The Feuerstein Maier Family
The Feuerstein Maier Family is a private foundation based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. In 2025, it reported 39 grants totaling $1,036,738 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in Holocaust remembrance, Jewish community services, human services, health, and media.
The Feuerstein Maier Family at a glance
In short: The Feuerstein Maier Family gave $1.0M across 39 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in District of Columbia. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,036,738
- +13.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 39
- +11.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,583
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $12,684,771
- -5.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (11 of 39, 2025)
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (60% 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 The Feuerstein Maier Family
- 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: 140 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Phone: (201) 947-1000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Feuerstein Maier Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ($520K). Together the top 10 received $941K.
Grant Size Distribution
158 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 149 grants of 158 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 60% of grant dollars went to recipients in Washington, DC; 27% to New Jersey; 11% to New York; and 1% each to Maryland and California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 39 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Feuerstein Maier Family open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 39 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $35K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 59% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 506% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 134% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $116K (2021) to $2.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 39 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | General Support | $520,000 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services Teaneck, NJ | Annual Fund | $100,000 |
| Jewish Federation Northern NJ Paramus, NJ | General Support | $100,000 |
| The Louis D Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law Washington, DC | General Support | $100,000 |
| Temple Emanuel of Closter Closter, NJ | General Support | $30,000 |
| Englewood Health Foundation Englewood, NJ | General Support | $27,500 |
| Media Cares New York, NY | General Support | $25,000 |
| Temple Emanu El New York, NY | General Support | $21,800 |
| JCC of Fort Lee Cong Gesher Shalom Fort Lee, NJ | General Support | $9,351 |
| Hypertrophic Cardiomyophaty Program Fund - Columbia University New York, NY | General Support | $7,500 |
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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 | $12,684,771 | $403,538 | $1,088,058 | $1,036,738 | 39 | $1,036,738 | $352,218 | $772,577 |
| 2024 | $13,369,291 | $530,139 | $1,052,194 | $915,224 | 35 | $915,224 | $393,169 | $753,839 |
| 2023 | $13,891,346 | $16,536,775 | $2,717,289 | $2,692,658 | 20 | $2,692,658 | $7,481,179 | $513,085 |
| 2022 | $71,860 | $18,004 | $172,216 | $171,211 | 33 | $169,381 | $17,642 | $8,872 |
| 2021 | $226,072 | $46,076 | $117,359 | $116,309 | 31 | — | $45,489 | $13,803 |
| 2020 | $297,355 | $23,820 | $148,272 | $146,510 | 31 | — | $23,137 | $17,207 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Feuerstein Maier Family reported a distributable amount of $773K 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 show support for a range of organizations. Among them, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a general-support grant, and the Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Teaneck received support for its annual fund.
Other 2025 grantees describe their own work as including support for refugees and forcibly displaced people (HIAS); life-saving efforts in Israel (American Friends of Magen David Adom); services addressing social isolation among older adults (DOROT); Holocaust remembrance (Museum of Jewish Heritage); confronting antisemitism and hate and teaching Holocaust lessons (Simon Wiesenthal Center); and financial assistance to non-Jewish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust (The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous). These are descriptions of the grantees’ missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 39 grants totaling $1,036,738. Grant amounts ranged from $187 to $520,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest grants included $520,000 to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for general support; $100,000 each to Jewish Family and Children’s Services for its annual fund, Jewish Federation Northern NJ for general support, and The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law for general support. Other notable grants included $30,000 to Temple Emanuel of Closter and $27,500 to Englewood Health Foundation, both for general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Regina Feuerstein, Robert Feuerstein, and Lisa Maier as trustees.
The Feuerstein Maier Family's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa Maier
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Regina Feuerstein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Feuerstein
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 The Feuerstein Maier Family
How much does The Feuerstein Maier Family give each year?
The Feuerstein Maier Family gave $1.0M across 39 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $915K across 35 grants.
What is The Feuerstein Maier Family's typical grant size?
The Feuerstein Maier Family's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $26,583, across 39 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Feuerstein Maier Family that year got $4K on average.
Where does The Feuerstein Maier Family give grants?
The Feuerstein Maier Family gives mostly in District of Columbia: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New Jersey (27%) and New York (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (17 grants), Washington, DC (3 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does The Feuerstein Maier Family give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of The Feuerstein Maier Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (39 of 39) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Feuerstein Maier Family's largest grantees?
The Feuerstein Maier Family's largest 2025 grantees include United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ($520,000), Jewish Family and Children's Services ($100,000) and Jewish Federation Northern NJ ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Feuerstein Maier Family?
The Feuerstein Maier Family reported $12.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $773K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Feuerstein Maier Family fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Among them, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a general-support grant, and the Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Teaneck received support for its annual fund. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Feuerstein Maier Family?
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 The Feuerstein Maier Family's EIN?
The Feuerstein Maier Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3971838. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Feuerstein Maier Family 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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