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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-7148091

The Concordia Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $208,500 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Eileen Shields-West
2101 L Street NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 466-0595
Form and materials
Letter request with description of use of funds
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $208,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,902,690

  • Tax year 2023

    $209,750

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,067,670

  • Tax year 2022

    $199,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,145,918

  • Tax year 2021

    $241,250

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,233,294

  • Tax year 2020

    $191,650

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,195,193

  • Tax year 2019

    $194,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,280,408

  • Tax year 2018

    $207,380

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,357,372

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

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

  1. Howard UniversityWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  2. The Seed FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $40,000
  3. Christ Church GeorgetownWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $30,000
  4. Refugees InternationalWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $20,000
  5. Individual

    Charitable

    $11,000
  6. The Humanity FundsEdmonds, WA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. Georgetown University MSFSWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $7,500
  8. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Charitable

    $7,500
  9. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  10. Womens InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Charitable

    $3,000
  14. Central Asia InstituteBozeman, MT

    Charitable

    $2,500
  15. Stepping Stone CharlottesvilleCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  16. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  17. Darden School FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  19. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  20. New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $91,00067% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $27,50020% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,0001% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia6 grants $152,500
  2. Washington1 grant $10,000
  3. Virginia3 grants $8,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $7,500
  5. New York3 grants $3,000
  6. Montana1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Eileen Shields-WestCHAIR OF TRUSTEES Hours 0Pay $0
  • J Robinson WestTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lily E WestTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kate C WestfallTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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