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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2427395

The Reba A Will Foundation

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $212,537 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • 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
  • Tax year 2020

    $164,285

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,870,190

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Johns Hopkins University - Peabody InstituteBaltimore, MD

    Music education

    $80,000
  2. Northern Virginia Food RescueManassas, VA

    Community aid - providing meals and groceries to those in need

    $20,000
  3. Soloman's Lutheran ChurchQuicksburg, VA

    Religious purposes

    $17,533
  4. Grace United Church of ChristMount Jackson, VA

    Religious purposes

    $12,204
  5. Blue Ridge Area Food BankVerona, VA

    Community aid - providing meals and groceries to those in need

    $8,500
  6. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    Community aid - provide meals and groceries to those in need

    $8,500
  7. DC Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Community aid - providing meals and groceries to those in need

    $8,500
  8. United Way of Northern Shenendoah ValleyWinchester, VA

    Aid to residents impacted by the pandemic

    $8,500
  9. DC Food ProjectWashington, DC

    Community aid - providing meals and groceries to those in need

    $8,500
  10. DC Youth Orchestra ProgramWashington, DC

    Music education

    $8,300
  11. Delta Omicron Foundation IncWinfield, WV

    Music education

    $8,000
  12. Paul Public Charter SchoolWashington, DC

    Music education

    $8,000
  13. Pickleberry PieCheltenham, PA

    Music education

    $8,000
  14. 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.

  1. Food and agriculture3 grants $37,00041% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $24,00027% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $16,30018% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $12,20414% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $80,000
  2. Virginia5 grants $66,737
  3. District of Columbia6 grants $49,800
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $8,000
  5. West Virginia1 grant $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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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