Funding search · EIN 201512250 · Hume, VA
The Forster Family 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.
- 62
- grants reported
- $6.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Austin College2 grants · $1.0M
- Archbishop Carroll High School2 grants · $900,000
- Vienna Presbyterian Church3 grants · $700,000
- National Capital Area Council2 grants · $572,496
- Catholic Extension3 grants · $446,720
- Elizabeth Seton High School2 grants · $300,000
- Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington1 grant · $250,000
- American Precision Museum3 grants · $250,000
- Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole2 grants · $200,000
- Grand Teton National Park Foundation2 grants · $150,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 62 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
Austin College · Sherman, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $500,000
Austin College · Sherman, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $500,000
Archbishop Carroll High School · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $450,000
Vienna Presbyterian Church · Wvienna, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $400,000
Archbishop Carroll High School · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $300,000
National Capital Area Council · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $272,496
National Capital Area Council · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Charitable
- $250,000
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $200,000
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $200,000
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $150,000
Elizabeth Seton High School · Bladensburg, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $150,000
Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2024
Charitable
- $150,000
Vienna Presbyterian Church · Wvienna, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $150,000
Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $150,000
Elizabeth Seton High School · Bladensburg, MD · 2022
Charitable
- $125,000
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $110,000
The Potomac School · McLean, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
American Precision Museum · Windsor, VT · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
American Precision Museum · Windsor, VT · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Jackson, WY · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
Vienna Presbyterian Church · Wvienna, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $75,000
Evergreen Christian School · Leesburg, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $75,000
Iona House · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $75,000
Iona House · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $75,000
Appletree Institute for Education Innovation · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $55,000
The Episcopal Church of Leeds Parish · Markham, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $55,000
The Episcopal Church of Leeds Parish · Markham, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Communities in Schools · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Communities in Schools · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Cycle Connect · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Jackson, WY · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
The Flint Hill School · Oakton, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
The Knowledge Pledge · Orlean, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Tzedek Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
American Precision Museum · Windsor, VT · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
City Kids · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Cycle Connect · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
The Flint Hill School · Oakton, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
The Knowledge Pledge · Orlean, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
The Meadowbrook School · Weston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $46,720
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $40,000
Fellowship Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $35,000
Artists in Middleburg · Middleburg, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $30,000
Fauquier County Food Bank · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
The Father McKenna Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
The Metropolitan Club Preservation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Franklin Central Junior High · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Holy Cross Health Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
The Father McKenna Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Artists in Middleburg · Middleburg, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Holy Cross Health Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
San Miguel School · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
The Metropolitan Club Preservation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Order of Malta · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
The Flint Hill School · Oakton, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
The Potomac School · McLean, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
The Potomac School · McLean, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $12,000
Fauquier County Food Bank · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Ceca Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Fauquier County Food Bank · Warrenton, VA · 2022
Charitable
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