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Oak Park, IL · 2025 filing

Master Educational Assistance Foundation

Accepts applications

Master Educational Assistance Foundation accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $384K given across fifty-three grants.

A typical grant is around $4K.

It funds human services, education, crime & legal services.

What they give

$384K
Total giving
53
Grants made
$4K
Typical grant
$48K
Largest grant

From their 2025 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The fifty-three grants itemized on their 2025 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $2K and $9K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

1
31
18
3
0
0
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2025 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2025 filing reached ten states. The largest destinations, with each state’s wider funding picture linked:

Illinois$318K
Maryland$26K
Michigan$20K
Ohio$5K
New York$4K
Itemized grant dollars by recipient state, 2025 filing.

What they fund

Based on where their grants went.

  • Human Services
  • Education
  • Crime & Legal Services

Recent giving reached Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia.

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