The Maier Foundation Incorporated
Official site for the Maier Foundation (EIN 13-3774001). The foundation focuses on furthering higher education in West Virginia and provides grant policies, a grant request form PDF, grant history, board information, and contact details. The site states an annual application deadline (October 1) and directs applicants to download and submit forms rather than apply online.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small to mid-sized nonprofit or higher-education institution with ties to New York (or a clear programmatic fit in education/cultural heritage) seeking modest general support and willing to use the foundation's paper application process.
Good Fit
- • Work in higher education, universities, or scholarship-related programming.
- • Strong programmatic or geographic ties to New York or the foundation's known grantee network.
- • A request for modest general operating support or small project funding (mostly under $10k).
- • Existing relationships or referrals from past grantees or board contacts.
- • Willingness to follow the foundation's downloadable form and mailed submission by the October 1 deadline.
Geography
Giving reaches eight states across the observed years, but the footprint is heavily concentrated in New York, which received about 65% of dollars in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 20 distinct recipients spanning education, cultural and faith-based groups, and 13 returning grantees across three years, though dollar share is concentrated in a small set (top five = 86%).
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new entrants exists (7 new recipients in 2024 and 8 in 2023), but the foundation states it funds 'preselected' applicants and uses a paper-based, invitation-oriented process, so openness to unfamiliar applicants appears possible but limited.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
