Nada Foundation
Tysons, VA · EIN 54-1008060. Reported 78 grants totalling $1,291,050 to 74 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 74 distinct organizations, with 41% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 15% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 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 $6,000. Half of what it reported fell between $6,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $5,330 and the largest $183,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canine Companions for Independence | Santa Rosa, CA | $527,720 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Urban League Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban League of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vehicles for Change Inc | Halethorpe, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Automotive Education and Training Inc | Whitestone, NY | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sadd Inc | Glendale, AZ | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ase Education Foundation | Leesburg, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hazelwild Farm Educational Foundation | Fredericksbrg, VA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hutchinson Community College Endowment Association | Hutchinson, KS | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Independent Colleges of Washington | Seattle, WA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chinatown Manpower Project Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chinese American Planning Council Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Jersey Chinese American Chamber of Commerce Inc | Hoboken, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Particular Council of Tacoma Society of Saint Vincent De Paul | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regis University | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bridge Ministry Inc | Charlottesvle, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp H-Town | Houston, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Inc | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia Research Foundation of Delaware | Middletown, DE | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mary Bridge Childrens Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Notre Dame High School of Peoria Inc | Peoria, IL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Martins University | Lacey, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southside Christian School Upstate | Simpsonville, SC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program | Lincoln, NE | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Backstoppers Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley View Hospital Association | Glenwood Spgs, CO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Auto Dealers United for Children | Dublin, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bayhealth Foundation | Dover, DE | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beyond Basics | Farmingtn Hls, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bluefield State University Foundation Inc | Bluefield, WV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brunswick Area Student Aid Fund | Brunswick, ME | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carriage House Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Gynecologic Cancer Alliance | Denver, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Comfort With Chemotherapy Inc Nfp | Ottawa, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut National Guard Foundati on Inc | Hartford, CT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation | Fargo, ND | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Group | Sheridan, WY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good News Mountaineer Garage | Charleston, WV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Falls Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Clinic Inc | Great Falls, MT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Honor Flight Maine Inc | Augusta, ME | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ivy Tech Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| James Rumsey Technical Inst | Martinsburg, WV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jx Gives Back Family Foundation Inc | Hartland, WI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Support | S Cle Elum, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc | Columbus, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nh Automtoive Education Foundation Inc | Bow, NH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc | Parkersburg, WV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence St Mel School | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Richard Bland College Foundation Inc | S Prince Geo, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robison Foundation Fr Jewish Elders | Portland, OR | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation | Rock Island, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shelby County Humane Society Inc | Shelbyville, KY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Everett Mukilteo Rotary Foundation | Everett, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southeast Technical Institute Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Elizabeth Catholic Church | Rockville, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital | Yonkers, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas A&m Foundation | College Sta, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley Shore YMCA | Westbrook, CT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vermonts Camp Takumta | South Hero, VT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victory Center Ministries Inc | Clinton, IA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Police K-9 Association | Chesterfield, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Weatherford College Foundation Inc | Weatherford, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Life | Colorado Spgs, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Ashland | Ashland, OR | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the Fox Cities Inc | Appleton, WI | $5,330 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
2 of 74 (3%) 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 60 of 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 68 | $730,050 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | 7 | $300,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | $161,000 | $80,500 |
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
41% of its giving went to organizations in California. 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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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 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 $6,000 -- 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 California.
- 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 Nada Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 2 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: 8484 Westpark Drive 500, Tysons, VA, 22102.
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