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Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 52-2215790. Reported 121 grants totalling $3,164,471 to 82 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a public foundation -- a grantmaker that raises its money from many sources rather than from one donor (NTEE T30).
- How spread out its giving is. 82 distinct organizations, with 14% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 38% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,101 and the largest $155,685. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaboom Inc | Bethesda, MD | $437,008 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena Inc | Waldorf, MD | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marthas Table | Washington, DC | $141,526 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Smyal Inc | Washington, DC | $123,650 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Heroes League | Hastings, MN | $119,696 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $103,305 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc | Bethesda, MD | $103,305 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc | El Segundo, CA | $103,305 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leveling the Playing Field Inc | Rockville, MD | $95,379 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors | Arlington, VA | $82,706 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Potomac Valley Amateur Hockey Association Inc | Towson, MD | $79,373 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wolf Trap Animal Rescue | Fairfax, VA | $77,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Homeless Childrens Playtime Project Inc | Washington, DC | $59,733 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Anacostia Riverkeeper | Washington, DC | $55,512 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| DC Greens Inc | Washington, DC | $54,707 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westley Unseld Scholarship Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $53,919 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anacostia Business Improvement District Corporation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bread for the City Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Urban League Inc | Washington, DC | $48,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Flashes of Hope | Chagrin Falls, OH | $43,305 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kid Power Inc | Washington, DC | $39,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mindful Junkie Outreach Inc | Alexandria, VA | $37,649 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | $37,541 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | $36,090 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fight for Children Inc | Washington, DC | $34,230 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peace for DC | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| USA Warriors Ice Hockey Program Inc | Bowie, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Womens Sports Foundation | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research Inc | Washington, DC | $28,032 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americas Vetdogs the Veterans K9 Corps Inc | Smithtown, NY | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| DC Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delivering Good Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtowndc Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater DC Diaper Bank | Silver Spring, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heart of America Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Traron Center | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance of Concerned Men | Washington, DC | $21,765 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| DC Fire & Emergency Medical Services Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $21,255 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bowie Hockey Club Inc | Bowie, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tender Bridge Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tucker Road Parent Hockey Organization | Oxon Hill, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Black Lives Matter DC | Washington, DC | $19,440 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc | Washington, DC | $19,440 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| When We All Vote | Washington, DC | $18,358 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Georgetown Titans | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| I Am Als | Chicago, IL | $17,413 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Morgans Message Inc | Gainesville, VA | $16,995 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Casey Trees | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edward Charles Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heroes Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hoop for All Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marcus Graham Project | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| HT40 Foundation Inc | Darien, CT | $13,737 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medstar Health Inc | Columbia, MD | $13,355 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Calvary Womens Services Inc | Washington, DC | $11,546 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bens Chili Bowl Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Gurl Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Compassionate Care Als Inc | West Falmouth, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| District of Columbia Public Library Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Every Kid Sports | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Mason Hockey Alumni Association | Fairfax, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latin American Youth Center Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Lights Urban Ministries | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metro DC Community Center Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Navy Youth Hockey Association Inc | Arnold, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Endeavors By Women | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Players Against Hate | Ellicott City, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reston Raiders Hockey Club Inc | Reston, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wanda Alston Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Community Development Corporation | Washington, DC | $9,490 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore City Fire Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Girl Hockey Club | Riverside, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $6,781 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Artbae | Washington, DC | $6,608 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Operation Homefront Inc | San Antonio, TX | $5,866 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $5,101 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
27 of 82 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 74 of 82 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | $195,428 | $19,440 |
| 2021 | 24 | $843,672 | $32,300 |
| 2022 | 36 | $987,773 | $20,882 |
| 2023 | 52 | $1,137,598 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
37% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 52 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 601 F St Nw, Washington, DC, 20004.
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