Funding search · EIN 137049874 · Washington, DC
Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 57
- grants reported
- $887,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Martha'S Table4 grants · $105,000
- The Arc2 grants · $105,000
- Dc Central Kitchen4 grants · $105,000
- Life Pieces To Masterpieces3 grants · $70,000
- Building Bridges Across the River3 grants · $70,000
- Bright Beginnings4 grants · $60,000
- Weta3 grants · $45,000
- Bread for the City4 grants · $45,000
- Northern Virginia Family Service4 grants · $40,000
- Capital Area Food Bank4 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $70,000
The Arc · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $35,000
Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $35,000
The Arc · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $35,000
Building Bridges Across the River · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $30,000
Life Pieces To Masterpieces · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $30,000
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $30,000
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $30,000
Building Bridges Across the River · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $25,000
Life Pieces To Masterpieces · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2025
General operating support
- $20,000
Bright Beginnings · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Bright Beginnings · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Cornerstone · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $15,000
Life Pieces To Masterpieces · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Bread for the City · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Bread for the City · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Bright Beginnings · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Critical Exposure · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Foods and Friends · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Northern Virginia Family Service · Oakton, VA · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Rebuilding Together · Washingtond, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Bread for the City · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
John F Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Latin American Youth Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Northern Virginia Family Service · Oakton, VA · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Bread for the City · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Bright Beginnings · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Latin American Youth Center · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Northern Virginia Family Service · Oakton, VA · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Washington, DC · 2022
Dc schools partnership
- $10,000
Latin American Youth Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Northern Virginia Family Service · Oakton, VA · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Building Bridges Across the River · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
- $5,000
Cornerstone · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Critical Exposure · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Dc Alliance of Youth Advocates · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Dc Arts & Humanities Education · Washinton, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Rebuilding Together · Washingtond, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Urban Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $2,000
Cornerstones · Reston, VA · 2022
General operating support
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