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Grant recipient EIN 27-4234601Education

Who funds An Open Book Foundation?

20 private foundations gave An Open Book Foundation in Washington, DC $364,759 across 38 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

38 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Deck FoundationBethesda, MD 2025

    Charitable

    $25,000
  2. Cedar Hill FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General purpose

    $20,000
  3. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2025

    Operations

    $5,000
  4. Bou Family Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2024

    Educational

    $25,000
  5. Cedar Hill FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General purpose

    $20,000
  6. Spector Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  7. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2024

    Operations

    $5,000
  8. Sunstone FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program

    $4,536
  10. Sunstone FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

    $328
  11. Cedar Hill FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General purpose

    $20,000
  12. Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc aka Schattner FoundationRockville, MD 2023

    General support

    $20,000
  13. Bou Family Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2023

    Educational

    $5,000
  14. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2023

    Operations

    $5,000
  15. Beyond WordsGilbert, AZ 2023

    Promote Literacy

    $3,000
  16. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 2022

    Author and illustrator visits

    $30,000
  17. Cedar Hill FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General purpose

    $20,000
  18. Bou Family Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2022

    Educational

    $7,500
  19. Foley Hoag FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  20. Beyond WordsGilbert, AZ 2022

    Support of literacy programs

    $1,500
  21. Kolar Charitable Foundation of Buckley LLPWashington, DC 2022

    Donation to support the jacqueline woodson at the kennedy center books for cleveland elementary school event.

    $1,395
  22. The Webber Family FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    Connect students with authors/illustrators to nuture a love of reading

    $1,000
  23. Cedar Hill FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General purpose

    $20,000
  24. Foley Hoag FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  25. Flamboyan Foundation IncWashington, DC 2021

    General support

    $2,500
  26. Bou Family Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2021

    Educational

    $1,500
  27. Lainoff Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General charitable & educational purposes

    $1,000
  28. Cedar Hill FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General purpose

    $20,000
  29. The Maurice Sendak Foundation IncRidgefield, CT 2020

    To provide students in qualifying schools the opportunity to connect with authors, illustrators and their books.

    $8,000
  30. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2020

    Operations

    $5,000
  31. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2020

    Operations

    $5,000
  32. The John and Gaye Patton Charitable Foundation IncSuwanee, GA 2020

    Educational

    $2,000
  33. Cedar Hill FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General

    $20,000
  34. Foley Hoag FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    Unrestricted contribution

    $7,000
  35. Cedar Hill FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    General

    $20,000
  36. The Miller-Wehrle Family FoundationWashington, DC 2018

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  37. The Betty and Wes Foster Family FoundationChantilly, VA 2018

    General purpose

    $5,000
  38. The Harman Cain Family FoundationNeedham, MA 2018

    Charitable

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Washington, DC and are not among An Open Book Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 1,314 grants Preselected only $706,306 to similar organizations
  2. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 629 grants Accepts applications $511,476,303 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 522 grants Accepts applications $11,171,135 to similar organizations
  4. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 184 grants Accepts applications $9,128,150 to similar organizations
  5. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 229 grants Accepts applications $75,828,315 to similar organizations
  6. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 139 grants Accepts applications $31,204,406 to similar organizations
  7. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 157 grants Accepts applications $43,789,401 to similar organizations
  8. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 183 grants Accepts applications $41,805,100 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-4234601 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.