Open Foundations · District of Columbia

Walter a Bloedorn Foundation

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 520846147. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $728K across 65 grants in 2024, a median of $8K each.

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$728K
paid in 2024
65
grants paid
$8K
median grant
23%
to first-time recipients
$7.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
ROBERT DAVIS WALTER A BLOEDORN FOUN
Address
888 17TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20006
Phone
2028798926
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
REQUEST MAY BE MADE BY SUBMITTING A GRANT APPLICATION FORM AND SHOULD INCLUDE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM AND TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF DONEE.
Submission deadline
GENERALLY, REQUESTS SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 31, TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE APRIL BOARD MEETING.
Restrictions on awards
GRANTS NORMALLY RANGE FROM $1,000 TO $40,000. PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO APPLICANTS IN THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, DC AREA.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202511349349105111. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

early childhoodchildhood educationyoung childreneducation developmentfamiliesyouthsocialstudents

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 65 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Medstar Washington Hospital Center (mwhc)DC$50,000PROGRAM PROVIDES HEALTH CARE, PARENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR MOTHER AND CHILDREN UP TO THREE
2Sibley Memorial Hospital FoundationDC$50,000SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NURSES
3Ivymount School IncMD$45,000TO SUPPORT OPERATING EXPENSES
4Rs Lourie Ctr for Infants and Young ChildrenMD$25,000TO SUPPORT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
5The Family Place IncDC$25,000PROGRAMS TO EMPOWER LOW-INCOME LATINO FAMILIES. DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN UP TO 4 THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES
6Bright BeginningsDC$20,000TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
7Horton's KidsDC$20,000EMPOWERS KIDS IN WASHINGTON, DC
8House of RuthDC$20,000TO SUPPORT KIDSPACE CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
9La Cocina Va Dba Kitchen of PurposeVA$20,000USES THE POWER OF FOOD AS AN AGENT FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE
10The Maddux SchoolMD$20,000SUPPORT PROGRAM SERVING YOUNG CHILDREN (4-8 YEARS OLD) WITH LEARNING AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES
11Appletree Institute for Education InnovationDC$15,000TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
12Bishop John T Walker School for BoysDC$15,000TO SUPPORT 2021-2022 STUDENT SPONSORSHIPS
13Educare DcDC$15,000TO SUPPORT YOUR GREATEST NEEDS
14Friends of Fort Dupont Ice ArenaDC$15,000THE "KIDS ON ICE" PROGRAM
15Hope and a HomeDC$15,000TO SUPPORT HOUSING UNITS FOR HOMELESS AND VERY LOW INCOME FAMILIES

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202037$357K
202144$408K
202246$390K
202342$385K
202465$728K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
District of Columbia63%
Maryland22%
Virginia14%
North Carolina2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

H Gregory PlattsDIRECTOR · 2024
John a SargentDIRECTOR · 2024
John a Sargent JrVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 2024
Kathryn E DavisDIRECTOR · 2024
Robert E DavisPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 2024
Stephanie De SibourSECRETARY/DIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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