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The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz
Washington, DC · EIN 52-6036989. Reported 1,847 grants totalling $89.6M to 763 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$35,000median grant
$89.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
763organizations funded
69%of grantees funded again the next year
$781.4Massets, latest filing
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. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $35,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $1,387,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 763 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $3,304,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $2,050,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,280,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Association of Metropolitan Washington DC Inc | Washington, DC | $1,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Shakespeare Theatre | Washington, DC | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Education Forward DC | Washington, DC | $875,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Area Women's Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $875,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rock Creek Conservancy Inc | Bethesday, MD | $825,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $810,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Building Bridges Across the River - Thearc | Washington, DC | $747,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | $725,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Whc Foundation 1 | Washington, DC | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $681,300 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manna Inc | Washington, DC | $615,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | Washington, DC | $614,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $613,058 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| DC Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $560,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dreaming Out Loud Inc | Washington, DC | $560,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Identity Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $545,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Horton's Kids Inc | Washington, DC | $535,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blair House Restoration Fund | Washington, DC | $501,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montgomery Housing Partnership Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $490,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity College | Washington, DC | $480,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $440,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community of Hope Inc | Washington, DC | $437,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Signature Theatre Inc | Arlington, VA | $430,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sitar Arts Center | Washington, DC | $430,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Olney Theatre Corporation | Olney, MD | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Calvary Women's Services Inc | Washington, DC | $405,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Housing Inc | Washington, DC | $403,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rocketship Education DC Inc | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Latin American Youth Center Inc | Washington, DC | $390,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Ballet | Washington, DC | $380,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Public Education Fund | Washington, DC | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Washington, DC | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whitman-Walker Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $370,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wendt Center for Loss and Healing | Washington, DC | $358,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Building Museum | Washington, DC | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Inc | Washington, DC | $335,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | $332,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington DC | Washington, DC | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medstar Health Inc | Columbia, MD | $315,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Urban Alliance Foundation | Washington, DC | $307,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ayuda Inc | Washington, DC | $305,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montgomery College Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $301,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abraham and Laura Lisner Home for Aged Women | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mamatoto Village Inc | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Housing Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | $295,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA Inc | Langley Park, MD | $290,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Appletree Institute for Education Innovation Inc | Washington, DC | $287,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Inspired Teaching | Washington, DC | $285,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | $284,671 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Immigrants Rights Coalition | Washington, DC | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Performing Arts Society | Washington, DC | $277,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| One World Education | Washington, DC | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| La Clinica Del Pueblo Inc | Washington, DC | $267,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DC Greens Inc | Washington, DC | $265,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Round House Theatre Inc | Bethesda, MD | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Studio Theatre Inc | Washington, DC | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aspire Afterschool Learning | Arlington, VA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers | Alexandria, VA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Transitional Housing Corporation | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Drama Society Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iona Senior Services | Washington, DC | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative Inc | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DC Charter School Alliance | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mary's Center for Maternal & Child Care Inc | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pathways to Housing DC | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The District of Columbia Children's Advocacy Center | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theatrewashington | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | $235,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless Inc | Rockville, MD | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts Inc | Washington, DC | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Building Bridges Across the River | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Compass Inc | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Literacy Lab | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Transcend Inc | Bronx, NY | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Latin Public Charter School | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Imagination Stage Inc | Bethesda, MD | $220,200 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Piedmont Environmental Council | Washington, DC | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DC Scores | Washington, DC | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seabury Resources for Aging | Washington, DC | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School | Washington, DC | $212,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bright Beginnings Inc | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | Vienna, VA | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central American Resource Center- Carecen | Washington, DC | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pathway Homes Inc | Fairfax, VA | $202,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reginald S Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children | Rockville, MD | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Synetic Theater Inc | Arlington, VA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tlc - the Treatment and Learning Centers Inc | Rockville, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Fdn Inc | Rockville, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Teacher Center | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dance Institute of Washington Inc | Washington, DC | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dance Place | Washington, DC | $195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fair Chance | Washington, DC | $195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Libertys Promise Inc | Alexandria, VA | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc | North Bethesda, MD | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Washington Chorus Inc | Washington, DC | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Homeless Childrens Playtime Project Inc | Washington, DC | $192,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Futures | Washington, DC | $192,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Inc | Washington, DC | $190,300 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kid Power Inc | Washington, DC | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (smyal) | Washington, DC | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Family Place | Washington, DC | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| KIPP DC | Washington, DC | $187,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County MD Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Year Up Inc | Washington, DC | $182,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Nonprofit Advancement | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossroads Community Food Network Inc | Takoma Park, MD | $180,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| District Alliance for Safe Housing Inc | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| District of Columbia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice Inc | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| District of Columbia School of Law Foundation | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gala Inc Groupo De Artistas Latinoamericanos | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc | Rockville, MD | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open Arms Housing Inc | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Guest House Inc | Alexandria, VA | $177,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capitol Hill Arts Workshop | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Blossoms Inc | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Impact Silver Spring | Silver Spring, MD | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Endeavors By Women | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan Inns Inc | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Woolly Mammoth Theatre | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Community Ministries Inc | Alexandria, VA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Arts Focus | Mount Rainier, MD | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $172,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Youth Orchestra Program | Washington, DC | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Home Care Partners Inc | Washington, DC | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Learnserve International | Washington, DC | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Washington, DC | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC | $168,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Generation Hope | Washington, DC | $167,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The in Series Inc | Washington, DC | $167,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $166,666 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services Inc | Alexandria, VA | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| El Haynes Public Charter School | Washington, DC | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Washington, DC | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Atlas Performing Arts Center | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Collegetracks Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Jazz Festival | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dumbarton Arts & Education | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance | Reston, VA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Potomac Conservancy Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woodley House Inc | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capitol Hill Village | Washington, DC | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Washington, DC | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the District of Columbia | Washington, DC | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Red Wiggler Foundation Inc | Clarksburg, MD | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thrive DC | Washington, DC | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anacostia Watershed Society | Bladensburg, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Computer Core | Alexandria, VA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate (casa)prince George's County Inc | Riverdale, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Easterseals Serving DC MD Va | Silver Spring, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Research & Action Center Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope and a Home Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Levine Music | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Levine School of Music | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lisc DC | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peerforward | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Perry School Community Services Center | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teaching for Change | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Teacher Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Tennis & Education | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yachad Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freshfarm Markets Inc | Washington, DC | $145,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goucher Prison Education Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington Inc | Annandale, VA | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Modern Classrooms Project | Washington, DC | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Forklift | Edmonston, MD | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| District of Columbia Primary Care Association | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food & Friends Inc | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mary House Inc | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington County Oara Inc | Arlington, VA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Create | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Fishing School Inc | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Words Beats and Life Inc | Washington, DC | $137,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 826DC Inc | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adoptions Together Inc | Calverton, MD | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artpreneurs Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Asset Building Corporation | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crittenton Services of Greater Washington | Silver Spring, MD | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Rape Crisis Center | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater DC Diaper Bank | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legal Services of Northern Virginia Inc | Fairfax, VA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open City Advocates | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Training Source Inc | Seat Pleasant, MD | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Playwrights Theater Inc | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alice Ferguson Foundation Inc | Accokeek, MD | $132,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beacon House Community Ministry Inc | Washington, DC | $132,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| DC Public Charter School Cooperative | Washington, DC | $132,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs | Washington, DC | $132,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doorways for Women and Families | Arlington, VA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Joseph's House Inc | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Literacy Council of Northern Virginia Inc | Falls Church, VA | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Health Clinic | Gaithersburg, MD | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peace for DC | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prs Inc | Oakton, VA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| School Leader Lab | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Together We Bake | Alexandria, VA | $127,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Accokeek Foundation Inc | Accokeek, MD | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capital Partners for Education | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's National Medical Center | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Health | Alexandria, VA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| See Forevermaya Angelou Public Charter School | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Inc | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Foundation Schools | Largo, MD | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run - DC Inc | Washington, DC | $123,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Educare DC | Washington, DC | $122,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Advocates for Justice and Education Inc | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts for the Aging | Gaithersburg, MD | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Alexandria's Children Inc | Alexandria, VA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Law Center Inc | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Law Center Incorporated | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Clinic Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Critical Exposure Inc | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| DC Bilingual Public Charter School | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dream Project Inc | Arlington, VA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Her Resiliency Center | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mobile Medical Care Inc | Bethesda, MD | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| My Sisters Place Inc | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nova Scriptscentral Inc | Falls Church, VA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Recovery Cafe DC | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scholarchips Inc | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Careercatchers Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Martha's Table | Washington, DC | $118,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Life Pieces to Masterpieces | Washington, DC | $117,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arlington Community Foundation | Arlington, VA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dance Exchange Inc | Takoma Park, MD | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housing Counseling Services Inc | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Housing Unlimited Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Human Services Coalition of Prince George's County | Bowie, MD | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Improvisational Theater Co | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ford's Theatre Society | Washington, DC | $111,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Afrithrive Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $110,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Cares | Bethesda, MD | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scout Council of the Nations Capital | Washington, DC | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy-Mcael Inc | Rockville, MD | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
514 of 763 (67%) 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 69%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,379 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 464 | $22.0M | $35,000 |
| 2022 | 500 | $21.2M | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 432 | $22.6M | $35,000 |
| 2024 | 451 | $23.7M | $35,000 |
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. 70% 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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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz'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: 1825 K Street Nw Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20006. 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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