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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2932785

The Banneker Foundation

A private foundation in Silver Spring, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $16,800 paid in grants.

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

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $16,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $598,351
  • Tax year 2024

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $568,778
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,400

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $562,547
  • Tax year 2022

    $28,314

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $208,676
  • Tax year 2021

    $28,244

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $248,735

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  2. Kevin Durant Family FoundationSuitland, MD

    Educational athelic and social programs

    $5,000
  3. Council of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC

    Turkey giveaway program

    $1,300
  4. The George Goodman FoundationWashington, DC

    Educational support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment1 grant $500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Rosallah KarimPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Aaliyah MuhammadVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ralp SmithSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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