Charitable Organization Grant

Charitable Organization Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Mayer Foundation
Amount: Approximately US $2,000
Last Updated: August 27, 2025

Summary

The Mayer Foundation, a New York nonprofit established in 2002, focuses on economic relief grants for individuals facing hardship due to poverty or disaster. It supports IRS 501(C)(3) organizations with grants for educational and humanitarian purposes, and provides scholarships to students aiming for higher education. Typical grant sizes are around $2,000, aimed at fostering community welfare and educational advancement. The foundation's work significantly impacts the lives of those in need, especially in New York City.

Overview

Mission: The Mayer Foundation was incorporated in March 2002 as a New York nonprofit corporation. The core mission of the Foundation is as follows: to make economic relief grants to needy individuals who are distressed or suffering as a result of poverty, low income or lack of financial resources,  including as a result of natural or civil disasters, or from temporary impoverishment, loss of employment, death of incapacity of a family wage earner or damage to home and property to provide health care to those who cannot afford health care or whose health insurance or financial resources are insufficient to cover medial needs;to make grants to other IRS 501(C)(3) organizations for educational, literary, cultural, humanitarian, scientific, health-care related and other charitable purposes; andto award scholarship benefits and student aid to high school, college or graduate school students to enable the recipients to complete an undergraduate or graduate education in the field of their choice at the college or graduate school of their choice. Grant Sizes: Grant sizes vary but generally range around $2,000 per grant.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Mayer Foundation makes grants to individuals and private foundations.Geographic Focus: New York City.The Mayer Foundation makes grants to other IRS 501(C)(3) organizations for educational, literary, cultural, humanitarian, scientific, health-care related and other charitable purposes.