Major Family Foundation

EIN 851573082

Lake Success, NY 11042 |(800) 839-1754

Total Given 2021–2024
$142K
40 grants · $35K avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $1K–$3K
grant size
52%
supporter · 12/23 multi-year
repeat
$1.3M
Assets (2024)
23
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Environment Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (800) 839-1754

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2021 $15K $1.5M $40K 1
2022 $20K $1.3M $-140K 6
2023 $54K $1.3M $23K 17
2024 $52K $1.3M $204K 16

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 40 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$2K
Average
$4K
75th Pctl
$3K
Maximum
$25K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

42.5% of US grants · Rank #1 of 11 states $100K across 17 grants 4 of 254 counties

Top 4 counties

  1. 1 Harris 12 grants · $70K
  2. 2 Travis 2 grants · $28K
  3. 3 Jefferson 2 grants · $2K
  4. 4 McLennan 1 grant · $1K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (40 total)

Purpose
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $25,000 College of Natural Sciences Integrative Biology James and Anita Major Environmental Research Endowed Excellence Fund 2024
St Johns School Houston, TX $15,000 General & Unrestricted 2021
St Johns School Houston, TX $15,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
St Johns School Houston, TX $15,000 St. John's Fund 2022
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $5,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Falconry Fund Inc Annapolis, MD $5,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX $5,000 General & Unrestricted 2024
American Academy of Home Care Medicine Inc McLean, VA $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc West Palm Bch, FL $3,000 Maui Wildfires Relief Fund 2023
Houston Audubon Society Houston, TX $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Houston Food Bank Houston, TX $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Peregrine Fund Inc Boise, ID $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Trees for Houston Houston, TX $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
American Society of Retina Specialists Inc Chicago, IL $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2024
Falconry Fund Inc Annapolis, MD $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2024
Houston Audubon Society Houston, TX $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2024
Peregrine Fund Inc Boise, ID $3,000 General & Unrestricted 2024
Emory University Decatur, GA $2,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Tropical Audubon Society Inc Miami, FL $1,500 General & Unrestricted 2023
American Academy of Home Care Medicine Inc McLean, VA $1,500 General & Unrestricted 2022
American Society of Retina Specialists Inc Chicago, IL $1,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Msgr Kelly Catholic High School Foundation Inc Beaumont, TX $1,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Ransom Everglades School Inc Coconut Grove, FL $1,000 General & Unrestricted 2023
Retina Society Inc Boston, MA $1,000 General & Unrestricted 2023