Messinger Family Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Stockbridge, MA · EIN 13-3979672 · reported 2023–2025
171grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$5smallest grant
$753Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 21 of its 171 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $94K 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
37 Mahkeenac Road Box 1295
Stockbridge, MA 01262-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Union Reform Judaism GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Great Barrington, MA | $60,000 |
| Eastman School of Music GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Rochester, NY | $33,000 |
| Frost School of Music GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Coral Gables, FL | $30,000 |
| New York University GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| University of Rochester GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Rochester, NY | $25,000 |
| Harvery Mudd College GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Claremont, CA | $25,000 |
| Hillel International GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Meyerson Jcc Manhattan GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| New York University SCHOLARSHIP AID | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| University of Rochester SCHOLARSHIP AID | Rochester, NY | $25,000 |
| Vanderbilt University GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $16,000 |
| The Mount Edith Wharton's Home GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Lenox, MA | $15,750 |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $15,000 |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $15,000 |
| Urj Northeast Campus GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Great Barrington, VT | $12,500 |
| Artison Works GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Rochester, NY | $10,000 |
| Jewish Federation - Miami GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Miami, FL | $10,000 |
| Women's Emergency Network GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Miami, FL | $10,000 |
| Jewish Federation Miami GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Miami, FL | $10,000 |
| Jewish Federation - Miami GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Miami, FL | $10,000 |
| Lowe Art Museum GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Carol Gables, FL | $10,000 |
| Urj Eisner and Crane Lake Camp GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Lyndhurst, NJ | $10,000 |
| The Mount Edith Wharton's Home GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Lenox, MA | $6,000 |
| Boston Univ Tanglewood Institute GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Boston, MA | $6,000 |
| Eastman School of Music GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Rochester, NY | $5,000 |
| Frost School GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Coral Gables, FL | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 |
| Lowe Art Museum GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Carol Gables, FL | $5,000 |
| NAACP Empowerment Center GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 |
| Reconstruction Rabbinical Assn GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Wyncote, PA | $5,000 |
| Temple Judea GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Coconut Grove, FL | $5,000 |
| Usdan Performing Arts GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Wheatley Heights, NY | $5,000 |
| Artist Share GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Berkshire Health Systems GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 |
| Boston University Tanglewood Institute GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Eastman School of Music GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Rochester, NY | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 |
| Hochstein School GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Rochester, NY | $5,000 |
| NAACP GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 |
| Temple Judea GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Coral Gables, FL | $5,000 |
| Univ of Miami Frost School of Music GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Coral Gables, FL | $5,000 |
| Univ of Miami Lowe Museum GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Coral Gables, FL | $5,000 |
| Urj Camp Newman GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Santa Rosa, CA | $5,000 |
| Usdan Arts Center GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | West Point, NY | $5,000 |
| Artisan House GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Rochester, NY | $5,000 |
| Berkshire Health Systems GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 |
| Hochstein School of Music GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Rochester, NY | $5,000 |
| Temple Judea GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Coconut Grove, FL | $5,000 |
| Usdan Performing Arts GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Wheatley Heights, NY | $5,000 |
| Berkshire United Way GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $3,000 |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Center GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Pogo GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Berkshire United Way GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $3,000 |
| Mahaiwee Performing Arts Center GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Great Barrington, MA | $3,000 |
| Berkshire United Way GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Pittsfield, MA | $3,000 |
| Artistshare GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Santa Monica, CA | $2,500 |
| Ackerman Institute for the Family GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $2,000 |
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