Funding search · EIN 208607863 · Wilmington, DE

Lawrence and Sherian Washington Family

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

81
grants reported
$566,500
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
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

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Top recipients

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  • Wayne State University7 grants · $252,000
  • University of Detroit Mercy4 grants · $182,000
  • Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program3 grants · $57,000
  • Loyola High School1 grant · $10,000
  • Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order4 grants · $7,000
  • Smile Train4 grants · $6,000
  • Project Peanut Butter4 grants · $6,000
  • Midnight Golf Program3 grants · $5,000
  • Detroit Impact4 grants · $4,000
  • Gateway Healthcare3 grants · $3,500

Giving over time

$21,500
2022
$222,500
2023
$146,500
2024
$176,000
2025

Grant history

All 81 reported grants, largest first.

  • $90,000

    University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Lawrence and Sherian Washington Family Foundation Scholarship fund

  • $83,000

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Washington Scholars Program

  • $80,000

    University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Lawrence and Sherian Washington Family Foundation Scholarship Fund

  • $77,000

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Washington Detroit Scholars Program

  • $42,000

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Washington Detroit Scholars Program

  • $21,000

    Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    Bbuwp csc workers travel and incentives fund & defray homeowners operations and maintenance costs

  • $21,000

    Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program · Montgomery, AL · 2023

    Grant to fund Installation of two wastewater systems.

  • $15,000

    Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program · Montgomery, AL · 2025

    System Maintenance Costs For those in the Country who need Assistance

  • $12,500

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Detroit Fellows Tutor Program

  • $12,500

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project

  • $12,500

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Washington Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project

  • $12,500

    Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Washington Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project

  • $10,000

    Loyola High School · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Dean Lawrence Canjar Endowed Student Support Fund sponsored by the Chemical Engineering Class of 1968

  • $3,000

    Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order · Detroit, MI · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Project Peanut Butter · Maplewood, MO · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Gateway Healthcare · Midland, MI · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Dean Lawrence Canjar Endowed Student Support Fund

  • $2,000

    Midnight Golf Program · Bingham Farms, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Midnight Golf Program · Bingham Farms, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order · Detroit, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,500

    Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,500

    Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Avalon Village · Highland Park, MI · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Cancer Care · New York, NY · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Detroit Impact · Detroit, MI · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Pasadena Waldorf School · Altadena, CA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Project Peanut Butter · Maplewood, MO · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    United Friends of the Children · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Black Girls Code · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Court Appointed Special Advocates Casa · Texas City, TX · 2024

    To help CASA kids

  • $1,000

    Detroit Impact · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Experimental Station · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Gateway Healthcare · Midland, MI · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Hidden Genius Project · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Midnight Golf Program · Bingham Farms, MI · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Project Peanut Butter · Maplewood, MO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order · Detroit, MI · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Sue Duncan Childrens Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Code Org · Seattle, WA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Cuddling Care · Houston, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Detroit Impact · Detroit, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Experimental Station · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Families To Freedom · Dallas, TX · 2023

    The Snacks Fund

  • $1,000

    Hidden Genius Project · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Project Peanut Butter · Maplewood, MO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order · Detroit, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Sue Duncan Childrens Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    United Friends of the Children · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Avalon Village · Highland Park, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Black Belt Community Foundation · Selma, AL · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Children 4 Tomorrow · Houston, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Detroit Impact · Detroit, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Experimental Station · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Hidden Genius Project · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Homemade Hope for Homeless Children · Houston, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Justice Defenders · Claymont, DE · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    United Friends of the Children · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Bridging Tech Charitable Fund · San Mateo, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Camp Taylor · Modesto, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Feed America · Houston, TX · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Good Sports · Braintree, MA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Kaboom · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston in · Houston, TX · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Stepping Into Shoes · Houston, TX · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    United Friends of the Children · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Foster Success · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Kaboom · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Lunches of Love · Rosenberg, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Ronald McDonald House of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Code Org · Seattle, WA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Gateway Healthcare · Midland, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Kids Meals · Houston, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Lunches of Love · Rosenberg, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Northshore Amateur Sports Academy · Gary, IN · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $500

    Ronald McDonald House of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

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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.