Maxine Myers Foundation Inc
Maxine Myers Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving $165,000 through 16 grants to charitable organizations, including organizations addressing hunger and homelessness, education, and other stated purposes.
Maxine Myers Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Maxine Myers Foundation Inc gave $165K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Massachusetts. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $165,000
- +43.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,313
- +25.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,195,731
- +2.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (2 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (73% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Maxine Myers Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: C/O Roth Merritt 16-00 Pollitt Dr, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Phone: (201) 796-6400
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Maxine Myers Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Project Bread ($15K). Together the top 10 received $115K.
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 70 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 73% of grant dollars went to organizations in Massachusetts, 9% to Pennsylvania, and 6% each to North Carolina, New York, and the District of Columbia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Maxine Myers Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 16 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $11K. How we count
Medians: $7K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2019) to $202K (2020). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $165K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Project Bread Boston, MA | Feed the Homeless | $15,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA | Feed the Homeless | $15,000 |
| No Kid Hungry Philadelphia, PA | Food for Children | $15,000 |
| Boys Girls Club of Boston Boston, MA | Athletic & Social Club | $10,000 |
| Boston Public Library Boston, MA | Education | $10,000 |
| Pine Street Inn Boston, MA | Feed the Homeless | $10,000 |
| Rosies Place Boston, MA | Women's Shelter | $10,000 |
| Arnold Arboretum of Harvard Univ Boston, MA | Botanical Research | $10,000 |
| Sound Rivers Washington, NC | Water Testing | $10,000 |
| Anti Defam League New York, NY | Fight Hate | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,195,731 | $65,446 | $167,000 | $165,000 | 16 | $165,000 | $63,446 | $174,732 |
| 2024 | $1,162,285 | $57,666 | $169,785 | $115,000 | 14 | $115,000 | $2,881 | $147,754 |
| 2023 | $1,138,910 | $54,022 | $126,000 | $125,000 | 15 | $125,000 | $53,022 | $120,813 |
| 2022 | $1,075,888 | $49,689 | $116,175 | $116,000 | 15 | $116,000 | $49,514 | $124,875 |
| 2021 | $1,007,374 | $57,659 | $201,200 | $200,000 | 10 | $200,000 | $56,459 | $129,559 |
| 2020 | $958,632 | $47,974 | $208,512 | $202,000 | 4 | — | $41,462 | $121,898 |
| 2019 | $1,064,170 | $49,680 | $46,598 | $39,882 | 8 | — | $42,964 | $110,327 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Maxine Myers Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $175K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for food assistance, a women’s shelter, education, a boys and girls club, botanical research, water testing, fighting hate, family gifts, and family planning.
Among its grantees, the Greater Boston Food Bank describes its work as acquiring, sorting, and distributing food through member agencies and direct distribution sites. Pine Street Inn says its mission is to end homelessness, including through outreach, shelter, supportive housing, and employment support. Sound Rivers describes its mission as protecting and enhancing the Tar-Pamlico and Neuse River watersheds. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $165,000. Grants ranged from $4,000 to $15,000, with a median of $10,000.
Notable 2025 grants included $15,000 each to Project Bread and Greater Boston Food Bank for feeding people experiencing homelessness, and $15,000 to No Kid Hungry for food for children. Other grants included $10,000 each to Pine Street Inn, Rosie’s Place, the Boston Public Library, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Sound Rivers, the Anti-Defamation League, Globe Santa, and Planned Parenthood.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Mark D. Myers was listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Maxine Myers Foundation Inc is led by Mark D. Myers, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark D. Myers
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Maxine Myers (2019–2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Maxine Myers Foundation Inc
How much does Maxine Myers Foundation Inc give each year?
Maxine Myers Foundation Inc gave $165K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $115K across 14 grants.
What is Maxine Myers Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Maxine Myers Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,313, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Maxine Myers Foundation Inc that year got $7K on average.
Where does Maxine Myers Foundation Inc give grants?
Maxine Myers Foundation Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (9%) and North Carolina (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (10 grants).
Does Maxine Myers Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Maxine Myers Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Feed the Homeless" (3 grants).
Who are Maxine Myers Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Maxine Myers Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Project Bread ($15,000), Greater Boston Food Bank ($15,000) and No Kid Hungry ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Maxine Myers Foundation Inc?
Maxine Myers Foundation Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $165K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $175K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Maxine Myers Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for food assistance, a women’s shelter, education, a boys and girls club, botanical research, water testing, fighting hate, family gifts, and family planning. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Maxine Myers Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Maxine Myers Foundation Inc's EIN?
Maxine Myers Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2243416. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Maxine Myers Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Maxine Myers Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/maxine-myers-foundation-inc-morg_a657a2bf7c4f48e4ab06725829e6a437
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