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The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
60
Grants FY2024
59
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,460,200
Organizations funded a year
57 to 69
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$76M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $709k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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
FY2024still arriving60$3.2M37%
FY202359$2.9M37%
FY202259$2.7M44%
FY202157$2.6M40%
FY202060$4.5M27%
FY201962$3.0M24%
FY201865$2.9M32%
FY201769$3.0Mn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$11MEducation$2.7MHealth$2.0MHuman Services$1.3MCommunity Improvement$1.3MEmployment$905kCrime & Legal$648kArts & Culture$470kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
IL
WI
NY
MA
WY
NJ
CA
UT
CO
NE
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Camp Airy & Camp Louise Foundation Inc$9,622,557769%
Baltimore Corps Inc$905,10454%
Teach for America Inc$475,00050%
Impact Hub Baltimore Inc$400,0007n/a
Improving Education Inc$393,450513%
Drink at the Well Inc$355,000720%
Lifebridge Health Inc$329,50070%
ACLU Foundation of Maryland Inc$310,00037%
Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc$300,00063%
Asylee Women Enterprise Inc$275,00036%
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All grantees of The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Camp Airy & Camp Louise Foundation Inc$9,622,557769%
Baltimore Corps Inc$905,10454%
Teach for America Inc$475,00050%
Impact Hub Baltimore Inc$400,0007n/a
Improving Education Inc$393,450513%
Drink at the Well Inc$355,000720%
Lifebridge Health Inc$329,50070%
ACLU Foundation of Maryland Inc$310,00037%
Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc$300,00063%
Asylee Women Enterprise Inc$275,00036%
The Tahirih Justice Center$275,00071%
Open Works Inc$210,00053%
Venture for America Inc$150,00031%
Cherry Hill Strong Inc$150,0002100%
Pro Bono Counseling Project Inc$117,36638%
Center for Hope Inc$117,20021%
The Family Tree Inc$103,00032%
Foundation for Civic Leadership Inc$100,00024%
The Literacy Lab$100,00020%
Vision to Learn$100,00020%
The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism$100,00010%
Baltimore Civic Fund Inc$100,00010%
Leveling the Playing Field Inc$82,00042%
Johns Hopkins University$80,61210%
International Rescue Committee INC$80,00010%
Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore$80,00020%
Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation Inc$76,00041%
Public Justice Center Inc$70,00012%
Wilderness Leadership & Learning Inc$61,60073%
Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools Inc$60,00028%
Baltimore Homecoming Inc$60,00025%
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc$55,00020%
Adelante Latina Inc$52,00064%
Dent Education Inc$50,87520%
Center for Adoption Support and Education Inc$50,00011%
Momcares$50,000110%
Planned Parenthood of Maryland Inc$50,00010%
Green Street Academy Inc$45,00010%
Next Generation Language Access$43,0001n/a
Soccer Without Borders$40,00011%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$39,00080%
Advocates for Children & Youth Inc$37,00043%
New Market Discovery Foundation Inc$37,0002n/a
Maryland Philanthropy Network$36,42250%
Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Inc$35,00016%
Holistic Life Foundation Inc$33,0451n/a
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc$30,00030%
Jews United for Justice Inc$30,00011%
Nolan Robison Foundation Inc$30,00027%
Six Point Pictures$30,0001n/a
Creative Alliance Inc$25,50021%
Maryland Institute$25,00010%
Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund Inc$25,00012%
Mental Health Association of Maryland Inc$25,00011%
Sharebaby Inc$25,0001n/a
Believe in Music Inc$25,000113%
Freestate Justice Inc$25,00041%
Thread Inc$25,00011%
Utah Film Center$25,00010%
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc$25,00010%
Beth Tfiloh Congregation$23,0007n/a
The Park School of Baltimore Inc$22,50050%
Latino Economic Development Corporation$20,00010%
Chill Station$20,00019%
Horace Mann School$19,00050%
Missionfit$18,00025%
Foundation of the National Lipid Association Inc$18,00062%
Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City$17,5002n/a
Hereford Volunteer Ambulance Assoc Inc Dba Monkton Vol Emergency Services$16,00022%
Green Street Academy Foundation Inc$14,500290%
Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc$14,50030%
Baltimore Museum of Art$12,50050%
Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Inc$12,00020%
Glenwood Life Counseling Center Inc$12,00010%
Friends of the Library of Congress$12,0001n/a
Nami Metropolitan Baltimore Inc$10,00011%
The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation$10,00051%
Washington College$10,00010%
Mission Investors Exchange Inc$10,00010%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$9,50040%
Central Synagogue$7,5005n/a
Maryland Family Network Inc$7,00010%
Defenders of Wildlife$6,50080%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$6,50080%
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc$6,50030%
Congregation Bet Haverim$6,0003n/a
Magen Yeladim Child Safety Institute In$6,00015%
Landon School$5,45080%
Washington and Lee University$5,00080%
World Central Kitchen Inc$5,00010%
Eft Center of Los Angeles$5,00032%
Physical Plant Arts$5,0001n/a
World Wildlife Fund Inc$3,50080%
The Odyssey School Inc$3,00030%
Live Baltimore Home Center Inc$2,50040%
City Neighbors Foundation Inc$2,50011%
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Inc$2,50010%
Young Survival Coalition Inc$2,25020%
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$2,00010%
Collegebound Foundation$2,00020%
Belev Echad Inc$1,50010%
Maryland Academy of Sciences$1,50020%
Love & Cornbread$1,50011%
National Outdoor Leadership School$1,35070%
Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics$1,25080%
Ubuntu Pathways Inc$1,00010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$1,00010%
East Baltimore Historical Library I$1,00011%
Arts for Learning Maryland Inc$1,00010%
Manna Food Bank Inc$1,00010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$1,00010%
Maryland Humanities Council Inc$1,00010%
Jewish Community Center of Baltimore Inc$1,00010%
Stocks in the Future Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
American Friends of Magen David Adom$1,00010%
Multicultural Career Intern Program$60060%
Neighborhood Design Center Inc$50010%
The Baltimore Children's Museum Inc$50010%
Smile Train Inc$50010%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$20020%
Anacostia Watershed Society Inc$10010%
Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 92 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 109 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Camp Airy & Camp Louise Foundation Inc: $9,622,557 over 7y, 69% of budgetBaltimore Corps Inc: $905,104 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $475,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetImproving Education Inc: $393,450 over 5y, 13% of budgetDrink at the Well Inc: $355,000 over 7y, 20% of budgetLifebridge Health Inc: $329,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetACLU Foundation of Maryland Inc: $310,000 over 3y, 6.8% of budgetCash Campaign of Maryland Inc: $300,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetAsylee Women Enterprise Inc: $275,000 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetThe Tahirih Justice Center: $275,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetOpen Works Inc: $210,000 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetVenture for America Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetCherry Hill Strong Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 100% of budgetPro Bono Counseling Project Inc: $117,366 over 3y, 8.0% of budgetCenter for Hope Inc: $117,200 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetThe Family Tree Inc: $103,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetFoundation for Civic Leadership Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetThe Literacy Lab: $100,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetVision to Learn: $100,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBaltimore Civic Fund Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLeveling the Playing Field Inc: $82,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $80,612 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $80,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBehavorial Health Systems Baltimore: $80,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBaltimore School for the Arts Foundation Inc: $76,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetPublic Justice Center Inc: $70,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetWilderness Leadership & Learning Inc: $61,600 over 7y, 3.0% of budgetMaryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetBaltimore Homecoming Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetBaltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAdelante Latina Inc: $52,000 over 6y, 3.9% of budgetDent Education Inc: $50,875 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCenter for Adoption Support and Education Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMomcares: $50,000 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Maryland Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGreen Street Academy Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSoccer Without Borders: $40,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $39,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAdvocates for Children & Youth Inc: $37,000 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetMaryland Philanthropy Network: $36,422 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMaryland Citizens' Health Initiative Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetUniversity of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJews United for Justice Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNolan Robison Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetCreative Alliance Inc: $25,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMaryland Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.3% 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 109.

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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.

Baltimore Community Foundation IncMD77.8× affinity41 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · The Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland Inc · T Rowe Price Foundation · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc · Brown Advisory 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 The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002

How much does The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 give?
The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 reported 60 grants totaling $3,176,535 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 57 and 69 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (45%), Education (11%), Health (8%).
Who are The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Camp Airy & Camp Louise Foundation Inc ($9.6M), Baltimore Corps Inc ($905k), Teach for America Inc ($475k).
Does The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, The Abell Foundation Inc, Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore.
Where is The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 based?
The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 is based in MD.

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 215 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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