly Love: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHigh Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care In: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Beit Ruth Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWomen's Law Project: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharleston Animal Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChallah for Hunger: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFirst Tee Greater Charleston: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPga Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStreet Sense Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 39.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY17.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Cloudsplitter Foundation · Adirondack Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · The Philadelphia Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr

How much does Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr give?
Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr reported 24 grants totaling $40,800 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 29 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (23%), International (15%), Public Benefit (13%).
Who are Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Council for a Secure America Inc ($25k), Baltimore Bikur Cholim Inc ($23k), Rabbi Chaim Kowalsky Memorial Ahavas Yisrael Fund Inc ($18k).
Does Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 45% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr 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 Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Cloudsplitter Foundation, Adirondack Foundation.
Where is Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr based?
Morris Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Tr is based in VA.

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 76 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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