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The van Metre Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Fairfax, Virginia · EIN 134234557

The van Metre Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Fairfax, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $463,768 in 81 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $599,050 the year before.

16% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$599,05091$6.0 million
2024$463,76881$6.2 million

How to apply

ContactAlison van Metre Paley Co the VM Fa
9900 Main St Ste 500, Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone or email(703) 425-2600
What to submitLetter

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The van Metre Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia29$184,523
Maryland7$92,000
District of Columbia18$83,500
Massachusetts6$28,000
Florida4$19,834
California6$19,055
New York6$15,591
North Carolina2$10,000
Tennessee2$9,265
New Jersey1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 81 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Koenig Private Foundation Inc)
Dowell, MD
Art programs and exhibits$30,000
Capital Area Food Bank
Washington, DC
Community assistance$30,000
Children's National Hospital Foundation
Silver Spring, MD
Health care$30,000
Seven Loaves Services Inc
Middleburg, VA
Community assistance$27,000
The Hill School
Middleburg, VA
Educational resources$20,000
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Alexandria, VA
Youth assistance$15,123
Women Giving Back
Sterling, VA
Community assistance$15,000
Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area
Olney, MD
Community assistance$12,500
American Red Cross
Fairfax, VA
Community assistance$12,000
K9S for Warriors
Ponte Vedra, FL
Veteran resources$12,000
Capital Caring
Falls Church, VA
Health care$10,000
Emerging Scholars
Arlington, VA
Educational resources$10,000
Marymount University
Arlington, VA
Educational resources$10,000
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Nantucket, MA
Health care$10,000
National Gallery of Art
Landover, MD
Art programs and exhibits$10,000
Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC
Health care$10,000
The Lab School Fund
Washington, DC
Educational resources$10,000
Windy Hill Foundation
Middleburg, VA
Community assistance$10,000
Chicano Mentoring Association
Santa Ana, CA
Community assistance$8,000
Polo for Life Inc
Wellington, FL
Health care$5,334
Homeaid National Capital Region
Chantilly, VA
Community assistance$5,300
A Place to Be
Middleburg, VA
Community assistance$5,000
American Cancer Society
Hagerstown, MD
Health care$5,000
Arlington Food Assistance Center
Arlington, VA
Community assistance$5,000
Charity Water (Charity Global Inc)
Franklin, TN
Community assistance$5,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Health care$5,000
Ecu Educational Foundation (Pirate Club)
Greenville, NC
Educational resources$5,000
Habitat for Humanity Nantucket
Nantucket, MA
Community assistance$5,000
Homestretch Inc
Falls Church, VA
Community assistance$5,000
Middleburg Humane Foundation
Middleburg, VA
Animal care$5,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Nantucket, MA
Environmental support$5,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Washington, DC
Art programs and exhibits$5,000
North Carolina Community Foundation
Raleigh, NC
Community assistance$5,000
Sconset Trust
Siasconset, MA
Environmental support$5,000
The Washington Ballet
Washington, DC
Art programs and exhibits$5,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Health care$4,265
Hospice Cup Inc
Annapolis, MD
Art programs and exhibits$3,500
Middleburg Community Center Foundation
Middleburg, VA
Community assistance$3,500
American Friends of Sentebale
New York, NY
Community assistance$3,341
Cure Addiction Now
Los Angeles, CA
Community assistance$3,325

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The van Metre Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The van Metre Family Foundation Inc give?

$463,768 in tax year 2024, across 81 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The van Metre Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Albert G van Metre Jr (Director) and Alison van Metre Paley (President).

What does The van Metre Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and youth programs.

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