Bessie Family Foundation
Private foundation · Jessup, MD · EIN 45-2673804 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Bessie Family Foundation
93grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$53smallest grant
$186Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 17 of its 93 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $57K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 973
Jessup, MD 20794-0973
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Temple Har Shalom GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $20,500 |
| Temple Har Shalom GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $12,900 |
| Temple Har Shalom GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $11,000 |
| United Jewish Federation of Utah GENERAL USE. | Salt Lake City, UT | $8,000 |
| Washington Hebrew Congregation GENERAL USE. | Washington, DC | $6,262 |
| Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Sixth and I Synagogue GENERAL USE. | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| United Jewish Federation of Utah GENERAL USE. | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 |
| Sixth and I Synagogue GENERAL USE. | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Sixth and I Synagogue GENERAL USE. | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Ukraine Emergency Fund GENERAL USE | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (jdc) GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Washington Hebrew Congregation GENERAL USE. | Washington, DC | $3,945 |
| United Jewish Federation of Utah GENERAL USE. | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,360 |
| Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| UNICEF GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Jewish Family Service GENERAL USE | Park City, UT | $3,000 |
| Capitol Language Services GENERAL USE. | Washington, DC | $2,240 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Egyptian Theatre GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $2,000 |
| Jewish Family Service GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $2,000 |
| Park City Community Foundation GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $2,000 |
| St Jude Internet Children's Research Hospital GENERAL USE. | Memphis, TN | $2,000 |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (jdc) GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| UNICEF USA GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League (adl) GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Park City Egyptian Theatre GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $2,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity GENERAL USE. | Orem, UT | $2,000 |
| Summit County Clubhouse GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $2,000 |
| National Ability Center (nac) GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $2,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Imadi GENERAL USE. | Silver Spring, MD | $2,000 |
| Peace House Inc GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $2,000 |
| Summit County Clubhouse GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $2,000 |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (jdc) GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| 70 Faces Media GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Friends of Jcc Budapest GENERAL USE. | Bethesda, MD | $1,040 |
| 70 Faces Media GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League (adl) GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Heifer International GENERAL USE. | Little Rock, AR | $1,000 |
| Hias GENERAL USE. | Silver Spring, MD | $1,000 |
| Imadi GENERAL USE. | Silver Spring, MD | $1,000 |
| National Ability Center (nac) GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $1,000 |
| Peace House Inc GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America GENERAL USE. | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Salt Lake Community College Foundation GENERAL USE. | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 |
| Summit County Clubhouse GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $1,000 |
| Baltimore Zionist District GENERAL USE. | Pikesville, MD | $1,000 |
| Peace House Inc GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $1,000 |
| Imadi GENERAL USE. | Silver Spring, MD | $1,000 |
| 70 Faces Media GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League (adl) GENERAL USE. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| National Ability Center (nac) GENERAL USE. | Park City, UT | $1,000 |
| Heifer International GENERAL USE | Little Rock, AR | $1,000 |
| Hias GENERAL USE | Silver Spring, MD | $1,000 |
| Charles E Smith Jewish Day School GENERAL USE | Rockville, MD | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood GENERAL USE | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Brent Elementary School GENERAL USE. | Washington, DC | $756 |
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