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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-1868557

Clarke Hook Foundation

A private foundation in Chantilly, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $135,000 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

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

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,317,572
  • Tax year 2024

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,278,341
  • Tax year 2023

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,314,468
  • Tax year 2022

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,382,018
  • Tax year 2021

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,446,635
  • Tax year 2020

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,471,012
  • Tax year 2019

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,267,492
  • Tax year 2018

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,310,431

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rosa Health ClinicGeorgetown, DE

    Assistance/ care for single mothers

    $20,000
  2. Father Martin's AshleyHavre de Grace, MD

    Assistance for persons with addiction

    $15,000
  3. Paul VI Catholic High SchoolFairfax, VA

    Educational assistance

    $15,000
  4. St Anne's Infant HomeHyattsville, MD

    Care for infants and children

    $15,000
  5. St Joseph's CenterScranton, PA

    Treatment/ care for young adults

    $15,000
  6. The Sisters of Notre DameCincinnati, OH

    Education/ social assistance for women and children

    $15,000
  7. Matthew Shepard FoundationCasper, WY

    General purpose grant

    $10,000
  8. Southern Center for Human RightsAtlanta, GA

    Legal assistance for poor and disadvantaged

    $10,000
  9. St Mark Catholic SchoolVienna, VA

    General purpose grant

    $10,000
  10. Sandy Hook Promise FoundationNewtown, CT

    Protect children from gun violence

    $5,000
  11. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General purpose grant

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights2 grants $20,00044% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $15,00033% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $5,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland2 grants $30,000
  2. Virginia2 grants $25,000
  3. Delaware1 grant $20,000
  4. Ohio1 grant $15,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $15,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  7. Wyoming1 grant $10,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mary C ZigoPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $3,000
  • Helen C HeltonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $2,000
  • Thomas J O'Hara JrTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $2,000

The return

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