The Julius And Dorothy Lazarus | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 52-1909406

Foundation Overview

Based in Bethesda, MD, The Julius And Dorothy Lazarus has awarded 194 grants totaling $1,462,350 to organizations in District of Columbia, New York and 6 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $101,000, with a median award of $3,800.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$1,462,350
Total Assets
$2,005,927
Median Grant (all grants)
$3,800

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
19
Median Grant
$7,500
% Median Grant Growth
+62% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 16%

3 of 19 recipients (16%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
District of Columbia

Grants are geographically diversified with 32% in District of Columbia and funding distributed across 8 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within District of Columbia, funding concentrates in Washington (100%).

Funding Trajectory
-28%

Declining funding trend with 28% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
Community Projects

Highly focused on community projects with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Julius And Dorothy Lazarus's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Adas Israel Congregation $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Anti-defamation League $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Brotherhood Synagogue $7,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Chabad Of Rockville $1,800 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2023
Chabad Shul Of Potomac $12,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2023
City Kids Wilderness Project $500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Congregation Rodeph Sholom $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Dc Bar Pro Bono $500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Edlavitch Jcc Of Washington Dc $7,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Emory University $15,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2023
Knesset Yehuda $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2023
Leader's Institute $10,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2023
National Gallery Of Art $15,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Rabbinical Seminary Of America $4,000 Flushing, NY, US General Support 2023
The Friendship Circle $1,250 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2023
The Jewish Electorate Institute $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
The Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington $10,000 North Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2023
The Public Theater $4,250 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Adas Israel Congregation $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Anti-defamation League $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Chabad Of Rockville $2,500 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2022
Chabad Shul Of Potomac $12,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2022
Charles E Smith Life Communities $2,500 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2022
Congregation Beth Emeth $1,000 Albany, NY, US General Support 2022
Congregation Rodeph Sholom $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Dc Bar Pro Bono $500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Edlavitch Jcc Of Washington Dc $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Emory University $15,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2022
Israel Policy Forum $101,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Knesset Yehuda $1,800 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2022
Leader's Institute $10,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2022
National Gallery Of Art $15,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Rabbinical Seminary Of America $2,000 Flushing, NY, US General Support 2022
The Friendship Circle $1,250 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2022
The Jewish Electorate Institute $30,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
The New Museum $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
The Public Theater $4,250 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $18,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Adas Israel Congregation $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Anti-defamation League $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Chabad Of Rockville $2,500 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2022
Chabad Shul Of Potomac $12,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2022
Charles E Smith Life Communities $2,500 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2022
Congregation Beth Emeth $1,000 Albany, NY, US General Support 2022
Congregation Rodeph Sholom $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Dc Bar Pro Bono $500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Edlavitch Jcc Of Washington Dc $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Emory University $15,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2022
Israel Policy Forum $101,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Knesset Yehuda $1,800 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2022
Leader's Institute $10,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2022
National Gallery Of Art $15,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Rabbinical Seminary Of America $2,000 Flushing, NY, US General Support 2022
The Friendship Circle $1,250 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2022
The Jewish Electorate Institute $30,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
The New Museum $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
The Public Theater $4,250 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $18,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Adas Israel Congregation $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
American Committee For The Weizmann Institute $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Anti-defamation League $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Bethesda Community Baseball Club $1,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2021
Chabad Of Rockville $2,000 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2021
Chabad Shul Of Potomac $12,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2021
Charles E Smith Life Communities $2,500 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2021
Dc Bar Pro Bono $500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Eagle Bank Foundation $650 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2021
Edlavitch Jcc Of Washington Dc $7,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Emory University $15,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2021
Jewish Electorate Institute $35,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington $10,000 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2021
Jewish Youth For Community Action $2,000 Piedmont, CA, US General Support 2021
Junior Achievement Of Greater Washington $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Knesset Yehuda $1,800 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2021
Leader's Institute $10,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2021
Naral Pro-choice America Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
National Gallery Of Art $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
National Jewish Hospital $500 Denver, CO, US General Support 2021
National Museum Of African American History $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Operation Benjamin $5,000 Chestnut Ridge, NY, US General Support 2021
Public Theater $4,250 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Rabbinical Seminary Of America $1,800 Flushing, NY, US General Support 2021
Slabodka Yeshiva Rabbinical $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2021
The Chesapeake Orchestra (artolution) $1,000 Lenoardtown, MD, US General Support 2021
The Friendship Circle $1,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2021
The Humane Society Of The United States $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $6,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Youth Art For Healing $2,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2021
Adas Israel Congregation $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Anti-defamation League $6,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad $500 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2020
Chabad Of Rockville $2,000 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2020
Chabad Shul Of Potomac $12,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2020
Charles E Smith Life Communities $2,500 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2020
City Kids To Wilderness Project $750 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Dc Bar Pro Bono $500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Eagle Bank Foundation $1,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2020
Edlavitch Jcc Of Washington Dc $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Supportgeneral Support 2020
Emory University $15,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2020
Jewish Electorate Institute $55,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Israel Policy Forum $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington $10,000 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2020
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $1,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Knesset Yehuda $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2020
Leader's Institute $10,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2020
Naral Pro-choice America Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
National Gallery Of Art $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Rabbinical Seminary Of America $2,000 Flushing, NY, US .general Support 2020
The Public Theater $4,250 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $6,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Youth Art For Healing $2,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2020
Jewish Youth For Community Action $2,000 Piedmont, CA, US General Support 2020
Bethesda Community Baseball Club $6,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2020
Israel Children's Cancer Center $1,000 Brick, NJ, US General Support 2020
A Greater Washington (fields Of Dreams) $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2018
Adas Israel Congregation $13,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2018
Anti-defamation League $1,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
Center For Creative Change (moment Magazine) $5,000 Blacksburg, VA, US General Support 2018
Chabad Shul Of Potomac $12,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2018
Charles E Smith Life Communities $5,000 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2018
City Kids To Wilderness Project $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2018
Congregation Rodeph Sholom $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
Dc Volunteer Lawyers Project $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2018
Eagle Bank Foundation $750 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2018
Edlavitch Jcc Of Washington Dc $16,500 Washington, DC, US General Supportgeneral Support 2018
Emory University $5,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2018
Friendship Circle $1,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2018
Israel Policy Forum (jewish Electorate Institute) $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington $10,000 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2018
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2018
Knesset Yehuda $3,600 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2018
Lazarus Leadership Fellows Program $10,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2018
Naral Pro-choice America Foundation $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2018
National Audubon Society $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
National Gallery Of Art $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2018
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
Rabbinical Seminary Of America $1,500 Flushing, NY, US General Support 2018
Slabodka Yeshiva Rabbinical $2,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2018
The Chesapeake Orchestra (artolution) $500 Lenoardtown, MD, US General Support 2018
The Gesher Foundation Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
The Public Theater $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2018
Youth Art For Healing $2,500 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2018
A Greater Washington (fields Of Dreams) $7,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2017
Adas Israel Congregation $15,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2017
Bender Jcc Of Greater Washington $1,800 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2017
Chabad Shul Of Potomac $10,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2017
Charles E Smith Life Communities $1,500 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2017
City Kids To Wilderness Project $700 Washington, DC, US General Support 2017
Eagle Bank Foundation $650 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2017
Israel Policy Forum $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington $10,000 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2017
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2017
Legal Counsel For The Elderly $500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2017
Martha's Table $1,300 Washington, DC, US General Support 2017
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $7,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Rabbinical Seminary Of America $1,500 Flushing, NY, US General Support 2017
Slabodka Yeshiva Rabbinical $1,500 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2017
The Gesher Foundation Inc $10,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
The Public Theater $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2017
Washington Dc Jewish Community Center $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2017
Youth Art For Healing $5,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2017
The Chesapeake Orchestra $500 Lenoardtown, MD, US General Support 2017
Edlavitch Jcc Of Washington Dc $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Supportgeneral Support 2017
A Greater Washington (fields Of Dreams) $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2016
Adas Israel Congregation $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2016
American Friends Of Lubavitch $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2016
Anti-defamation League $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Bender Jcc Of Greater Washington $1,000 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2016
Birthright Israel Foundation $1,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Chabad Shul Of Potomac $10,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2016
Charles E Smith Life Communities $1,500 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2016
Eagle Bank Foundation $650 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2016
Emory University $10,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2016
Fjc - A Foundation Of Philanthropic Funds $10,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Friends Of Israel Defense Fund $2,500 Stevenson, MD, US General Support 2016
Friends Of The Smithsonian $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2016
Friendship Circle $3,000 Potomac, MD, US General Support 2016
Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington $1,500 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2016
Israel Policy Forum $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington $10,000 Rockville, MD, US General Support 2016
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Knesset Yehuda $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2016
Lazarus Leadership Fellows Program $20,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2016
Martha's Table $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2016
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $7,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
New York University $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Rabbinical Seminary Of America $2,000 Flushing, NY, US General Support 2016
The Public Theater $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Washington Dc Jewish Community Center $17,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 52-1909406
Website N/A
Address 4550 MONTGOMERY AVENUE 810N Bethesda, MD 20814-3304

Key People (2)

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Trustee Joseph A Baldinger
Trustee Michael C Gelman

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.