FUNDER
KAREN SACHS BESSON FOUNDATION
15recipients FY2016–24
$206,115giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 82% of giving in Maryland
Footprint
A local funder — 82% of its dollars go to MD. It is a candidate for organizations in the 3 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, MD, NY.
Funders that fund the same organizations
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC | MD | 2 | 2024 | $35,000 |
| EASTPORT YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION INC | MD | 1 | 2024 | $20,000 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE | DC | 2 | 2024 | $13,000 |
| MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC | MD | 2 | 2024 | $10,015 |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN | NY | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| PRIDE OF BALTIMORE INC | MD | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC | DC | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE CHESAPEAKE INC | MD | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| MOVEABLE FEAST INC | MD | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| GRASSROOTS CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER INC | MD | 1 | 2020 | $20,000 |
| HOWARD ECOWORKS INC | MD | 1 | 2020 | $15,000 |
| COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY MD INC | MD | 1 | 2020 | $10,000 |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC | MD | 1 | 2020 | $10,000 |
| CAROLINE CENTER INC | MD | 1 | 2020 | $5,000 |
| NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION | DC | 1 | 2020 | $1,000 |