Edward and Norma Jean Meer Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Oak Park, MI · EIN 85-3925777 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Edward and Norma Jean Meer
238grants reported
$1,800median award
$360lower quartile
$72smallest grant
$2.9Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 30 of its 238 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $134K 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
24640 Radclift St
Oak Park, MI 48237-1536
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodward Avenue Shul GENERAL USE. | Royal Oak, MI | $419,000 |
| Woodward Avenue Shul GENERAL USE | Royal Oak, MI | $330,180 |
| Woodward Avenue Shul GENERAL USE | Royal Oak, MI | $253,676 |
| Bais Refeol Foundation GENERAL USE. | Southfield, MI | $234,000 |
| Bais Refeol Foundation GENERAL USE | Southfield, MI | $215,000 |
| Bais Refeol Foundation GENERAL USE | Southfield, MI | $214,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Loan Fund GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $76,800 |
| Yeshiva Gedola GENERAL USE | Oak Park, MI | $46,720 |
| Yeshiva Beth Yehudah GENERAL USE | Southfield, MI | $46,180 |
| Lubavitch Cheder GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $40,000 |
| Yeshiva Darchei Torah GENERAL USE. | Southfield, MI | $36,200 |
| Tzedkah Enhancement Project GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $36,000 |
| Yeshiva Darchei Torah GENERAL USE | Southfield, MI | $36,000 |
| Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $30,800 |
| Yeshiva Beth Yehudah GENERAL USE. | Southfield, MI | $26,600 |
| Cheder Lubavitch GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $25,300 |
| Keren L Torah GENERAL USE | Lakewood, NJ | $25,000 |
| Tzedkah Enhancement Project GENERAL USE | Oak Park, MI | $25,000 |
| Rabbincal College of America GENERAL USE. | Morristown, NJ | $24,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedola GENERAL USE | Oak Park, MI | $22,320 |
| The Spot for Children & S GENERAL USE. | Southfield, MI | $20,600 |
| Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore GENERAL USE. | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Charity Fund GENERAL USE | Oak Park, MI | $19,800 |
| Matan B'seter Detroit GENERAL USE | Southfield, MI | $19,460 |
| Congregation Beth Tefilo GENERAL USE | Ferndale, MI | $19,260 |
| Matan B'seter Detroit GENERAL USE | Southfield, MI | $19,200 |
| ON War Living GENERAL USE. | Alexandria, VA | $18,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Free Loan Account GENERAL USE. | Elkins Park, PA | $18,000 |
| Tzedkah Enhancement Project GENERAL USE | Oak Park, MI | $18,000 |
| Yeshiva Darchei Torah GENERAL USE | Southfield, MI | $18,000 |
| Congregation Nachlas Shimon GENERAL USE. | Brooklyn New York, NY | $17,000 |
| Pittsburg Mestiva GENERAL USE. | Pittsburg, PA | $16,000 |
| Matan B'seter Detroit GENERAL USE. | Southfield, MI | $15,700 |
| Hillel Academy of Denver GENERAL USE | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| American Friends of Derech Chochma Inc GENERAL USE. | Brooklyn, NY | $13,000 |
| Congregation Ahavas Olam GENERAL USE. | Southfield, MI | $11,800 |
| Mikvah Israel GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $11,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Loan Fund GENERAL USE | Oak Park, MI | $10,980 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Bais Yisroel GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $10,180 |
| Aish Hatorah of Detroit GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $10,000 |
| Jewish Family Services GENERAL USE. | West Bloomfield, MI | $10,000 |
| Rccs GENERAL USE. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| Cheder Lubavitch GENERAL USE | Oak Park, MI | $10,000 |
| Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center GENERAL USE. | West Bloomfield, MI | $10,000 |
| Ohalei Yosef Yitzchak GENERAL USE. | Stony Point, NY | $10,000 |
| Congregation Bnai Israel GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $9,001 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Charity Fund GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $8,200 |
| Long Taharas Yissar GENERAL USE | Harlan, IA | $7,500 |
| Congregation Beth Tefilo GENERAL USE | Ferndale, MI | $7,160 |
| Bikur Chollim of Detroit GENERAL USE. | Monsey, NY | $6,800 |
| Congregation Emunas Yisroel GENERAL USE. | Brooklyn, NY | $6,800 |
| Congregation Bais Chabad of N Oak Park GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $6,520 |
| Lubavitch Cheder GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $6,400 |
| Was GENERAL USE | Southfield, MI | $6,192 |
| Yeshiva Gedola GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $6,040 |
| Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit GENERAL USE | Oak Park, MI | $5,580 |
| Bais Chabad GENERAL USE | West Bloomfield, MI | $5,540 |
| Detroit Chesed Project GENERAL USE. | Southfield, MI | $5,500 |
| Hebrew Benevolent Chapel GENERAL USE. | Oak Park, MI | $5,360 |
| Cong Yagdil Torah GENERAL USE. | Brooklyn, NY | $5,100 |
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