Gertrude B & Mortimer May Foundation
Private foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 62-0963317 · reported 2023–2025
75grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$114Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 75 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $36K 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
800 S Columbia St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-4708
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Lutheran Church Support Lutheran church activities and worship | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Church Support Lutheran church activities and worship | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Church Support Lutheran church activities and worship | Durham, NC | $8,000 |
| Judea Reform Reform Jewish synagogue supporting the Chapel Hill/ Raleigh/Durham Jewish community | Durham, NC | $7,759 |
| Prospect Park Alliance Care and preservation of the natural environment of Prospect Park. | Brooklyn, NY | $7,000 |
| Prospect Park Alliance Care and preservation of the natural environment of Prospect Park. | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 |
| Judea Reform Reform Jewish synagogue supporting the Chapel Hill/ Raleigh/Durham Jewish community | Durham, NC | $2,710 |
| Friends of Israeli Defense Fund Supports Israeli defense forces | New York, NY | $2,545 |
| Judea Reform Reform Jewish synagogue supporting the Chapel Hill/ Raleigh/Durham Jewish community | Durham, NC | $2,145 |
| Friends of Israeli Defense Fund Supports Israeli defense forces | New York, NY | $2,018 |
| Camera Monitors and challenges perceived anti-Israeli news | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| Friends of Israeli Defense Fund Supports Israeli defense forces | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Nami Nations largest grassroots mental health organization. | Arlington, VA | $2,000 |
| Urban Ministries of Durham Faith-based agency providing food, clothing, shelter and counseling in Durham, North Carolina. | Durham, NC | $2,000 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Seeks to advance a balanced and realistic understanding of American interests in the Middle East and | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| American Jewish Committee To enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democrati | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| YMCA of Brooklyn Promotes positive values through programs that build spirit, mind and body, welcoming all people, wi | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 |
| YMCA of Brooklyn Promotes positive values through programs that build spirit, mind and body, welcoming all people, wi | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 |
| Prospect Park Alliance Care and preservation of the natural environment of Prospect Park. | Brooklyn, NY | $1,500 |
| American Friends of Magen David Ado Trains volunteer and professional medical responders to provide pre-hospital emergency needs, includ | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Vassar College Highly selective University for undergraduate and graduate education | Poughkeepsie, NY | $1,000 |
| Carolina Performing Arts Support the performing arts at the University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,000 |
| Unctv Public television station in North Carolina | Rtp, NC | $1,000 |
| Navy Marine Corps Relief Society A private non-profit charitable organization providing financial, educational, and other assistance | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Trosa An innovative, multi-year residential program that enables substance abusers to be productive, recov | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Food Bank of the Hudson Valley To alleviate hunger and prevent food waste by ensuring that all products available for donation reac | Hudson, NY | $1,000 |
| Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Provide music education and concerts for the greater NY City. | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 |
| Community Health in Park Slopechips SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH IN PARK SLOPE. | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 |
| Newburgh Creates Fostering creativity thru art and technology to provide students with hands on projects. | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Rural and Migrant Ministry 5 main programs: accompanyment, nurturing leadership, youth empowerment, immigrant legal rights and | Cornwallonhudson, NY | $1,000 |
| American Friends of Magen David Ado Trains volunteer and professional medical responders to provide pre-hospital emergency needs, includ | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Camera Monitors and challenges perceived anti-Israeli news | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Nami Nationb | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Navy Marine Corps Relief Society A private non-profit charitable organization providing financial, educational, and other assistance | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Urban Ministries of Durham Faith-based agency providing food, clothing, shelter and counseling in Durham, North Carolina. | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Trosa An innovative, multi-year residential program that enables substance abusers to be productive, recov | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Cornwall Youth Lacrosse Supports youth sports | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Technion Science and technology research university | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| American Friends of Magen David Ado Trains volunteer and professional medical responders to provide pre-hospital emergency needs, includ | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Camera Monitors and challenges perceived anti-Israeli news | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Nami Nationb | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Urban Ministries of Durham Faith-based agency providing food, clothing, shelter and counseling in Durham, North Carolina. | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Trosa An innovative, multi-year residential program that enables substance abusers to be productive, recov | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Lutheran Disaster Response Branch of Evangelical Lutheran Church which collaborates with other disaster response organizations | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 |
| Technion Science and technology research university | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Provide music education and concerts for the greater NY City. | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 |
| Wcpe Classical Radio Support classical music radio in N. Carolina | Wake Forest, NC | $750 |
| Unctv Public television station in North Carolina | Rtp, NC | $750 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Supports museum's art collection and educational programs. | Raleigh, NC | $600 |
| Vassar College Highly selective University for undergraduate and graduate education | Poughkeepsie, NY | $600 |
| Wcpe Classical Radio Support classical music radio in N. Carolina | Wake Forest, NC | $500 |
| Durham Jazz Workshop Provides the Jazz community of the Triangle with educational programs, performances, and special eve | Durham, NC | $500 |
| Theatre for A New Audience Supports avant garde professional stage productions | New York, NY | $500 |
| Vassar College Highly selective University for undergraduate and graduate education | Poughkeepsie, NY | $500 |
| Durham Jazz Workshop Provides the Jazz community of the Triangle with educational programs, performances, and special eve | Durham, NC | $500 |
| Food Bank of the Hudson Valley To alleviate hunger and prevent food waste by ensuring that all products available for donation reac | Hudson, NY | $500 |
| Carolina Performing Arts Support the performing arts at the University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | $500 |
| Wcpe Classical Radio Support classical music radio in N. Carolina | Wake Forest, NC | $500 |
| Unctv Public television station in North Carolina | Rtp, NC | $500 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Seeks to advance a balanced and realistic understanding of American interests in the Middle East and | Washington, DC | $500 |
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