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Rafael Madan & Lilian Casas Foundation

Preselected recipients only Oakton, Virginia · EIN 260027349

Rafael Madan & Lilian Casas Foundation is a private foundation in Oakton, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $170,360 in 59 grants; the typical grant was $1,400 and the largest $15,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $157,360 the year before.

5% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$151,01067$1.6 million
2024$157,36061$1.9 million
2025$170,36059$2.0 million

How to apply

Rafael Madan & Lilian Casas Foundation 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 Rafael Madan & Lilian Casas Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 16 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia26$94,600
California5$19,250
Maryland4$10,775
Alabama1$10,000
District of Columbia4$7,760
Nebraska1$5,700
Ohio3$5,275
Pennsylvania3$5,200
Colorado2$3,925
Illinois1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 59 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bakhita Kids
Great Falls, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$15,000
Ewtn
Irondale, AL
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$10,000
Secular Institute Stabat Mater
McLean, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$10,000
The Saints and Scholars Foundation Mater Dei School Cork Ireland
Front Royal, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$10,000
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$10,000
Holy Family Academy
Manassas, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$9,500
St Catherine of Siena
Great Falls, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$8,000
Institute of Catholic Culture
McLean, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$7,500
Christendom College Covadonga Scholarship
Front Royal, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$7,000
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Washington, DC
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$6,000
Carmelite Monastery of Jesus Mary and Joseph
Valparaiso, NE
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$5,700
St John the Beloved parish
McLean, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$4,500
Togo Mission Inc
Gaithersburg, MD
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$4,500
Life Legal Defense Foundation
Napa, CA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$4,000
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
South Abington, PA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$4,000
St Michaels Abbey
Silverado, CA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$4,000
St Timothy Catholic Church
Chantilly, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$4,000
Focus
Denver, CO
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$3,600
Catholic Hoos at St Thomas Aquinas University Parish
Charlottesville, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$3,500
Institute of the Incarnate Word Hogar San Martin de Tours
Chillum, MD
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$3,500
St Leo Catholic Church
Fairfax, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$3,400
The Hildebrand Project
Steubenville, OH
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$3,000
Summit Academy
Fredericksburg, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$2,750
St Lukes Parish at St Ignatius
Fort Washington, MD
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$2,500
Thomas More Society
Chicago, IL
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$2,500
Population Research Institute
Front Royal, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$2,200
St Joseph Foundation
San Antonio, OH
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$2,000
St Timothy Catholic Church
Chantilly, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$1,500
St Anthony Academy
Farifax, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$1,500
Missionaries of Charity
Washington, DC
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$1,400
Aid to the Church in Need
Brooklyn, NY
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$1,250
Carmel of Jesus Mary and Joseph
Fairfield, PA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$1,100
Catholic Answers
San Diego, CA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$1,100
Carmelite Monks of Wyoming of Most BVM of Mt Carmel
Cody, WY
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$1,000
Children of God for Life
Hideaway, TX
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$1,000
Poor Clares
Alexandria, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$1,000
Catholic League
New York, NY
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$550
American Life League
Stafford, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$500
Knights of Columbus Charities
New Haven, CT
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$500
Friends of Solidarite Fraternitas
Oakton, VA
The foundations charitable activities consisted of donations made to various roman catholic church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rafael Madan & Lilian Casas Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Rafael Madan & Lilian Casas Foundation give?

$170,360 in tax year 2025, across 59 grants, with a typical grant of $1,400.

Who runs Rafael Madan & Lilian Casas Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lilian C Madan (Director & President), Amando R Madan (Director & Vice-Presient), Alicia Madan Salas (Director & Sec Treas) and Gisela Madan Trujillo (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Rafael Madan & Lilian Casas Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and youth programs.

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