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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-6834462

Bedford Falls Foundation

A private foundation in McLean, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $12.6 million paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $12,584,006

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $316,233,940

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,950,173

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $176,505,711

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,218,310

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $95,082,280

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,810,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $63,120,055

  • Tax year 2021

    $35,283,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $61,666,880

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,988,333

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $12,731,701

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,730,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $22,659,934

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,543,334

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $26,367,660

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,100,000
  2. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,000,000
  3. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington IncWashington, DC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,450,000
  4. West Virginia University FoundationMorganstown, WV

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,142,385
  5. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000,000
  6. Howard UniversityWashington, DC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $950,000
  7. Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $600,000
  8. Rivier UniversityNashua, NH

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $585,000
  9. University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $535,500
  10. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $271,152
  11. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $250,000
  12. Emory UniversityAtlanta Ga, GA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $250,000
  13. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $250,000
  14. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $250,000
  15. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $250,000
  16. Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $239,128
  17. Children's National HospitalSilver Spring, MD

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $207,115
  18. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $128,726
  19. Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $125,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education11 grants $6,920,37864% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,000,00018% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,450,00013% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $446,2434% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia6 grants $6,957,115
  2. North Carolina2 grants $1,250,000
  3. West Virginia1 grant $1,142,385
  4. Pennsylvania3 grants $853,726
  5. Illinois2 grants $774,628
  6. New Hampshire1 grant $585,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $271,152
  8. Connecticut1 grant $250,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $250,000
  10. Tennessee1 grant $250,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William E Conway JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth MinnighCEO & GENERAL COUNSEL Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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