Gay Wise Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Towson, MD · EIN 20-3771728 · reported 2023–2025
33grants reported
$2,500median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$277Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 33 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $140K 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
1 W Pennsylvania Ave Ste 900
Towson, MD 21204-5076
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Congregation Zichron Binyamin | Lakewood, NJ | $50,000 |
| Associated Jewish Federation | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 |
| Associated Jewish Federation | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 |
| Torah Academy for Girls | Queens, NY | $25,000 |
| Torah Academy for Girls | Queens, NY | $24,000 |
| Talmudical Academy | Pikesville, MD | $11,000 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Talmudical Academy | Pikesville, MD | $10,000 |
| Associated Jewish Charities | Baltimore, MD | $9,967 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $7,000 |
| Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $6,900 |
| American Friends of Magen David Ada | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Secure Community Network | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| The Myerberg Center | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 |
| Baltimore Hunger Project | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| The Secure Community Network | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Maryland Association for Parkinson' | Brooklandville, MD | $2,500 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | $2,500 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Hadassah | Pikesville, MD | $1,800 |
| Friends of the Israeli Defense Forc | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Jewish Museum | New York City, NY | $1,000 |
| Mazon | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Americans United for the Separation | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Penn Hillel | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Insite Through Educaton | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $1,000 |
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