Actus Financial Research Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Rockville, MD EIN: 81-2651977

Actus Financial Research Foundation is a private foundation focused on Science & Technology, based in Rockville, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $240K in total assets. In 2025, it made $85K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $4K.

Actus Financial Research Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$239,826
-17.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$33,713
-52.6% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$85,247
+79.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$105,984
+113.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Actus Financial Research Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

CypressNew York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 5 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2022) to $26K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $500.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$239,826$33,713$105,984——$85,247$3,713
2024$291,474$71,059$49,548——$47,383$4,607
2023$275,466$56,100$64,228——$61,993$1,100
2022$285,075$52,402$29,666$5001$29,776$402
2021$262,484$250,261$65,481$25,5035$26,191$261
2020$71,391$561$22,500————

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Actus Financial Research Foundation is led by Allan Mendelowitz, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Allan Mendelowitz

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jefferson Braswell

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Klein

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Langsam

    Governor

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Bottega

    Governor

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Mark

    Governor

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henriette Elise Breymann

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francis Gross

    Governor

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Wolfgang Breymann (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Bob Mark (2020) — Govenor
  • Former: Joesph Langsam (2020) — Governor

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Actus Financial Research Foundation

How large is Actus Financial Research Foundation?

Actus Financial Research Foundation reported $240K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $34K.

What is Actus Financial Research Foundation?

Actus Financial Research Foundation is a private foundation focused on Science & Technology, based in Rockville, MD. It holds $240K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Actus Financial Research Foundation operate?

Actus Financial Research Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York.

What is Actus Financial Research Foundation's EIN?

Actus Financial Research Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2651977. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 22, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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