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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5877229

Washington Children's Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,487,174

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $15,261,500

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,169,983

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,719,907

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,330,677

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,717,578

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,291,465

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,593,589

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,417,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,996,493

  • Tax year 2019

    $771,400

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $14,642,174

  • Tax year 2017

    $1,564,835

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $14,255,661

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Children's Hospital FoundationWashington, DC

    To aid in the development and education of children in the DC area.

    $606,454
  2. Safe Shores - the DC Children's Advocacy CenterWashington, DC

    To aid in the development and education of children in the DC area.

    $520,720
  3. Bright BeginningsWashington, DC

    To aid in the development and education of children in the DC area.

    $300,000
  4. Rosemount CenterWashington, DC

    To aid in the development and education of children in the DC area.

    $50,000
  5. National Theater FoundationWashington, DC

    To aid in the development and education of children in the DC area.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $606,454100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia5 grants $1,487,174

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Michael RyanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $90,897
  • Charles WilkesPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Walter PryorTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Karen HardwickSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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