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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
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Tax year 2025
$212,537
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,339,507
-
Tax year 2024
$155,343
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $1,509,781
-
Tax year 2023
$151,882
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $1,551,491
-
Tax year 2022
$163,461
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $1,650,167
-
Tax year 2021
$147,600
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $1,853,802
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Tax year 2020
$164,285
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $1,870,190
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Johns Hopkins University - Peabody InstituteBaltimore, MD
Music education
$80,000 -
Northern Virginia Food RescueManassas, VA
Community aid - providing meals and groceries to those in need
$20,000 -
Soloman's Lutheran ChurchQuicksburg, VA
Religious purposes
$17,533 -
Grace United Church of ChristMount Jackson, VA
Religious purposes
$12,204 -
Blue Ridge Area Food BankVerona, VA
Community aid - providing meals and groceries to those in need
$8,500 -
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC
Community aid - provide meals and groceries to those in need
$8,500 -
DC Central KitchenWashington, DC
Community aid - providing meals and groceries to those in need
$8,500 -
United Way of Northern Shenendoah ValleyWinchester, VA
Aid to residents impacted by the pandemic
$8,500 -
DC Food ProjectWashington, DC
Community aid - providing meals and groceries to those in need
$8,500 -
DC Youth Orchestra ProgramWashington, DC
Music education
$8,300 -
Delta Omicron Foundation IncWinfield, WV
Music education
$8,000 -
Paul Public Charter SchoolWashington, DC
Music education
$8,000 -
Pickleberry PieCheltenham, PA
Music education
$8,000 -
Live It Learn ItWashington, DC
Educational programs
$8,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Food and agriculture3 grants $37,00041% of the total
- Education3 grants $24,00027% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $16,30018% of the total
- Religion1 grant $12,20414% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Maryland1 grant $80,000
- Virginia5 grants $66,737
- District of Columbia6 grants $49,800
- Pennsylvania1 grant $8,000
- West Virginia1 grant $8,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Merritt L WingateDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $42,621
The return
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