Funding search · EIN 526036989 · Washington, DC

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz

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

1,380
grants reported
$66.7M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$35,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Smithsonian Institution3 grants · $2.0M
  • John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts4 grants · $1.9M
  • Planned Parenthood Association of Metropolitan Washington Dc2 grants · $875,000
  • Rock Creek Conservancy3 grants · $825,000
  • Shakespeare Theatre1 grant · $825,000
  • Capital Area Food Bank3 grants · $725,000
  • Building Bridges Across the River - Thearc2 grants · $700,000
  • Weta2 grants · $681,300
  • Education Forward Dc3 grants · $625,000
  • Manna3 grants · $587,500

Giving over time

$21.1M
2022
$22.6M
2023
$22.9M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,380 grants.

  • $1.2M

    Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024

    Arts and humanities

  • $950,000

    John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Washington, DC · 2022

    Arts & humanities

  • $825,000

    Shakespeare Theatre · Washington, DC · 2023

    Arts and humanities

  • $800,000

    Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023

    Arts and humanities

  • $681,000

    Weta · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Arts and humanities

  • $675,000

    Planned Parenthood Association of Metropolitan Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2022

    Health

  • $560,000

    Dreaming Out Loud · Washington, DC · 2024

    Envrionment

  • $525,000

    Rock Creek Conservancy · Bethesday, MD · 2023

    Environment

  • $500,000

    Blair House Restoration Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $475,000

    John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Washington, DC · 2024

    Arts and humanities

  • $475,000

    John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Washington, DC · 2023

    Arts and humanities

  • $450,000

    Building Bridges Across the River - Thearc · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $332,500

    National Gallery of Art · Landover, MD · 2024

    Arts and humanities

  • $325,000

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022

    Health

  • $300,000

    Whitman-Walker Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Health

  • $275,000

    Rock Creek Conservancy · Bethesday, MD · 2024

    Envrionment

  • $275,000

    Abraham and Laura Lisner Home for Aged Women · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $260,000

    Manna · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $255,000

    Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2022

    Community service

  • $250,000

    Education Forward Dc · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $250,000

    Manna · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $250,000

    Washington Area Women'S Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $250,000

    Washington Area Women'S Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $250,000

    Building Bridges Across the River - Thearc · Washington, DC · 2022

    Community service

  • $250,000

    Education Forward Dc · Washington, DC · 2022

    Education

  • $250,000

    The Greater Washington Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Community service

  • $240,000

    Horton'S Kids · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $240,000

    Horton'S Kids · Washington, DC · 2022

    Education

  • $237,500

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024

    Health

  • $232,000

    Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers · Washington, DC · 2022

    Health

  • $225,000

    Building Bridges Across the River · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $225,000

    Greater Washington Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $225,000

    Olney Theatre Corporation · Olney, MD · 2023

    Arts and humanities

  • $220,000

    Signature Theatre · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Arts and humanities

  • $201,666

    Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Arts and humanities

  • $201,666

    Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Arts & humanities

  • $200,000

    Identity · Gaithersburg, MD · 2024

    Community services

  • $200,000

    Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2024

    Health

  • $200,000

    Washington Latin Public Charter School · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $200,000

    Identity · Gaithersburg, MD · 2023

    Community services

  • $200,000

    Planned Parenthood Association of Metropolitan Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2023

    Health

  • $200,000

    Trinity College · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $200,000

    Trinity College · Washington, DC · 2022

    Education

  • $182,500

    Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $180,000

    Latin American Youth Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Community service

  • $170,000

    Calvary Women'S Services · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $170,000

    Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2023

    Community services

  • $167,500

    National Gallery of Art · Washington, DC · 2023

    Arts and humanities

  • $162,500

    Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2023

    Health

  • $150,000

    Lisc Dc · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $150,000

    Montgomery Housing Partnership · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Community services

  • $150,000

    Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $150,000

    Tlc-the Treatment and Learning Centers · Rockville, MD · 2023

    Education

  • $150,000

    Dc Public Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Education

  • $140,000

    Medstar Health · Columbia, MD · 2022

    Health

  • $138,500

    Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $137,500

    Jubilee Housing · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $137,500

    Jubilee Housing · Washington, DC · 2022

    Community service

  • $135,000

    National Building Museum · Washington, DC · 2022

    Arts & humanities

  • $130,000

    Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $130,000

    Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2024

    Community services

  • $125,000

    Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $125,000

    Education Forward Dc · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $125,000

    Sitar Arts Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    Arts and humanities

  • $125,000

    Olney Theatre Corporation · Olney, MD · 2022

    Arts & humanities

  • $125,000

    Sitar Arts Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Arts & humanities

  • $125,000

    Washington Area Women'S Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Community service

  • $125,000

    Wendt Center for Loss and Healing · Washington, DC · 2022

    Health

  • $120,000

    Mary House · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $120,000

    Sitar Arts Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Arts and humanities

  • $120,000

    Ayuda · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $117,500

    National Building Museum · Washington, DC · 2023

    Arts and humanities

  • $115,000

    Fair Chance · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $115,000

    Wendt Center for Loss and Healing · Washington, DC · 2024

    Health

  • $115,000

    Wendt Center for Loss and Healing · Washington, DC · 2023

    Health

  • $115,000

    Center for Inspired Teaching · Washington, DC · 2022

    Education

  • $112,500

    Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $112,500

    Friends of Compass · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $112,500

    Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries · Washington, DC · 2022

    Community service

  • $110,000

    George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community services

  • $110,000

    The Washington Ballet · Washington, DC · 2024

    Arts and humanities

  • $110,000

    George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2022

    Community service

  • $110,000

    Washington Ballet · Washington, DC · 2022

    Arts & humanities

  • $105,000

    Recovery Cafe Dc · Washington, DC · 2024

    Health

  • $105,000

    Iona Senior Services · Washington, DC · 2022

    Community service

  • $102,500

    Washington Performing Arts Society · Washington, DC · 2022

    Arts & humanities

  • $100,000

    Center City Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $100,000

    Dc Public Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $100,000

    Mamatoto Village · Washington, DC · 2024

    Health

  • $100,000

    Rocketship Education Dc · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $100,000

    Urban Teacher Center · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Education

  • $100,000

    Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $100,000

    Calvary Women'S Services · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $100,000

    Casa · Langley Park, MD · 2023

    Community services

  • $100,000

    Dc Charter School Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $100,000

    Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2023

    Community services

  • $100,000

    Medstar Health · Columbia, MD · 2023

    Health

  • $100,000

    Washington Performing Arts · Washington, DC · 2023

    Arts and humanities

  • $100,000

    Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $100,000

    Casa · Langley Park, MD · 2022

    Community service

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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.