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S & R Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 52-2284478. Reported 158 grants totalling $13.0M to 86 recipients across tax years 2022-2024. 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. S & R 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 $15,125. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $2,895,442. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $4,518,144 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Halcyon House | Washington, DC | $2,025,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ryuji Ueno Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $1,050,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Koyto University | Washington, DC | $942,876 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tudor Place Foundation | Washington, DC | $610,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Henry L Stimson Center | Washington, DC | $480,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Kyoto University | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington National Opera | Washington, DC | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 100 Reporters | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Denyce Graves Foundation | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Marthas Table | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vital Voices | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Trust in Health & Science | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Universities Space Research Association | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stable | Washington, DC | $87,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mike and Maureen Mansfield Foundation | Washington, DC | $81,883 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connected Dmv | Arlington, VA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Citizens Initiative Inc | Greemwich, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Orchestra of Washington | Rockville, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Learnserve | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Cherry Blossom Festival Inc | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Ellington Fund | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Transformer Inc | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Citydance Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Inova Health Systems Foundation - Life With Cancer | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kizuna Across Cultures | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League (adl) | New York, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spark the Journey | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Federal City Council | Washington, DC | $31,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arena Stage | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Citizens Association of Georgetown | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgetown Heritage | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Japanese Americans Care Fund | Annandale, VA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mt Zion United Methodist Church | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| This for Diplomats | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| US Jet Program Alumni Association | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Springsong Museum | Silver Spring, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Viva School of Dance | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| US-Japan Council | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Japanese Language School | Garrett Park, MD | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kyoto University | Washington, DC | $20,206 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edens Community Enrichment Foundation | Columbia, SC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hardy Middle School Parent Teacher Organization Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marie Curie Institute - King Baudouin Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mt Zion Female Union Band Historic Memorial Park | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oak Hill Cemetery Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Japan-America Society of Washington Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The L'enfant Trust | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Strathmore Hall Foundation | North Bethesda, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Washington Chorus | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Japan Foundation | New York, NY | $17,586 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Robert J Priore | Washington, DC | $15,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Robin Bell | Washington, DC | $15,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mky Entertainment Group | Mount Ranier, MD | $15,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nancy Bannon | Washington, DC | $15,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alanna M Fields | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angela Gladue | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carl Walker | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holly Bass | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imagination Stage | Bethesda, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fargo Nissim Tbakhi | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Omolara Williams Mccallister | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robert Woofter | Chevy Chase, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tarik Davis | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ecef Womens Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Program | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Electric Infrastructure Security Council Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgetown Business Improvement District | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Children's Inn at Nih Inc | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Washington Ballet | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wolf Trap | Vienna, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown Main Street | Washington, DC | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Patients at Nih | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jcaw Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Archives Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Concert Artists Inc | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nicholson Project | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foster America | Dorchester, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
45 of 86 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 68%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
To fund charitable activities. - Robert J Priore
To support artistic activities.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47 | $5,886,701 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 57 | $2,137,296 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 54 | $5,017,198 | $20,000 |
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
95% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,125. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
- 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 S & R Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 1623 28TH Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20007. 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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