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The Evergreen Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Chevy Chase, Maryland · EIN 522010135

The Evergreen Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Chevy Chase, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $316,201 in 44 grants; the typical grant was $1,631 and the largest $97,214. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $297,564 the year before.

52% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$297,56442$3.7 million
2024$316,20144$3.8 million

How to apply

The Evergreen Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Evergreen Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland2$97,464
District of Columbia16$87,441
Virginia3$54,672
New York9$26,808
California3$24,544
Massachusetts6$18,614
Pennsylvania2$3,000
Delaware1$2,000
Illinois1$1,500
New Jersey1$158

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 44 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Rockville, MD
General fund$97,214
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Arlington, VA
General fund$53,419
The Washington Instite for Near East Policy
Washington, DC
General fund$53,000
Stand With US
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$15,544
Austen Riggs
Stockbridge, MA
General fund$10,204
Israel Policy Forum
New York, NY
General fund$10,000
The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health
Washington, DC
General fund$10,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$7,500
Nantucket Film Festival
New York, NY
General fund$6,840
Adl
New York, NY
General fund$5,210
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
General fund$5,145
A Safe Place Inc
Nantucket, MA
General fund$4,000
The Anne Frank House
Washington, DC
General fund$3,608
Capital Area Food Bank
Washington, DC
General fund$2,575
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
General fund$2,500
Adas Israel Congregation
Washington, DC
General fund$2,348
American Friends of Meir Panim
Brooklyn, NY
General fund$2,148
Food and Friends
Washington, DC
General fund$2,103
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in
Newton, MA
General fund$2,000
Hillel
Washington, DC
General fund$2,000
The Lawfare Project
Wilmington, DE
General fund$2,000
Moment Magazine
Washington, DC
General fund$1,762
Amcha
Santa Cruz, CA
General fund$1,500
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
General fund$1,500
Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Nantucket, MA
General fund$1,500
Bread for the City
Washington, DC
General fund$1,057
DC Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
General fund$1,035
Martha's Tabl
Washington, DC
General fund$1,033
Central Park Conservancy
New York City, NY
General fund$1,000
Weta TV & FM
Arlington, VA
General fund$1,000
Jewish National Fund
New York, NY
General fund$900
Nantucket Dreamland
Nantucket, MA
General fund$780
Whitman-Walker Foundation
Washington, DC
General fund$537
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation
New York, NY
General fund$500
Avalon Theatre
Washington, DC
General fund$500
Juvenile Law Center
Philadelphia, PA
General fund$500
Sixth & I Synagague
Washington, DC
General fund$500
Uso
Arlington, VA
General fund$253
Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad
Bethesda, MD
General fund$250
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
General fund$238

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Evergreen Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Evergreen Foundation Inc give?

$316,201 in tax year 2024, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $1,631.

Who runs The Evergreen Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Allan M Fox (President).

What does The Evergreen Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and arts and culture.

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