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If Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0078064. Reported 219 grants totalling $5,164,822 to 121 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. If Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $375,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,090,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadership Montgomery Educational Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $179,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Virginia Organizing | Charlottesville, VA | $135,000 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Swan Academy | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Impact Silver Spring | Silver Spring, MD | $85,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Legal Aid Justice Center | Charlottesville, VA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Collective Action for Safe Spaces | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Progressive Maryland Education Fund | Largo, MD | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Defending Rights and Dissent Inc | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Festival Center | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restaurant Opportunities Center of Wdc | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oar - Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington Alexandria and Falls Church | Arlington, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Virginia Community Voice | Richmond, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Generation College Bound | Laurel, MD | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Identity | Rockville, MD | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mother's Outreach Network Inc | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington Area Women's Foundation | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Regional Assoc of Grantmakers | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian American Lead | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Centreville Immigration Forum | Centreville, VA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Clinica Del Pueblo Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Minds Matter | Vienna, VA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pillars Fund | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tenants' & Workers' United | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | San Franscisco, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Ministry of Prince George's Co Inc | Capitol Heights, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Justice Lab | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 4DASOIL | Brandywine, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethlehem Baptist Church | Alexandria, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA of Maryland | Hyattsville, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clever Communities in Action | Norfolk, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Concerned Citizens Network of Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Critical Exposure | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls for a Change | North Chesterfield, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harriet's Wildest Dreams | Clinton, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Nonprofits | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Korean American Service and Education Consortium | Annandale, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shirlington Employment and Education Center | Arlington, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Richmond Adult Day Care Center | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Luke Legacy Center Foundation Inc | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hive | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Jxn Project | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trabajadores Unidos De Washington DC | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Equity Center and Action Network | College Park, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Afrithrive | Silver Spring, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bare Soul Yoga and Wellness LLC | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Color of Crohn's & Chronic Illness | Glenarden, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gethsemane United Methodist Church | Capitol Heights, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Many Languages One Voice | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Coalition of 100 Black Women | Woodbridge, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Franscisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tidesspaces | Washington, DC | $26,922 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway Community Development Corporation | North Brentwood, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mothers Outreach Network Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African Communities Together | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Afrikana Institute | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asianpacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cake Society Co | Falls Church, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Ministry of Prince Georges Co | Capitol Heights, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County | Bethesda, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| DC Peace Team | University Park, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| DC Peace Team | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elevateher | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Research & Action Center | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Art and Health Inc | Glen Allen, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grassroots DC | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute for Public Health Innovation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Korean American Services | Annandale, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Virginia Family Services | Oakton, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peace for DC | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prince George's Child Resource | Largo, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tenant & Workers United | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Community Enrichment Project | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Cooperative at 1477 | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Family Place | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Praxis Project Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Translatin Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virgina Civic Engagement Table | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Coalition for Immigrant | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Interfaith Ctr for Public Policy | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Viriginia Organzing | Charlottesville, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Well Collective the | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpha Omega Kappa Fraternity Incorporated | Henrico, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angels of Hope Ministries | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brothers Obtaining & Navigating Dynamic Solidarity | Harrisonburg, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Workforce Development | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cooperative Development Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dreaming Out Loud | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edu-Futuro | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Empower DC | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everyday Canvassing | Silver Spring, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Everyone Home DC | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foster & Adoptive Parent Advocacy | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Free Minds Book Club & Writing | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fusion Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hips | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historical Society of Washington DC | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joe's Movement Emporium | Mount Rainier, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Asset | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ourspace World Inc | Bowie, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County | Silver Spring, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Real Food for Kids | Mclean, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Serve Your City | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Black Executive Directors Network Inc | Randallstown, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Undocublack Network Inc | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voices for Virginia's Children | Henrico, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Who Speaks for Me | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Activism Project | Bethesda, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Progress Now | Earlysville, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Racial Justice Now | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Area Asset Building Corporation | Washington, DC | $8,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
51 of 121 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Greater Washington Community Foundation
SUPPORT GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM - Leadership Montgomery Educational Foundation Inc
SUPPORT REAL INCLUSION PROGRAM - Impact Silver Spring
ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE - Tides Center
DC INITIATIVE ON RACIAL EQUITY - Festival Center
2024 GRANT - FOR FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT ROC-DC TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR LET'S GO DMV - Gateway Community Development Corporation
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR WHITE WOMEN CRY FILM ADAPTIONS WITH MIGKEB PRODUCTIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 142 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $1,117,722 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $1,404,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $1,520,000 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $1,123,100 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. If Foundation has 20 of them, worth $390,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Education Reform Now | New York City, NY | $30,000 |
| Mother's Outreach Network Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Washington Regional Assoc of Grantmakers | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| African Communities Together | Arlington, VA | $20,000 |
| Afrikana Institute | Chesterfield, VA | $20,000 |
| Clever Communities in Action | Norfolk, VA | $20,000 |
| Concerned Citizens Network of Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 |
| Drums No Guns Foundation Inc | Richmond, VA | $20,000 |
| Girls for a Change | North Chesterfield, VA | $20,000 |
| Oar - Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington Alexandria and Falls Church | Arlington, VA | $20,000 |
| South Richmond Adult Day Care Center | Richmond, VA | $20,000 |
| St Luke Legacy Center Foundation Inc | Richmond, VA | $20,000 |
| The Hive | Richmond, VA | $20,000 |
| The Jxn Project | Richmond, VA | $20,000 |
| Tides Center | San Franscisco, CA | $20,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 50% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from If Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1200 U Street Nw 4TH Fl, Washington, DC, 20009. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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