Edward & Sandra Meyer Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected charitable organisations, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
- Its recorded grants all carry the stated purpose charitable, but no broader funding field, eligibility rules or geographic focus is stated, so fit is hard to judge from public material alone.
- It paid out $20,000 in its latest filing, so any approach should be modest and built on an existing relationship rather than a large ask.
- Half of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, which suggests repeat giving matters, and an organisation with no existing connection to the foundation should not send an unsolicited request.
Overview
Edward & Sandra Meyer Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded grants went to charitable organisations. Its recipients include a family-philanthropy organisation and another charitable organisation, and all recorded grants carry the stated purpose charitable. The filings also show repeat support for the family-philanthropy organisation, alongside support for a second recipient. They do not name a broader funding field, describe which organisations are eligible, or set out a geographic preference. The foundation's application information says that it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; no further public application route or grant-selection criteria are stated in the available material.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in District of Columbia and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 50% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 67% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 50% of grant dollars went to organisations Edward & Sandra Meyer Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Project Sunshine · Charitable$10,0002024 tax year
- National Center for Family Philanthropy · Charitable$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Margaret Meyer — Director
- Anthony Meyer — Director & Treasurer
- Sandra Meyer — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $624,181 | $0 | $61,808,959 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $697,971 | $10,000 | $63,714,466 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $666,887 | $20,000 | $70,809,528 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- New York, NY