Messler Family Foundation
Private foundation · Brooklyn, NY · EIN 04-3371941 · reported 2023–2025
84grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$503Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
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
427 4TH St
Brooklyn, NY 11215-2901
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $46,250 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $16,250 |
| Penobscot Bay YMCA | Rockport, ME | $15,000 |
| Gamble House | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 |
| Historic Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Homeworthy | Rockport, ME | $10,000 |
| Midcoast Habitat for Humanity | Rockport, ME | $10,000 |
| Penobscot Bay YMCA | Rockport, ME | $10,000 |
| Wingspan | Warrenton, VA | $10,000 |
| Park Slope Childcare Collective | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| Center for Furniture Craftsmanship | Rockport, ME | $10,000 |
| Friends of Haystack Mountain | Edgcomb, ME | $10,000 |
| Gamble House | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 |
| Historic Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Belfast, ME | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 |
| Trekkers | Rockland, ME | $10,000 |
| Finding Our Voices | Camden, ME | $10,000 |
| Gamble House | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 |
| Historic Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Belfast, ME | $10,000 |
| Connecticut College Film Studies | New London, CT | $10,000 |
| Trekkers | Rockland, ME | $7,500 |
| Bigelow Laboratories | East Boothbay, ME | $5,000 |
| Center for Furniture Craftsmanship | Rockport, ME | $5,000 |
| Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers | Rockport, ME | $5,000 |
| Galapagos Conservancy | Fairfax, VA | $5,000 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Belfast, ME | $5,000 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Door | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 |
| Trekkers | Rockland, ME | $5,000 |
| Finding Our Voices | Camden, ME | $5,000 |
| Making Community Happen | Rockalnd, ME | $5,000 |
| Bigelow Laboratories | East Boothbay, ME | $5,000 |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers | Rockport, ME | $5,000 |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Boothbay, ME | $5,000 |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine | Augusta, ME | $5,000 |
| Points North Institute | Camden, ME | $5,000 |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Sanctuary for Independent Media | Troy, NY | $5,000 |
| Making Community Happen | Rockland, ME | $5,000 |
| Park Slope Child Care Collective | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 |
| Bigelow Laboratories | East Boothbay, ME | $5,000 |
| Center for Furniture Craftsmanship | Rockport, ME | $5,000 |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Boothbay, ME | $5,000 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Door | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 |
| Finding Our Voices | Camden, ME | $5,000 |
| Documentary Songwriters | Hope, ME | $5,000 |
| Camba | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Exodus Transitional Community | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Camba | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 |
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