The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation
Private foundation · Bethesda, MD · EIN 92-3830845 · reported 2025
117grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$8.1Mtotal paid
19states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 22 of its 117 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.6M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Union for Reform Judaism SUPPORT FOR URJ, RAC, RAC SHER FELLOWSHIP, AND IMPJ | New York, NY | $1,350,000 |
| Rabbinical Assembly SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY CENTER FOR THE CONSERVATIVE/MASORTI MOVE | New York, NY | $800,000 |
| Save a Child's Heart | Potomac, MD | $600,000 |
| America Gives INC KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Hendel Center CO Jewish Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $320,000 |
| Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism IN Israel | New York, NY | $300,000 |
| Interfaith Alliance Foundation | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $230,000 |
| Operation Understanding | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $182,500 |
| Temple Beth OR | Edmonds, WA | $167,000 |
| Chicago Jewish Day School | Chicago, IL | $112,500 |
| Americans United for Separation OF Church and State | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| College Bound SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| DC Youth Orchestra | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Friends OF Guest House | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 |
| Habitat Peninsula | Newport News, VA | $100,000 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society OF Greater Washington | Silver Spring, MD | $100,000 |
| Jewish Social Service Agency (jssa) | Rockville, MD | $100,000 |
| National Council OF Jewish Women | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Temple Shalom CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND RABBI KAHN MITZVAH FUND | Chevy Chase, DC | $100,000 |
| Weinstein Jewish Community Center | Richmond, VA | $100,000 |
| Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute OF Religion (huc-Jir) | Cincinnati, OH | $75,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY SHOM, HEN HANEGEV/KIBBUTZ KFAR AZZA, ASSOCIATION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN | New York, NE | $75,000 |
| People for the American Way Foundation | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Temple Beth EL | Richmond, VA | $75,000 |
| Uri L'tzedek | Scottsdale, AZ | $72,500 |
| Sutton Place Synagogue | New York, NY | $65,000 |
| JS Bryant School | Windsor, MA | $63,500 |
| Grace Episcopal Food Pantry | Mansfield, OH | $62,500 |
| Hiddush | Roxbury, CT | $60,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Central Conference OF American Rabbis | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Manna Food Center | Silver Spring, MD | $50,000 |
| Multi-Faith Neighbors Network | Keller, TX | $50,000 |
| Public Art Fund INC | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Temple Sinai CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| The Dorothy and Myre S Kripke Institute for Jewish Family Literacy | Encino, CA | $50,000 |
| World Council for Synagogues | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Sylvia's Sisters | Midlothian, VA | $45,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Center for Creative Change(moment Magazine) MOMENT MAGAZINE | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Na'amat USA the Women's Labor Zionist | Los Angeles, CA | $33,333 |
| Jewish Federation OF Greater Washington | North Bethesda, MD | $30,000 |
| Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance | Silver Spring, MD | $30,000 |
| American Jewish Archives RABBI SCHINDLER LEGACY PROJECT | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 |
| Dayenu Shelters America | Riverside, CA | $25,000 |
| Fund for Investigative Journalism | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Independent Arts & Media | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Institute for Nonprofit News SUPPORT AN ARM AND A LEG | Beverly Hills, CA | $25,000 |
| Jewish Braille Institute | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Jewish Council for Public Affairs | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Masorti Olami | — | $25,000 |
| Pressman Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| World Union for Progressive Judaism | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| A Wider Circle | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 |
| Community OF Hope | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Daniel's Table INC | Framingham, MA | $20,000 |
| Interfaith Work | Rockville, MD | $20,000 |
| J Street | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 117 reported grants.
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