Funding search · EIN 883660579 · Bethesda, MD
The Dear Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 11
- grants reported
- $132,500
- total given
- 2023–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. 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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1 grant matching “giveback” · $5,000
- $5,000
Project Giveback Community Service Org · Washington, DC · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
Grant history
All 11 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2023
Provide support for general operating expenses
- $10,000
Adkins Arboretum · Ridgely, MD · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
- $10,000
Building African Minds · Easton, MD · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
- $10,000
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage · Chester, MD · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
- $10,000
Red Wiggler Foundation · Clarksburg, MD · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
- $10,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Easton, MD · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
- $10,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
- $10,000
Thrive Dc · Waswhington, DC · 2024
Provide support for generaloperating expenses
- $5,000
Father McKenna Center · Wawshington, DC · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
- $5,000
Project Giveback Community Service Org · Washington, DC · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
- $2,500
Phillips Wharf Environmental Center · Easton, MD · 2024
Provide support for general operating expenses
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