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Who funds Capital Area Food Bank?

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 521167581

167 private foundations reported grants to Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, District of Columbia totaling $10.3 million across 172 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Bedford Falls Foundation, with $2.0 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of Capital Area Food Bank that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like Capital Area Food Bank's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

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Foundations that fund Capital Area Food Bank

The 100 largest of 167 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Bedford Falls Foundation
Virginia · 2025
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$2.0 million
Goldberg Family Foundation 217-48576810
California · 2025
Unrestricted gift1$2.0 million
The J Willard and Alice S Marriott Foundation
Maryland · 2025
General operating support3$1.1 million
The North Star Charitable Foundation
New York · 2024
General1$1.1 million
The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation D/B/A the Morningstar Foundation
Maryland · 2024
General charitable purposes2$800,000
Mars HQ Regional Foundation
New York · 2024
General support1$300,000
The Washington Home Inc
District of Columbia · 2024
Food Insecurity1$298,680
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
District of Columbia · 2024
Health1$237,500
Lucas Kaempfer Foundation Inc
Virginia · 2025
Support for solving hunger problems1$200,000
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024
Sustained food insecurity programs1$150,000
Akerson Family Foundation
Virginia · 2025 · accepts applications
To support the exempt purpose of the organization1$150,000
William S Abell Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024 · accepts applications
Hungry grant1$125,000
The Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust
Virginia · 2024
This grant supports the cafb hunger relief infrastructure addressing food insecurity in the dc area.1$100,000
Farvue Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2025
General support1$100,000
Revada Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General operating support1$100,000
Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2024
Charitable1$100,000
Potomac Health Foundation
Virginia · 2024
Short-term emergency food in pfh service area ($22,500); short-term emergency food, with a focus on wellness ($52,500)1$75,000
Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc
South Carolina · 2024
Unrestrictive1$50,000
Warmenhoven Family Foundation
Ohio · 2024
General1$50,000
Cornell Douglas Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2025
General support1$50,000
Mayberg Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024 · accepts applications
Support programming1$50,000
The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation
Maryland · 2025
General support1$50,000
A M Digiulian Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2025
General contribution1$40,000
The Keehn Family Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024
General1$40,000
Jessie M Harris Charitable Foundation
District of Columbia · 2025
General support1$40,000
Alice Shaver Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Charitable2$35,000
The van Metre Family Foundation Inc
Virginia · 2024 · accepts applications
Community assistance1$30,000
The Betty and Wes Foster Family Foundation
Virginia · 2025
General purpose1$30,000
Eugene M Lang Foundation
New York · 2025 · accepts applications
General1$29,750
Gary Saltz Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
General support1$25,000
The Robinson Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2025 · accepts applications
Direct food distribution1$25,000
Beaverdale Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General operations1$25,000
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Activities of the organization to which money was donated1$21,500
Lainoff Family Foundation Inc
New York · 2025
General charitable & educational purposes1$20,000
TD Charitable Foundation
Maine · 2024 · accepts applications
Helping to support our food insecure neighbors throughout greater washington1$20,000
The W O'Neil Foundation
Maryland · 2025 · accepts applications
Program support1$20,000
The Klapper Family Foundation Inc
North Carolina · 2025 · accepts applications
General fund1$20,000
The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024 · accepts applications
renewed general support1$20,000
The Lavin Family Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2025
Direct support1$20,000
The Rabbitt Whalen Family Foundation
Maryland · 2025
To support the fight against hunger1$20,000
The Lawrence Katzman Charitable Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
General support1$20,000
Strong Foundation of New York
New York · 2025
General support1$15,000
CB Laub Family Foundation
Maryland · 2024 · accepts applications
Food for DC area poor1$15,000
The Chesapeake Charitable Foundation
Florida · 2025 · accepts applications
Nutritious food for underserved1$15,000
Boger Family Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2023
Exempt purposes1$15,000
The Clarence B Coleman and Joan F Coleman Charitable Foundation
California · 2024
To support food assistance programs.1$15,000
Kimley-Horn Foundation
North Carolina · 2025
Counts initiative1$13,200
Ada L and Albert M Wibel Foundation
Florida · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating1$11,500
Thomas F Staley Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2025
General Contribution1$11,000
Twila Sampson Family Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2025
To provide food and resources to the needyto provide food to the needy in the washington dc area1$11,000
Robert & Dee Leggett Foundation
Virginia · 2025
Hunger relief1$11,000
Nurmi Family Foundation
Maryland · 2025
Food for hungry in dc1$10,000
The Bessie Rattner Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$10,000
Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust
District of Columbia · 2025
General operating support1$10,000
The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2025
Founddation donation1$10,000
The Krone Foundation Inc
New York · 2025
Sustaining1$10,000
Alford Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2024
General support1$10,000
The Dla Piper Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General exempt purpose1$10,000
The Janning Family Foundation
Missouri · 2024
Charitable contributions1$10,000
Naderkhani Family Foundation
Virginia · 2024
To address the root causes of hunger1$10,000
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Virginia · 2024 · accepts applications
Supporting our food insecure neighbors in northern virginia1$10,000
S Kann Sons Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2025 · accepts applications
To be used by the charitable organization as desired.1$10,000
Mary Catherine Bunting Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization1$10,000
Nora Roberts Foundation
Maryland · 2025
Operations1$10,000
Bender Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2024
Support for zinzi christmas1$10,000
Susan Lynde Duval Phipps Foundation Inc
Virginia · 2024
To support provision of meals to those in need1$10,000
The Stanley & Pearl Goodman Charitable Foundation
District of Columbia · 2025
General support1$10,000
Spencer Charitable Foundation
Texas · 2024
For operating charity purpose1$10,000
Ivorybill Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Unrestricted1$10,000
The Smart Family Fund
Illinois · 2024
Direct food support - 20241$10,000
Cedarwood Family Fdn Inc
New Jersey · 2025
Unrestricted general1$10,000
The Tomares Family Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2025
general support1$8,500
The Reba A Will Foundation
Maryland · 2025
Community aid - provide meals and groceries to those in need1$8,500
Jerome A & Deena L Kaplan Family Foundation
Maryland · 2025
Charitable1$7,000
Elno Family Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2025
$2,000 - general support$4,000 - supplemental donation for snap during shutdown1$6,000
International Paper Company Foundation
Tennessee · 2024 · accepts applications
Feeding our neighbors in need in the greater washington region1$5,500
Joe & Missy Walsh Family Foundation
Maryland · 2025
To feed the hunger1$5,000
Joel Dean Foundation
Maryland · 2025
Program support1$5,000
Hirsch Family Foundation
Texas · 2024
2024 contribution1$5,000
Jean T and Heyward G Pelham Foundation
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$5,000
The Sidley Austin Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General support1$5,000
The Stone Soup Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2025
Humanitarian1$5,000
Robert & Margaret McNamara Foundation 2
California · 2024
General donation1$5,000
Van Wie Family Foundation
Texas · 2024
To provide meals and assistance in distributing meals to the capital area's indigent families.1$5,000
Nelson Talbott Foundation
District of Columbia · 2024
General needs or purpose1$5,000
Susan Stuart Seiler Family Foundation
Nebraska · 2025 · accepts applications
Charitable1$5,000
Lester Poretsky Family Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024
Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization1$5,000
SPM Foundation Inc
North Carolina · 2024
Support services1$5,000
The Thelma and Melvin Lenkin Family Charitable Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2024
To assist charity in its stated goal1$5,000
Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation
District of Columbia · 2024
General operating support1$5,000
Ernst & Gertrude Ticho Foundation Charitable Foundation
Florida · 2025
Special gift1$5,000
Cummins-Levenstein Charitable Found
New Jersey · 2025 · accepts applications
Charity1$5,000
Klem Family Foundation Inc
New York · 2025 · accepts applications
General funds1$5,000
David & Lorna Gladstone Foundation
Virginia · 2024
Carrying on charitable purposes of exempt organization1$5,000
McNamara Foundation 3
District of Columbia · 2025
Food needs1$4,500
The Greene-Milstein Family Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
Charitable support1$4,000
Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General charitable purpose1$4,000
Redskin Foundation Inc George Preston Marshall Foundation
Maryland · 2025 · accepts applications
To support youth activities1$4,000
The 2492 Fund
Georgia · 2023
Charitable1$4,000
The Matthew Korn and Cynthia Miller Family Foundation Inc
Virginia · 2024 · accepts applications
To feed low-income and homeless residents of the Washington DC area.1$4,000

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Capital Area Food Bank?

Bedford Falls Foundation, Goldberg Family Foundation 217-48576810, The J Willard and Alice S Marriott Foundation, The North Star Charitable Foundation and The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation D/B/A the Morningstar Foundation, and 162 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Capital Area Food Bank get from foundations?

$10.3 million in 172 reported grants from 167 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Akerson Family Foundation, William S Abell Foundation Inc, Mayberg Foundation Inc, The van Metre Family Foundation Inc and Eugene M Lang Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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