Funding search · EIN 522284964 · Bethesda, MD

The Lavin 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.

83
grants reported
$1.4M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

direct

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Boston College4 grants · $250,000
  • Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation4 grants · $135,000
  • Capital Area Food Bank4 grants · $80,000
  • Caron2 grants · $80,000
  • Georgetown University2 grants · $75,000
  • Ruesch Center Georgetown University1 grant · $75,000
  • Georgetown University Ruesch Center1 grant · $75,000
  • Freshfarm4 grants · $60,000
  • Asylumworks4 grants · $50,000
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center2 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$277,500
2022
$350,000
2023
$419,000
2024
$334,500
2025

Grant history

All 83 reported grants, largest first.

  • $75,000

    Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2025

    Direct support

  • $75,000

    Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $75,000

    Ruesch Center Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $75,000

    Georgetown University Ruesch Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $50,000

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $50,000

    Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023

    Direct support

  • $50,000

    Caron · Wernersville, PA · 2023

    Direct support

  • $50,000

    Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022

    Direct support

  • $45,000

    Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $40,000

    Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    Direct support

  • $30,000

    Caron · Wernersville, PA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $25,000

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2025

    Direct support

  • $25,000

    Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $25,000

    Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Abortion Fund of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2025

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Freshfarm · Washington, DC · 2025

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Weta · Arlington, VA · 2025

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Freshfarm · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Memorial Sloan Kettering · New York, NY · 2024

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Asylumworks · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $20,000

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022

    Direct support

  • $15,000

    Spa Pwcst Paul'S the Apostle School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Direct support

  • $12,000

    St Andrew'S Episcopal School · Potomac, MD · 2025

    Direct support

  • $11,500

    St Andrew'S Episcopal School · Potomac, MD · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Asylumworks · Washington, DC · 2025

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Brain & Behavior Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Calvary Women'S Service · Washington, DC · 2025

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Friendship Place · Washington, DC · 2025

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Loyola High School · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2025

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    N Street Village · Washington, DC · 2025

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Sister Stella Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    St Paul'S the Apostle School · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Asylumworks · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Brain & Behavior Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Dc Abortion Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Friendship Place · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Loyola High School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Manifest Works · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Northern Virginia Family Service · Oakton, VA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Reproductive Freedom for All · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Sister Stella Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    St Paul'S the Apostle School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Brain & Behavior Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Dc Abortion Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Freshfarm · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Naral Pro-Choice of America · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Northern Virginia Family Service · Oakton, VA · 2023

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    St Columba'S Nursery School · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    St Paul'S the Apostle School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Asylumworks · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Freshfarm · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022

    Direct support

  • $10,000

    Naral Pro-Choice of America · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Sitar Arts Center · Washington, DC · 2025

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Baby 2 Baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Best Friends Animal Society · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Calvary Women'S Service · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    N Street Village · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Sitar Arts Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Calvary Women'S Service · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Frienship Place · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    N Street Village · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Sitar Arts Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Calvary Women'S Service · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Frienship Place · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    N Street Village · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Nvfs · Oakton, VA · 2022

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    Sitar Arts Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $5,000

    St Columba'S Nursery School · Washington, DC · 2022

    Direct support

  • $2,500

    Food Forward · North Hollywood, CA · 2025

    Direct support

  • $2,500

    Food Forward · North Hollywood, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $2,500

    Heal the Bay · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $2,500

    Miracles for Kids · Invine, CA · 2024

    Direct support

  • $2,500

    Brain & Behavior Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Direct support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.