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Bainum Family Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 23-7000192. Reported 436 grants totalling $42.8M to 257 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Bainum Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations Bainum Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 5 grants totalling $290,100 to them. That is 1% of the $34.4M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Community Foundation Inc | community foundation | Maryland | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| National Council of Nonprofits | grantmaking organization | District of Columbia | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Seattle Foundation | community foundation | Washington | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of the Napa Valley | community foundation | California | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Maui United Way | federated giving programme | Hawaii | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $125,000; the smallest was $5 and the largest $2,000,000.
Every organization it funded
257 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Adventist Dream Academy Corporation | Dorchester, MA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brynmor Early Education & Preschool | Falls Church, VA | $2,000,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | $1,799,542 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educare DC | Washington, DC | $1,630,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Action for Children | Washington, DC | $1,600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adventhealth Foundation Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $1,100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| High Scope | Ypsilanti, MI | $1,100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Toledo Day Nursery | Toledo, OH | $1,100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $1,035,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Association for Family Child Care Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,010,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pine Forge Academy | Pine Forge, PA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aga Khan Foundation | Washington, DC | $809,414 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | $629,754 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brac USA | New York, NY | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DC Early Learning Collaborative Inc | Washington, DC | $595,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Purpose Built Communities Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $510,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $500,120 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Itasca, IL | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dreaming Out Loud Inc | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Home Grown | Philadelphia, PA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shenandoah Valley Academy | New Market, VA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Iact | Redondo Beach, CA | $493,317 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Child Care Project | San Antonio, TX | $488,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Campaign for Education-US | Washington, DC | $480,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Onesky for All Children | Berkeley, CA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgia Cumberland Academy | Calhoun, GA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Semillitas Early Learning Inc | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lift Orlando | Orlando, FL | $376,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Coalition of Sussex Virginia | Jarratt, VA | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $325,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| 4P Foods Inc | Elkwood, VA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New America | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vox Media LLC | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Lourie Center for Children's Social and Emotional Wellness | Rockville, MD | $267,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Pioneers Inc | Boston, MA | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $250,102 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Caf America | Alexandria, VA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Children's Finance | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northern Illinois University Foundation | Dekalb, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Fulton, MD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children | Burlington, VT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $240,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spaces in Action | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Forum Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $225,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Child Care Alliance of MD Inc | Olney, MD | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oneamerica | Seattle, WA | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation | College Park, MD | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Generation Hope | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Martha's Table Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Military Family Advisory Network | Arlington, VA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Newspaper Publishing Association | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Orlando Sentinel Communications Company LLC | Willoughby, OH | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Naples Adventist Christian School | Naples, FL | $187,288 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| El Nido Family Centers | Los Angeles, CA | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stanford University | Los Angeles, CA | $181,544 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child Care Aware of Washington | Tacoma, WA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Families | Oakland, CA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sound Child Care Solutions | Seattle, WA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wu Yee Children's Services | San Francisco, CA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Innovations for Poverty Action | Washington, DC | $150,395 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| All Our Kin | New Haven, CT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capita Social Inc | Greenville, SC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fletcher Academy | Fletcher, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gannett Coinc | Mclean, VA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National League of Cities Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Think Small | St Paul, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | $147,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Refugee & Immigrant Transitions | San Francisco, CA | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Resources for Children | Napa, CA | $143,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Arms Perinatal Services | Seattle, WA | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ummeed Child Development Fund | Framingham, MA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Caf America | Alexandria, GA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Richmond, VA | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Health Federation of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kindred Inc | Washington, DC | $123,096 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Canal Alliance | San Rafael, CA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Immigration Institute of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Area Women's Foundation | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Developing Communities | St Helena, CA | $102,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Junior Academy | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beloved Community Services Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bronx-Manhattan Seventh-Day Adventist School | Bronx, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cherry Hill Strong Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| DC Digital Collective Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Donorschoose | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eat Real Certified Inc | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enough Community Support Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fair Budget Coalition | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Food Institute | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leadership Montgomery | Rockville, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Image Youth Center | Orlando, FL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Page 15 | Orlando, FL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Port Discovery Children's Museum | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Powerful Voices | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Drawdown | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Art With a Heart | Baltimore, MD | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bellwether Education Partners Inc | Sudbury, MA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lift Inc | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Caf America | New Delhi | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Council of Nonprofits | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Drawdown | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Drawdown | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Results Education Fund | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Funders Network | Warrenton, VA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reginald S Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children | Rockville, MD | $70,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pro Bono Counseling | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Community Resources | San Rafael, CA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seattle Colleges Foundation | Seattle, WA | $62,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition Inc | Key West, FL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bright Beginnings Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | Lyons, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's National Medical Center | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community of Hope | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Healthy Start Coalition of Orange County | Orlando, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Children's Center | Silver Spring, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hope for Kids | Maitland, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Page 15 Org | Orlando, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Path Partnerships | Warrenton, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Francis Neighborhood Center Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hidden Genius Project | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Planning Organization (upo) | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland College Park | College Park, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Virginia University Foundation | Morgantown, WV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Madison Academy | Madison, TN | $48,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Common Power | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orange County School Readiness Coalition Inc | Orlando, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Restore a Child | West Palm Beach, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roca Baltimore | Chelsea, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Loudoun Education Foundation | Ashburn, VA | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southeast Children's Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa | Martinez, CA | $32,500 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Black Girls Code | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Help a Mother Out | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Child Center | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| A Home Within | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| DC Preparatory Academy | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| DC Scholars Public Charter School Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eagle Academy Public Charter School | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Givedirect Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Homeless Children's Playtime Project | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Life Pieces to Masterpieces | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Napa Valley Community Foundation | Napa, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Polaris | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salted Roots | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington School of Psychiatry | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Alive | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Echoing Green | New York, NY | $22,500 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| City Surf Project | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Funders Network | Coral Gables, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rez Refuge Ministries | Fort Defiance, AZ | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Surf Therapy Organization | Manhattan Beach, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Center for Science Education | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food on Foot Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foster & Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Wiley Center for Speech & Language Develop | Culver City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Surfing Moms | Kailua, HI | $5,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| East Bay Communnity Foundation | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northern Virginia Conservation Trust | Annandale, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Parkinson Disease Association | Staten Island, NY | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Orlando Health Foundation | Orlando, FL | $350 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Oakland Public Library | Oakland, CA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ramah Junior Academy | Savannah, GA | $300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rock Recovery | Arlington, VA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union College | Lincoln, NE | $253 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foster Care to Success | Cleveland, OH | $250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sewanee - University of the South | Sewanee, TN | $227 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Washington DC Diaper Bank | Silver Spring, MD | $225 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Foundation for Enhancing Communities | Harrisburg, PA | $208 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethany House of Northern Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Racial Justice in Education Inc | New York, NY | $200 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Evergreen School | Wheaton, MD | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvesters | Kansas City, MO | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kids in Need of Defense | Washington, DC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Malala Fund | Washington, DC | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault | Kansas City, MO | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Breakthrough Inc | Kansas City, MO | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Praise Academy at Lakeside | Shreveport, LA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shared Spaces for All | Seattle, WA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trinity Academy of Portland | Portland, OR | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bishop Denis J O'connell High School | Santa Margarita, CA | $195 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis | Lake Elmo, MN | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carmelite Hermitage of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Lake Elmo, MN | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lifeline Animal Project Inc | Atlanta, GA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voices for Children Montgomery | Rockville, MD | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pasadena Humane | Pasadena, CA | $116 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $115 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation | Arlington, VA | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Adventist University | Lincoln, NE | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Redwoods League | San Francisco, CA | $102 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arizae Foundation | Mill Valley, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Martha's Table | Burtonsville, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maui United Way | Wailuku, HI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rural Dog Rescue | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | Kansas City, MO | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Children in Crossfire | Mundelein, IL | $52 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $52 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $52 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| African American Policy Forum | New York, NY | $51 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Squashwise | Baltimore, MD | $51 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calvert Hall College High School | Towson, MD | $51 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | Chicago, IL | $51 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Altadena Nursery School | Pasadena, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covenant House | Mount Vernon, VA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Geographic Society | New York, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Right to Be | Brooklyn, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Redwoods League | New York, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Suicide Awareness Voices of Education | Bloomington, MN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of the South | Sewanee, TN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Up Orlando | Orlando, FL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kiva | San Francisco, CA | $44 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cure Epilepsy | Chicago, IL | $36 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Queens Public Library Foundation | Jamaica, NY | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Ridge Conservancy | Boone, NC | $33 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Lives Matter Global Network | Canyon Country, CA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
85 of 257 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 46%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Boston Adventist Dream Academy Corporation
RECOVERABLE GRANT FOR SCHOOL PROPERTY PURCHASE - National Association for Family Child Care Foundation
TO SERVE AS A WEVISION EARLY ED SOLUTIONS LAB SITE VIA A NETWORK OF ECE-HOMES. - Pine Forge Academy
EMERGENCY REPAIRS FOR PINE FORGE ACADEMY FACILITIES - Educare DC
WEVISION EARLYED SOLUTIONS LAB SITE - Brynmor Early Education & Preschool
TO SERVE AS A WEVISION EARLY ED SOLUTIONS LAB SITE - Adventhealth Foundation Central Florida
TO SERVE AS A WEVISION EARLY ED SOLUTIONS LAB SITE (ECE-CENTER).
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 291 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 78 | $3,884,927 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 79 | $4,141,507 | $37,500 |
| 2022 | 71 | $6,638,305 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 94 | $12.1M | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 114 | $16.1M | $87,500 |
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. Bainum Family Foundation has 41 of them, worth $8,362,751. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Brynmor Early Education & Preschool | Falls Church, VA | $600,000 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | $467,725 |
| Brac USA | New York, NY | $449,132 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 |
| Aga Khan Foundation | Washington, DC | $340,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 |
| Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Onesky for All Children | Berkeley, CA | $300,000 |
| Iact | Redondo Beach, CA | $299,837 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | $295,776 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $282,490 |
| Brac USA | New York, NY | $234,286 |
| Brac USA | New York, NY | $234,286 |
| Global Campaign for Education-US | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 |
Where its money goes
29% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bainum Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1401 H Street Nw 650, Washington, DC, 20005. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 23-7000192 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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