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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3651734

The Cedars Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Waterford, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $319,150 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $319,150

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,615,949

  • Tax year 2023

    $364,800

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $2,530,260

  • Tax year 2022

    $315,950

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $2,611,419

  • Tax year 2021

    $398,650

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $2,683,469

  • Tax year 2020

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,365,839

  • Tax year 2019

    $294,105

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $2,141,729

  • Tax year 2018

    $297,750

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $2,210,048

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

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

  1. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    General use

    $71,500
  2. Resources for the FutureWashington, DC

    General use.

    $40,000
  3. Seachange Capital PartnersNew York, NY

    General use.

    $40,000
  4. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    General use.

    $40,000
  5. Shenandoah Valley ConservancyWashington, DC

    General use

    $25,000
  6. The Committee for Economic Development the Conference BoardNew York, NY

    General use.

    $25,000
  7. LSB Leakey FDTN for Research Related to Mans Origins Behavior and SurvivalSan Francisco, CA

    General use.

    $15,000
  8. American Trust for Oxford UniversityVienna, VA

    General use.

    $10,000
  9. The Roosevelt InstituteNew York, NY

    General use

    $10,000
  10. Waterford FoundationWaterford, VA

    General use.

    $7,500
  11. Richard III SocietyNew Lebanon, NY

    General use.

    $6,000
  12. Society of American HistoriansNew York, NY

    General use.

    $5,000
  13. Trustees of Tufts CollegeMedford, MA

    General use

    $3,000
  14. Niskanen CenterWashington, DC

    General use.

    $2,000
  15. Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineWashington, DC

    General use

    $2,000
  16. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    General use.

    $2,000
  17. People for Ethical Treatment of AnimalsNorfolk, VA

    General use

    $1,500
  18. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General use.

    $1,500
  19. AshokaArlington, VA

    General use

    $1,000
  20. Chesapeake Legal AllianceAnnapolis, MD

    General use

    $1,000
  21. Individual

    General use.

    $1,000
  22. Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research & ConservationVienna, VA

    General use.

    $1,000
  23. Key West Literary SeminarKey West, FL

    General use

    $1,000
  24. Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation HubNew Brunswick, NJ

    General use

    $1,000
  25. Orangutan Foundation InternationalLos Angeles, CA

    General use.

    $1,000
  26. Outward Bound Center for PeacebuildingSmithtown, NY

    General use

    $1,000
  27. The Studios of Key WestKey West, FL

    General use

    $1,000
  28. The Association of American Rhodes ScholarsMcLean, VA

    General use

    $550
  29. WetaArlington, VA

    General use

    $550
  30. American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC

    General use.

    $500
  31. Phi Beta Kappa SocietyWashington, DC

    General use.

    $500
  32. The Brownsburg MuseumBrownsburg, VA

    General use

    $500
  33. Hamilton Volunteer Fire DepartmentHamilton, VA

    General use.

    $300
  34. Smith Point Sea RescueBurgess, VA

    General use.

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment3 grants $81,00035% of the total
  2. Social science1 grant $71,50031% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $40,00017% of the total
  4. Arts and culture6 grants $16,1007% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $13,0006% of the total
  6. International aid2 grants $3,0001% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $6,3003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia8 grants $181,500
  2. New York6 grants $87,000
  3. Virginia11 grants $24,650
  4. California2 grants $16,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $3,000
  6. Florida2 grants $2,000
  7. Georgia1 grant $2,000
  8. Maryland1 grant $1,000
  9. New Jersey1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • W Bowman Cutter IIIMANAGING DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

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