How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Grants Committee
2 Executive Park Ct
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 540-0424
[email protected] - Form and materials
- The foundation provides an excel based application form. Current financial information and summary of charitable purpose is requested.
- Deadlines
- August 31
- Restrictions
- The Foundation does not provide grants to individuals, political organizations or religious organizations.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$300,000
- Grants listed
- 40
- Assets, end of year
- $3,515,118
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Tax year 2024
$300,000
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $3,687,471
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Tax year 2023
$276,000
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $3,624,344
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Tax year 2022
$270,000
- Grants listed
- 43
- Assets, end of year
- $3,747,436
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Tax year 2021
$320,000
- Grants listed
- 59
- Assets, end of year
- $3,992,721
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Tax year 2020
$280,000
- Grants listed
- 58
- Assets, end of year
- $4,172,777
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Tax year 2019
$290,000
- Grants listed
- 61
- Assets, end of year
- $4,364,727
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Tax year 2018
$300,000
- Grants listed
- 56
- Assets, end of year
- $4,468,514
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Wilmer Eye Institute (Fund for Johns Hopkins Med)Baltimore, MD
To fund research into treatment of retinal degeneration.
$150,000 -
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC
To fund disaster relief efforts in the US.
$13,000 -
Partner for SurgeryMcLean, VA
To fund cervical cancer screening & treatment for women in rural Guatemala.
$8,000 -
Prospect Hill CemeteryBristow, VA
To fund roadway paving repairs on cemetery grounds.
$8,000 -
Second Chance Wildlife CenterClarksburg, MD
To pay for food, medicine, supplies & cage furnishINGS FOR REHABBING ANIMALS.
$8,000 -
Project Animal AidBoulder, CO
To defray cost of shipping donated veterinary supplies to animal welfare organizations.
$8,000 -
Armenia School FoundationGlendale, CA
To fund new school furniture for Dalar Secondary School in Armenia.
$8,000 -
Big Life Foundation USASeattle, WA
To fund ranger program to continue anti-poaching & wildlife security work in east africa.
$5,000 -
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY
To assist disadvantaged population in Appalachia THROUGH MOUNTAIN OUTREACH PROGRAM.
$5,000 -
Woodworkers for Children CharityLaytonsville, MD
To buy hard-cover books to be given to 1st-graders from low-income families.
$5,000 -
Eastern Shore Chapel (chapel Pantry)Virginia Beach, VA
To purchase collapsible wagons, anti-theft tracking devices, and food for food pantry.
$5,000 -
Horizon Day CampBaltimore, MD
To fund several camp carnivals during summer camp for children with cancer.
$5,000 -
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI
To fund teacher-training seminars to support their K-12 educational outreach efforts.
$5,000 -
Housing UnlimitedRockville, MD
To support tenant empowerment program for people in mental health recovery.
$5,000 -
Salvation Army National Capital AreaWashington, DC
To help defray costs for participants in Turning Point Center programs (job readiness, parenting skills, financial literacy, etc.)
$5,000 -
Stratford HallStratford, VA
To fund site prep and planting of a sugar maple circle of trees at Stratford Hall.
$4,000 -
4MONTGOMERY'S KidsBethesda, MD
To fund stipends for 12 months to children aging out of Montgomery County's foster care system.
$3,000 -
Metropolitan Washington EarSilver Spring, MD
To fund access to essential printed publications & periodicals for the blind through recorded, volunteer-read recordings.
$3,000 -
Montgomery HospiceRockville, MD
To fund grief counselors for bereavement support.
$3,000 -
PS You Are FabulousFrederick, MD
To fund the manufacture of 300 absorbent scarves to benefit individuals with disabilities.
$3,000 -
RX PartnershipHenrico, VA
To fund critical prescription medication to low-income Virginia residents
$3,000 -
Society of St AndrewBig Island, VA
To fund costs of delivering gleaned produce to food banks, soup kitchens.
$3,000 -
Red Wiggler Foundation IncGermantown, MD
To fund programs for people with developmental DISABILITES TO WORK, LEARN & GROW produce at the farm.
$2,000 -
Heroes Helping HeroesBaltimore, MD
To support comprehensive youth development program.
$2,000 -
Berea CollegeBerea, KY
To fund college scholarships.
$2,000 -
Bonzeb IncGresham, OR
To fund expansion of program which converts grass into cleaner burning charcoal.
$2,000 -
Chimp HavenKeithville, LA
To fund food, vet care, enrichment for over 300 chimps at the sanctuary.
$2,000 -
Community ForkliftEdmonston, MD
To fund programs that provide building materials and home essentials to underserved residents.
$2,000 -
Elephant Aid InternationalAttapulgus, GA
To purchase hay, produce, and supplements for elephants at sanctuary.
$2,000 -
Engera USALas Vegas, NV
To fund a scholarship for one student to train to work in a medical clinic in Ethiopia.
$2,000 -
Furever Feline Cat RescueMilwaukie, OR
To purchase materials to build "The Hawk" - a mobile feral cat colony feeder.
$2,000 -
Hope for Children MinistriesSt Francis, WI
To fund construction of a kitchen/cafeteria at a school in Rwanda.
$2,000 -
Hopeful WaysGetzville, NY
To purchase two phoropters and two phoropter stands for mobile eye clinic in Costa Rica.
$2,000 -
House of RuthWashington DC, DC
To fund counseling and case management for survivors of domestic violence and homelessness in DC.
$2,000 -
Matthew Larson FNDT for Pediatric Brain TumorsFranklin Lakes, NJ
To support expansion of financial assistance program for families affected by pediatric brain tumors.
$2,000 -
NicaloveRye, NH
To fund mobile spay/neuter clinics in Nicaragua.
$2,000 -
Ramps RvaRichmond, VA
To purchase modular ramp materials for handicap ramps.
$2,000 -
Ready Willing & WorkingWashington, DC
To fund prison-based reading program where incarcerated dads record books for their kids.
$2,000 -
Wildlife Rescue LeagueFalls Church, VA
To fund building a wildlife rehab facility.
$2,000 -
Friends of Lackota Animal SanctuaryNunn, CO
To fund medical and nutritional care for animals at the sanctuary.
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Animals7 grants $22,00021% of the total
- Religion2 grants $15,00015% of the total
- Education3 grants $12,00012% of the total
- Health2 grants $11,00011% of the total
- Human services4 grants $10,00010% of the total
- International aid1 grant $8,0008% of the total
- 6 other causes8 grants $25,00024% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Maryland13 grants $194,000
- Virginia7 grants $32,000
- North Carolina1 grant $13,000
- Colorado2 grants $9,000
- District of Columbia3 grants $9,000
- California1 grant $8,000
- Kentucky2 grants $7,000
- Michigan1 grant $5,000
- Washington1 grant $5,000
- Oregon2 grants $4,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Catherine L HekimianADMINISTRATOR AND TRUSTEE Hours 16Pay $21,248
- Joan E HekimianTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Christopher HekimianTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Allison H SitarTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- A Mark KenchtelTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
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