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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-6838227

Continuing to Serve Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $290,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Frances Dawn Halfaker
3512 Lowell Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 236-1450
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,596,317

  • Tax year 2024

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,009,509

  • Tax year 2023

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,368,036

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,668,296

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,952,004

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Warrior RisingSouth Jordan, UT

    Operating support

    $75,000
  2. American Corporate Partners (acp)New York, NY

    Operating support

    $50,000
  3. Vail VeteransVail, CO

    Operating support

    $40,000
  4. Veterans CollaborativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $25,000
  5. Dog Tag BakeryWashington, DC

    Operating support

    $25,000
  6. USOArlington, VA

    Operating support

    $25,000
  7. Women Veterans Interactive FoundationAccokeek, MD

    Operating support

    $15,000
  8. Pritzker Military Museum & LibraryKenosha, WI

    Operating support

    $10,000
  9. Women in Military Service for American Memorial Foundation IncArlington, VA

    Operating support

    $10,000
  10. Easter SealsChicago, IL

    Operating support

    $5,000
  11. Project Healing WatersLa Plata, MD

    Operating support

    $5,000
  12. The Film Collaborative (fight to Fight)Los Angeles, CA

    Operating support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $75,00054% of the total
  2. Veterans and military2 grants $40,00029% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment1 grant $25,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah1 grant $75,000
  2. Virginia3 grants $60,000
  3. New York1 grant $50,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $40,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  6. Maryland2 grants $20,000
  7. Wisconsin1 grant $10,000
  8. California1 grant $5,000
  9. Illinois1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Frances Dawn HalfakerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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