Ed & Ursula Meese Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation focused primarily on supporting educational initiatives and organizations. Its mission reflects a commitment to enhancing educational opportunities, as evidenced by a significant number of grants directed towards educational causes. Additionally, the foundation supports social services and veteran services, indicating a broader interest in community welfare. The foundation operates with a micro-scale financial profile, and its funding activities are concentrated on various nonprofit organizations that align with its mission.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-medium nonprofit working in education, conservative policy, veterans, or related social services with an existing relationship or demonstrated alignment to the foundation’s prior grantees.
Good Fit
- • Mission alignment with education, conservative policy, or veteran services as reflected in past grantees.
- • Existing relationship or introduction from an organization already funded by the foundation.
- • Comfort receiving small, one-time awards under $5,000.
- • Presence in DC or Virginia where recent dollars have been concentrated.
Geography
Recipients in the observed years span about 16 states, indicating multi-state national reach, although recent dollars have been concentrated in DC and Virginia.
Recipient Variety
Each year funds roughly 35–39 distinct independent organizations across education, social services, and veteran-focused groups, showing a broad recipient set even if grant amounts are small.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly funds only preselected organizations and the latest year added no new recipients; combined with the lack of a public application path, unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
