Meier Family Foundation

EIN 47-2744353 · NY · NTEE T20

Invitation only Typical grant ~$500 Funds in NY, TX, GA +7
Save this funder to your list to research later.

Get the full Foundation Funder Database

Every US private foundation by cause and state — giving history, grant sizes, top recipients, and whether they take unsolicited applications — as a downloadable spreadsheet.

Get the foundations database

Giving Profile

In 2025, Meier Family Foundation based in NY paid 32 grants totaling $29.5K to 32 organizations across 10 states. Individual grants ranged from $50 to $8K, with a median of $500. Its largest recipients included UNION COLLEGE, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, and CIVIL WAR PRISON CAMP. The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications — giving is by invitation only.

Foundation at a Glance

Total assets
$524,257
Giving (latest yr)
$29,475
Filing year
2025
Itemized grants
32
Median grant
$500
Recipients
32
States reached
10
Officers/trustees
3
Unsolicited applications
No — invitation only

Where the Money Goes

Top recipients

  • Union College$8,000
  • Boy Scouts of America$5,000
  • Civil War Prison Camp$2,000
  • Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery$2,000
  • Grace Episcopal Church$2,000

Where grants went

  • New York$24,725 · 20 grants
  • Texas$1,600 · 4 grants
  • Georgia$700 · 1 grant
  • District of Columbia$500 · 1 grant
  • Pennsylvania$500 · 1 grant
  • Florida$500 · 1 grant

Grants Paid (32)

Union College
Schenectady, NY
General Purpose
$8,000
Boy Scouts of America
Elmira, NY
General Purpose
$5,000
Civil War Prison Camp
Elmira, NY
General Purpose
$2,000
Grace Episcopal Church
Elmira, NY
General Purpose
$2,000
Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery
Elmira, NY
General Purpose
$2,000
Arnot Art Museum
Elmira, NY
General Purpose
$1,250
Notre Dame High School
Elmira, NY
General Purpose
$1,000
Habitat for Humanity
Americus, GA
General Purpose
$700
Lee College
Baytown, TX
General Purpose
$600
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
General Purpose
$500
Bloom for Women
Easton, PA
General Purpose
$500
Catholic Charities
Elmira, NY
General Purpose
$500

Get this funder’s grant history by email

We’ll send you Meier Family Foundation’s recent grants — recipients, amounts, and years, straight from its IRS 990-PF filings — so you can keep researching offline.

Free + occasional foundation-funding insights (unsubscribe anytime).

Researching funders? Get the full dataset

Every US private foundation by cause and state — giving history, grant sizes, top recipients, and contact details — as a downloadable spreadsheet.

FAQFrequently Asked Questions

No. Meier Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications — its grantmaking is by invitation only. Cultivating a relationship or securing an introduction is typically required.

Meier Family Foundation is classified as a Arts, Culture & Humanities funder. Museums, performing arts, cultural institutions, and the humanities. Its recent grants reached organizations across 10 states.

In its most recent filing, Meier Family Foundation reported 32 itemized grants totaling $29.5K. Individual grants ranged from $50 to $8K (median $500).

Recent recipients include UNION COLLEGE, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, CIVIL WAR PRISON CAMP, among 32 organizations in total. The full grant list is on this page.

Meier Family Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, per its IRS 990-PF filing.

More foundations like this

Arts, Culture & Humanities
Major funder

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc

New York

Arts, Culture & Humanities
Assets
$391.3M
Giving / yr
🎁 $17.2M

Funds in NY · CA · PA +12

View funder profile
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Emerging

Brd Family Foundation Inc

New York

Assets
$14.4M
Giving / yr
🎁 $8.4M

Funds in NY

Invitation only
View funder profile
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Established

Teiger Foundation

New York

Arts, Culture & Humanities
Assets
$159.5M
Giving / yr
🎁 $6.2M

Funds in NY · CA · LA +12

Invitation only
View funder profile
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Established

Kate W Cassidy Foundation

New York

Public & Societal BenefitArts, Culture & HumanitiesPublic & Societal Benefit
Assets
$93.8M
Giving / yr
🎁 $5.2M

Funds in NY · DC · VA +6

Invitation only
View funder profile
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Major funder

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

New York

Assets
$524.3M
Giving / yr
🎁 $4.7M

Funds in NY · CA · DC +12

Invitation only
View funder profile
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Emerging

Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc

New York

Education
Assets
$11.7M
Giving / yr
🎁 $4M

Funds in NY · CT · CA

Invitation only
View funder profile