Alisann and Terry Collins Foundation

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Arlington, Virginia · EIN 27-2764310 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$1.9M

Organizations funded55

Typical grant$10,000

Total assets$46.7M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $30,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Human Services5
Health4
Animal Welfare3
Arts & Culture3
Children & Youth3
Education2

Where it gives

89% of grants went outside Virginia.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
St Patrick's Episcopal Day School	Washington, DC	General use	$275,000
George Washington University	Washington, DC	General use	$250,000
University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	General use	$110,500
Alzheimer's Association	Chicago, IL	General use	$100,000
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation	New York, NY	General use	$100,000
Fair Chance	Washington, DC	General use	$100,000
Building Bridges Across the River at the Arc	Washington, DC	General use	$75,000
Cure Alzheimer's Fund	Wellesley Hills, MA	General use	$75,000
University of Denver	Denver, CO	General use	$65,000
Rare Hope	Washington, DC	General use	$60,000
Arc of Northern Va	Fairfax, VA	General use	$50,000
Children's National Hospital Foundation	Silver Spring, MD	General use	$50,000
Youth for Tomorrow	Bristow, VA	General use	$50,000
Charleston Habitat for Humanity	Charleston, SC	General use	$30,000
Horizons Greater Washington	Washington, DC	General use	$25,000
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts	Washington, DC	General use	$25,000
National Gallery of Art	Landover, MD	General use	$25,000
Nephcure	Collegeville, PA	General use	$25,000
St Patrick's Episcopal Church	Washington, DC	General use	$25,000
The Washington Ballet	Washington, DC	General use	$25,000
Washington Winter Show	Washington, DC	General use	$25,000
Georgetown Ministry Center	Washington, DC	General use	$20,000
Jane Goodall Institute	Washington, DC	General use	$15,000
Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation	Carmel, IN	General use	$15,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation	Washington, DC	General use	$15,000
The National Theatre	Washington, DC	General use	$15,000
Best Kids	Washington, DC	General use	$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma	Tulsa, OK	General use	$10,000
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue	Asheville, NC	General use	$10,000
Cancer Action	Overland Park, KS	General use	$10,000
Christ Church Georgetown	Washington, DC	General use	$10,000
Ella's Kids	District Heights, MD	General use	$10,000
Fair Girls	Washington, DC	General use	$10,000
Flag Star Foundation	Washington, DC	General use	$10,000
Greenspring Village Scholarship Fund	Springfield, VA	General use	$10,000
Kiawah Conservancy	Kiawah Island, SC	General use	$10,000
Low Country Food Bank	Charleston, SC	General use	$10,000
My Sister's Place	Washington, DC	General use	$10,000
Polar Bears International	Bozeman, MT	General use	$10,000
Save the Chimps	Fort Pierce, FL	General use	$10,000
The Field School for Annual Fund	Washington, DC	General use	$10,000
Tudor Place	Washington, DC	General use	$10,000
Washington National Cathedral	Washington, DC	General use	$10,000
Club Foundation Inc	Bethesda, MD	General use	$7,500
Benedictine Sisters	Bristow, VA	General use	$5,000
Child Help	Scottsdale, AZ	General use	$5,000
City Kids Wilderness Project	Washington, DC	General use	$5,000
Echo Inc	Springfield, VA	General use	$5,000
Georgetown University Street Law Clinic	Washington, DC	General use	$5,000
Merri-Mac Foundation	Black Mountain, NC	Gneral use	$5,000
The Historic Georgetown Club Foundation	Washington, DC	General use	$5,000
Santa Barbara Birth Center	Santa Barbara, CA	General use	$3,000
All Hallows Guild	Washington, DC	General use	$2,500
Heart's Cry Ministry	Raleigh, NC	General use	$2,500
Dover Children's Home	Dover, NH	General use	$1,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$1,867,000	55
2024	$2,135,010	56
2023	$1,693,510	60

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611349349103791
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 27-2764310
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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