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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 52-1844471

Best Friends Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 19 grants and $31,805 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Jul 31, 2023), 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

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $31,805

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $568,439

  • Tax year 2021

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $188,750

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,270

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $152,807

Grants paid in 2022

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC

    Scholarship for ingrid tchouamo, nicole lopez and yeira melara

    $5,805
  2. North Carolina AT&T UniversityGreensboro, NC

    Scholarship for fajr kelly, gabrielle johnson, tehilah tah and ronald willis

    $4,000
  3. Harrisburg UniversityHarrisburg, PA

    Scholarship for okikiola ajana adegboro

    $2,000
  4. Kent State UniversityKent, OH

    Scholarship for sorochi ewelike and kyra black

    $2,000
  5. Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Scholarship for dawntay bynum and mekayla ellerbe

    $2,000
  6. North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC

    Scholarship for roshawnda gongs and keyaan jeter,

    $2,000
  7. Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA

    Scholarship for ciera townsend and jazmin smith

    $2,000
  8. Alabama A&M UniveristyNormal, AL

    Scholarship for alcia bangura

    $1,000
  9. Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV

    Scholarship for kyrese jenkins

    $1,000
  10. Mercy CollegeDobbs Ferry, NY

    Scholarship for kenyon simms

    $1,000
  11. Montgomery CollegeRockville, MD

    Scholarship for christopher vasquez

    $1,000
  12. Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA

    Scholarship for terrel webster

    $1,000
  13. Prince Georges Community CollegeLargo, MD

    Scholarship for diana kayla adams

    $1,000
  14. St Marys College of MarylandSt Marys City, MD

    Scholarship for gerardo morales

    $1,000
  15. University of Colorado DenverDenver, CO

    Scholarship for tomas asefa

    $1,000
  16. University of MarylandCollege Park, MD

    Scholarship for seth smith

    $1,000
  17. University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC

    Scholarship for raul rosales

    $1,000
  18. University of the District of Columbia Community CollegeWashington, DC

    Scholarship for angel mendoza

    $1,000
  19. West Chester UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Scholarship for sammy mbazang

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $11,805100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $7,805
  2. Maryland5 grants $6,000
  3. North Carolina2 grants $6,000
  4. Pennsylvania2 grants $3,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $2,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $2,000
  7. Alabama1 grant $1,000
  8. Colorado1 grant $1,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $1,000
  10. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Elayne G Bennett MedFOUNDER/PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $96,000
  • Curtis Adams MDDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary Malphrus MbaDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Martha Kendrick JDDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Timothy Overcash CPADIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Vicki TiahrtDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bridget OvercashDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Rosemary Stein MDDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0

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