John C Goldsmith and Nancy L Goldsmith

The Sally M and Stephen Herman

Bethesda, MD

The Sally M and Stephen Herman funds cultural, educational, religious, and community organizations, with 2025 grants ranging from $200 to $25,018 and a median of $2,000. It is based in Bethesda, Maryland, and recent grants went mainly to organizations in Virginia, Washington, DC, and Ohio, with others across several states. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Leslie & Samuel Kaplan Family Foundation

Bethesda, MD

The foundation supports charitable organizations, with recent grants spanning Jewish community needs and education, inclusive special education, and music programs in residential and healthcare settings; most funding goes to Maryland, with smaller amounts in Delaware, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and New Jersey. In 2024 it awarded 33 grants totaling $417,543, ranging from $500 to $200,000, with a median grant of $2,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Robert P and Arlene R Kogod Family

Arlington, VA

The Robert P and Arlene R Kogod Family has supported arts and culture, human services, Jewish community affairs, and preservation, with listed 2021 grants of $1,000–$25,000, mostly to Washington, D.C.-area organizations. It reports no grants in 2023–2025 and accepts no unsolicited requests, giving only to preselected organizations.

Mayberg Foundation Inc

Chevy Chase, MD

Mayberg Foundation primarily funds Jewish education, outreach, and engagement, with additional support for Israel, humanitarian services, and civic work; most 2024 grant dollars went to organizations in Maryland, New York, and New Jersey. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $1.5 million, with a median of $10,000. It accepts a New Partnership Questionnaire for consideration, but invites selected organizations to submit full proposals.

Edith & Michael Gelfand Foundation Inc

Palm Beach, FL

The foundation supports Jewish organizations, education, health, and community services, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Florida and New York. Its 46 grants ranged from $360 to $10,000, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Diana and Michael David Epstein

Rockville, MD

The foundation supports a range of charitable causes, including education, Jewish community and religious organizations, cancer research, and medical services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $62,500, with a median of $1,800, and were concentrated in Maryland, with additional giving in New York, Washington, D.C., Florida, and Virginia. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Kahan Family Foundation

Washington, DC

The Kahan Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including those working in education, housing, legal advocacy, and services for people with disabilities, with most 2024 grant dollars going to New York recipients. Its 56 grants in 2024 ranged from $106 to $37,500, with a median of $1,800. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Brian and Dafna Berman Family Foundation Inc

Rockville, MD

In 2023, the foundation supported Jewish education and religious organizations, as well as medical support, youth and family services, and hunger relief, with most grant dollars going to Maryland. Grants ranged from $5 to $61,550, with a median of $1,000; the foundation said it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It reported exhausting its funds and electing to terminate its private foundation status.

Tall Pines Charitable Foundation Inc

Vero Beach, FL

Bender Foundation Inc

Washington, DC

The Bender Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations in areas including Jewish community programming, healthcare, addiction treatment, education, and youth development, with most 2024 funding going to Maryland and Washington, DC. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $300,000, with a median of $50,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; only invited organizations may apply or request event support.

The Victoria Casey and Peter Teeley Foundation Inc

Bethesda, MD

Susan B Hepner Family Foundation

Washington, DC