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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6113609

The Guide Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 66 grants and $96,641 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Guide Foundation
4700 49th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 362-2536
Form and materials
No specific forms required
Deadlines
No specific deadline
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $96,641

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $1,258,529

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,460

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $1,271,367

  • Tax year 2023

    $99,533

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $1,274,687

  • Tax year 2022

    $63,934

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $1,330,374

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,012

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $1,394,551

  • Tax year 2020

    $102,368

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $1,459,656

  • Tax year 2019

    $68,565

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $742,314

  • Tax year 2018

    $40,240

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $755,152

Grants paid in 2025

66 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Yale Center - Environmental Law PolNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $11,000
  2. Individual

    General support

    $10,649
  3. LCV Education FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $4,000
  6. National Gallery of ArtLandover, MD

    General support

    $3,000
  7. Woodwell Climate Research CenterFalmouth, MA

    General support

    $2,073
  8. Individual

    General support

    $2,065
  9. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    General support

    $2,000
  10. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,000
  11. TechnoserveArlington, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  12. Individual

    General support

    $2,000
  13. DC GreensWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,500
  14. Individual

    General support

    $1,500
  15. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,500
  16. Innocence ProjectNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,080
  17. Island PressWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,058
  18. Clark County Historical AssociationBerryville, VA

    General support

    $1,053
  19. Potomac ConservancyBethesda, MD

    General support

    $1,035
  20. Individual

    General support

    $1,031
  21. Clark County Education FoundationBerryville, VA

    General support

    $1,030
  22. Breakthrough CollaborativeOakland, CA

    General support

    $1,030
  23. Land Trust of VirginiaMiddleburg, VA

    General support

    $1,030
  24. Individual

    General support

    $1,003
  25. Piedmont Environment CouncilWarrenton, VA

    General support

    $1,000
  26. Individual

    General support

    $1,000
  27. The Taft SchoolWatertown, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  28. Individual

    General support

    $1,000
  29. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $1,000
  30. Center for Investigative JournalismEmeryville, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  31. Mothers Out FrontBoston, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  32. Veggies to TableNewcastle, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  33. Individual

    General support

    $1,000
  34. Marthas TableWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  35. Grace Reproductive FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  36. Gulf of Maine Research InstitutePortland, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  37. Individual

    General support

    $1,000
  38. The Country SchoolMadison, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  39. Individual

    General support

    $1,000
  40. Individual

    General support

    $1,000
  41. Stepping Stones MuseumNorwalk, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  42. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    General support

    $750
  43. Individual

    General support

    $750
  44. American Friends of JamaicaNew York, NY

    General support

    $525
  45. Bread for the CityWashington, DC

    General support

    $523
  46. Individual

    General support

    $518
  47. Blue Ridge Wildlife CenterBoyce, VA

    General support

    $515
  48. The Phillips CollectionWashington, DC

    General support

    $500
  49. Avalon Theatre ProjectWashington, DC

    General support

    $500
  50. Fund for Global Human RightsWashington, DC

    General support

    $500
  51. Sacred Land Film ProjectOley, PA

    General support

    $500
  52. St Albans SchoolWashington, DC

    General support

    $500
  53. Individual

    General support

    $500
  54. Wolftrap FoundationVienna, VA

    General support

    $500
  55. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $500
  56. Individual

    General support

    $311
  57. Individual

    General support

    $300
  58. Barns of Rose HillBerryville, VA

    General support

    $262
  59. Georgetown Ministry CenterWashington, DC

    General support

    $250
  60. Individual

    General support

    $250
  61. Clark County Conservation EasementBerryville, VA

    General support

    $250
  62. Millwood Community AssociationCapitol Heights, MD

    General support

    $250
  63. Coalition for the Capital Cresent TBethesda, MD

    General support

    $250
  64. Individual

    General support

    $100
  65. National Museum of the American IndWashington, DC

    General support

    $100
  66. PayPal Giving FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment5 grants $9,12325% of the total
  2. International aid4 grants $5,02514% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $4,53012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture4 grants $4,26212% of the total
  5. Community development2 grants $3,50010% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture4 grants $3,2739% of the total
  7. 6 other causes6 grants $6,66818% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia17 grants $22,281
  2. Connecticut5 grants $18,000
  3. Virginia9 grants $7,640
  4. New York3 grants $6,605
  5. Maryland4 grants $4,535
  6. Massachusetts2 grants $3,073
  7. California2 grants $2,030
  8. Maine2 grants $2,000
  9. Rhode Island1 grant $2,000
  10. Alabama1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Oliver DeweyTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Barratt-BrownPresident Hours 5Pay $0

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