Washington Forrest Foundation
Arlington, VA · EIN 23-7002944. Reported 282 grants totalling $4,390,575 to 114 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. Washington Forrest 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 $12,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $170 and the largest $64,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Learning | Arlington, VA | $198,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arlington Food Assistance Center | Arlington, VA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridges to Independence | Arlington, VA | $147,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capital Caring | Falls Church, VA | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doorways for Women and Families | Arlington, VA | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ahc Inc | Arlington, VA | $124,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arlington Thrive Inc | Arlington, VA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Paul's Episcopal Church | Alexandria, VA | $107,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Giving Words | Louisa, VA | $106,003 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| L'arche Greater Washington DC | Washington, DC | $104,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arlington Retirement Housing Corporation | Arlington, VA | $102,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arlington Free Clinic | Arlington, VA | $102,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educational Theatre Company | Arlington, VA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prs | Oakton, VA | $97,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Bikes | Arlington, VA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bu-Gata | Arlington, VA | $92,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pathforward | Arlington, VA | $89,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arlington Community Foundation | Arlington, VA | $86,510 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Northern Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Highland School | Warrenton, VA | $84,213 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing | Arlington, VA | $82,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Signature Theatre Inc | Arlington, VA | $80,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scan of Northern Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $77,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Capital Treatment and Recovery | Arlington, VA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wesley Housing Development Corporation of Northern Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Insight Memory Care Center | Fairfax, VA | $68,213 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St George's School | Middletown, RI | $66,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edu-Futuro | Arlington, VA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc | Upper Marlboro, MD | $63,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Columbia Pike Partnership | Arlington, VA | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Fenwick Foundation | Arlington, VA | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Church of the Holy Spirit Anglican Inc | Roanoke, VA | $56,837 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shelter House Inc | Reston, VA | $56,125 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leadership Center for Excellence | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Real Food for Kids | Mclean, VA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vhc Pediatrics | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kitchen of Purpose | Arlington, VA | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arlington Neighborhood Village | Arlington, VA | $44,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Heart Leaf Center | Fairfax, VA | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia(new) | Fairfax, VA | $42,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Foundation | Arlington, VA | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wsc Avant Bard (incorporated As the Washington Shakespeare Co of Arlington) | Arlington, VA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization | Arlington, VA | $34,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shirlington Employment and Education Center Inc | Arlington, VA | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Residences | Chantilly, VA | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arlington Career Center | Arlington, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arlington Pediatric Center | Arlington, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation | Falls Church, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Act for Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | $28,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Melwood Community Services Inc | Upper Marlboro, MD | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Synetic Theater | Arlington, VA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arlington Public Schools - Kenmore Middle School | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Space of Her Own | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Truro Anglican Church | Fairfax, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Cocina Va | Arlington, VA | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sweet Julia Grace Foundation | Manassas, VA | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ethiopian Community Development Council Inc | Arlington, VA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Offender Aid and Restoration | Arlington, VA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Britepath | Fairfax, VA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Encore Stage & Studio | Arlington, VA | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arlington Public Schools-Dr Charles R Drew Elementary | Arlington, VA | $20,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jane Franklin Dance | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arlington Arts Center | Arlington, VA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fairfax High School Athletic Boosters Club Inc | Fairfax, VA | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aps-Alice Fleet Elementary School | Arlington, VA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Powhatan School | Boyce, VA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louisa United Methodist Church | Louisa, VA | $12,703 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Computer Core | Falls Church, VA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Read Early and Daily (read) | Arlington, VA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Menokin Foundation | Warsaw, VA | $10,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 4-H Livestock Club - Louisa County | Louisa, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arlington Soccer Association | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bush-Lawson Foundation | Falls Church, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christchurch School | Christchurch, VA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels Arlington | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Stomping Ground | Springfield, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Alexandria Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $9,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Arlington, VA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | $7,710 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louisa Court House Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution | Louisa, VA | $6,003 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Louisa Ks Club | Louisa, VA | $6,003 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alice West Fleet PTA | Arlington, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington AIDS Partnership | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Johnny Apple Seed Association Inc | Manassas, VA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metrostage | Alexandria, VA | $5,460 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Virginia Family Service | Falls Church, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prince William Cardinals Inc | Gains, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint James' Episcopal School | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arlington Public Schools-Drew Model School | Arlington, VA | $3,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alexandria Baseball Inc | Alexandria, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cyfa (center for Youth and Family Advocacy) | Arlington, VA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Lighthouserva | Richmond, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bishop John T Walker School for Boys | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fauquier Free Clinic | Warrenton, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Quickstart Tennis of Central Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pohick Church Endowment Fund Inc | Lorton, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shiloh Baptist Church | Lorton, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kbb Foundation | Charlottesville, NC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Potomac School | Mclean, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Lighthouse Rva | Henrico, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Together We Bake | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Garden Club of Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | $625 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morgans Message Inc | Gainesville, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Miguel Academy | Newburgh, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardly Love Inc | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Pass | Vienna, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association of Small Foundations | Washington, DC | $170 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
78 of 114 (68%) 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 79%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Aspire Learning
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & DREW PROJECT SUPPORT - Arlington Thrive Inc
ARLINGTON EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND PROGRAM - Bridges to Independence
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & BRIDGES BASH - Capital Caring
WRAPAROUND PEDIATRIC & FAMILY HOSPICE SUPPORT - Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization
COLUMBIA PIKE BUSINESS OUTREACH AND SUPPORT - Arlington Retirement Housing Corporation
AGING WITH DIGNITY ASSISTED-LIVING SERVICES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 169 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | $1,168,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 79 | $1,193,450 | $13,500 |
| 2023 | 71 | $1,132,635 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 61 | $896,490 | $10,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 92% of this one's giving went to organizations in Virginia. 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 $12,500. 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 Virginia.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Washington Forrest 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: 2407 Columbia Pike Suite 200, Arlington, VA, 22204. 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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