How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact person
- On file
- Phone
- On file
- Mailing address
- On file
- Form and materials
- On file
- Deadlines
- July 1
- Restrictions
- The focus in recent years has been on recognized public charities meeting health, welfare, legal, and education needs in the washington D.C. Metropolitan area.
Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$197,200
- Grants listed
- 59
- Assets, end of year
- $1,919,492
-
Tax year 2024
$200,000
- Grants listed
- 57
- Assets, end of year
- $1,971,499
-
Tax year 2023
$148,000
- Grants listed
- 55
- Assets, end of year
- $2,027,503
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Tax year 2022
$136,000
- Grants listed
- 53
- Assets, end of year
- $2,109,492
-
Tax year 2021
$250,000
- Grants listed
- 52
- Assets, end of year
- $2,190,175
-
Tax year 2020
$136,000
- Grants listed
- 50
- Assets, end of year
- $2,348,435
-
Tax year 2019
$136,000
- Grants listed
- 49
- Assets, end of year
- $1,946,649
-
Tax year 2018
$142,000
- Grants listed
- 48
- Assets, end of year
- $1,872,862
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Arlington Community FoundationArlington, VA
Education
$20,000 -
Legal Aid Society of DCWashington, DC
Legal services
$4,000 -
Washington Lawyers Comm for Civil RightsWashington, DC
Legal services
$4,000 -
Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (maip)Washington, DC
Legal services
$3,700 -
Rising for JusticeWashington, DC
Legal services
$3,700 -
Washington Legal Clinic for the HomelessWashington, DC
Legal services
$3,600 -
Catholic Charities Legal NetworkWashington, DC
Legal services
$3,500 -
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal ServicesWashington, DC
Legal services
$3,500 -
Children's Law Center IncWashington, DC
Legal services
$3,500 -
A Wider CircleKensington, MD
Education
$3,450 -
Arlington Thrive IncArlington, VA
Education
$3,450 -
Big Bros & Sists of the Natl Capital AreaWashington, DC
Health & welfare
$3,450 -
Blossom BakeryWashington, DC
Food
$3,450 -
Bread for the CityWashington, DC
Food & housing
$3,450 -
Calvary Women's ServicesWashington, DC
Food & housing
$3,450 -
Community ForkliftEdmonston, MD
Food & housing
$3,450 -
Covenant House Greater WashingtonWashington, DC
Legal services
$3,450 -
DC Rape Crisis Center (DCRCC)Washington, DC
Health & welfare
$3,450 -
Doorways for Women & FamiliesArlington, VA
Legal services
$3,450 -
Downtown Cluster of CongregationsWashington, DC
Food & housing
$3,450 -
House of RuthWashington DC, DC
Food & housing
$3,450 -
Hyacinth's PlaceWashington, DC
Food & housing
$3,450 -
Jubilee Jobs IncWashington, DC
Health & welfare
$3,450 -
Keen Greater DC LLCBethesda, MD
Health & welfare
$3,450 -
Mary's CenterWashington, DC
Health & welfare
$3,450 -
Miriam's KitchenWashington, DC
Food & housing
$3,450 -
Montgomery HospiceRockville, MD
Health & welfare
$3,450 -
PATH ForwardArlington, VA
General welfare
$3,450 -
Pathway HomesFairfax, VA
Health & welfare
$3,450 -
Rebuilding TogetherWashington, DC
Health & welfare
$3,450 -
Some (so Others Might Eat)Washington, DC
Food & housing
$3,450 -
St Ann's Center for Children Youth and FamiliesHyattsville, MD
Health & welfare
$3,450 -
The Good News Community KitchenChicago, IL
Food & housing
$3,450 -
Thrive DCWashington, DC
Food & housing
$3,450 -
Turning Point CenterWashington, DC
Legal services
$3,450 -
Anne Arundel County Casa IncAnnapolis, MD
Education
$3,000 -
AyudaWashington, DC
Education
$3,000 -
Whitman-Walker Health Legal ServicesWashington, DC
Legal services
$3,000 -
Bright Beginnings IncWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Building Bridges Across the River (the ARC)Washington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound SchoolWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
For Love of ChildrenWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Free Minds Book Club & Writing WorkshopWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Higher Achievement ProgramWashington DC, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Marine Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VA
Education
$2,500 -
New FuturesWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
The Abramson Scholarship FoundationWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
The Latino Student FundWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
The Viva School of DanceWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Theatre LabWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Thurgood Marshall AcademyWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Turning the PageWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Washington Jesuit AcademyWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Negotiation WorksWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Youth Leadership FoundationWashington, DC
Education
$2,500 -
Legal Counsel for the ElderlyWashington, DC
Legal services
$2,200 -
Tzedek DC IncWashington, DC
Legal services
$1,800 -
Legal Aid Justice CenterCharlottesvle, VA
Legal services
$1,500 -
Volunteer Legal AdvocatesWashington, DC
Legal services
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $25,00020% of the total
- Human services8 grants $24,30020% of the total
- Education6 grants $15,95013% of the total
- Housing and shelter4 grants $11,3509% of the total
- Food and agriculture3 grants $10,3508% of the total
- Jobs and employment2 grants $6,9006% of the total
- 7 other causes10 grants $28,60023% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- District of Columbia45 grants $135,700
- Virginia8 grants $41,250
- Maryland6 grants $20,250
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Maria O JonesPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
- James G TillenVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Mary Lou SollerSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Alejandra Montengegro AlmonteDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Andrew L HowlettDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Nathan LankfordDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Mary Beth SlevinDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Katherine E PappasDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Diana ShapiroDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Kurt E SolisDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in District of Columbia
- Private foundations in Washington
- Foundations that fund philanthropy and grantmaking in District of Columbia
- Foundations that fund human services in District of Columbia
- Foundations that fund education in District of Columbia
Similar foundations
Same main cause (philanthropy and grantmaking), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- The Herbert J and Dianne J Lerner Foundation 3 grants Preselected only $220,471 giving
- Geico Educational Foundation 1 grant Preselected only $168,110 giving
- Continuing to Serve Foundation 12 grants Accepts applications $290,000 giving
- The Paul & Annetta Himmelfarb Foundation Inc 10 grants Preselected only $298,129 giving
- The LWH Family Foundation 19 grants Preselected only $120,500 giving