May Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sunny Isles, FL EIN: 84-3669888

May Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Sunny Isles, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $345K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $150K. Net investment income was $34K.

May Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: May Family Charitable Foundation gave $150K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$150,000
-11.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
+32.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$11,000
Total assets
$345,377
+3.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who May Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Congregation Tarishish: $63KCongregation Tarishish$63KRonald McDonald House New York Inc: $50KRonald McDonald House New YorkInc$50KCure Breast Cancer Foundation: $12KCure Breast Cancer Foundation$12KCrohn's & Colitis Foundation: $10KCrohn's & Colitis Foundation$10KMichael J Fox Foundation: $10KMichael J Fox Foundation$10KNational Jewish Health: $5KNational Jewish Health$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Congregation Tarishish ($63K). Together the top 6 received $150K.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K7$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 37 (81%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkBrooklynBoca RatonCedarhurstCliftonKennesawCentrevilleGarden CityMelvilleWoodbury

How May Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 728% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2020 5 grants2021 7 grants2022 10 grants2023 9 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2020) to $169K (2024). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $150K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Congregation Tarishish Cedarhurst, NYGeneral Contribution$63,000
Ronald McDonald House New York Inc New York, NYGeneral Contribution$50,000
Cure Breast Cancer Foundation Clifton, NJGeneral Contribution$12,000
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation New York, NYGeneral Contribution$10,000
Michael J Fox Foundation New York, NYGeneral Contribution$10,000
National Jewish Health Boca Raton, FLGeneral Contribution$5,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$345,377$170,627$158,200$150,0006$157,000$34,423$21,572
2024$332,950$160,965$176,521$169,4009$175,453$6,897$19,864
2023$348,506$182,635$166,006$166,00010$166,000$7,635$16,914
2022$331,877$108,443$118,700$114,1007$114,100$8,443$16,580
2021$342,134$11,063$110,231$106,0005$106,000$11,063$18,962
2020$441,302$9,452$68,150$68,1503—$9,452$21,385

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, May Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

May Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Abby May

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam May

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew May

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 May Family Charitable Foundation

How much does May Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

May Family Charitable Foundation gave $150K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $169K across 9 grants.

What is May Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

May Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $11,000, and its average grant was $25,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does May Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

May Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New York: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Jersey (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).

Does May Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of May Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are May Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

May Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Congregation Tarishish ($63,000), Ronald McDonald House New York Inc ($50,000) and Cure Breast Cancer Foundation ($12,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is May Family Charitable Foundation?

May Family Charitable Foundation reported $345K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $157K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is May Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

May Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3669888. 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 May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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