Bainum Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyWashington, District of Columbia · EIN 23-7000192 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$16.1M
Organizations funded114
Typical grant$75,000
Total assets$752.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $170,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 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.
Where it gives
78% of grants went outside District of Columbia.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Forge Academy | Pine Forge, PA | Emergency repairs for pine forge academy facilities | $1,000,000 |
| Educare DC | Washington, DC | Wevision earlyed solutions lab site | $930,000 |
| DC Action for Children | Washington, DC | Fy24 foundation grant | $800,000 |
| Brynmor Early Education & Preschool | Falls Church, VA | Wevision earlyed solutions lab site | $650,000 |
| Adventhealth Foundation Central Florida | Orlando, FL | Wevision earlyed solutions lab site (ece center). | $550,000 |
| High Scope | Ypsilanti, MI | Wevision earlyed solutions lab site | $550,000 |
| Toledo Day Nursery | Toledo, OH | Wevision earlyed solutions lab site (ece center). | $550,000 |
| Purpose Built Communities Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | Explote ideal child care system within purpose built communities network | $500,000 |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute | Washington, DC | Fy25 foundation grant | $400,000 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | Wevision systems level | $350,000 |
| Operation Child Care Project | San Antonio, TX | Wevision earlyed solutions lab site (trusted caregivers) | $338,000 |
| Community Coalition of Sussex Virginia | Jarratt, VA | Construction project - community center and elc va | $325,000 |
| DC Early Learning Collaborative Inc | Washington, DC | Fy25 foundation grant | $320,000 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | Ecdan/Arnec/Afecn collaboration grant: building ecd capacity at global, regional, and national levels and expanding initiatives to address… | $295,776 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | Providing DC teachers with items from their wish list - bff will exclusively support the pre- K, and kindergarten. | $250,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | Faith-Based development initiative | $250,000 |
| First Children's Finance | Minneapolis, MN | Wevision systems level | $250,000 |
| Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | Emergency funding - impact on hurricane milton, hurricane helene on ec programs and trusted caregivers | $250,000 |
| Northern Illinois University Foundation | Dekalb, IL | Wevision systems level | $250,000 |
| Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children | Burlington, VT | Wevision systems level | $250,000 |
| Spaces in Action | Washington, DC | Fy24 bff grant | $240,000 |
| Brac USA | New York, NY | Brac play lab home-based daycare project in bangladesh | $234,286 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | Learning through play opportunities for refugee children in jijiga, somali region | $200,000 |
| Military Family Advisory Network | Arlington, VA | Research study and government relations capacity | $200,000 |
| New America | Washington, DC | To serve as wevision media partner | $200,000 |
| Semillitas Early Learning Inc | Washington, DC | Wevision solutions lab site | $200,000 |
| Semillitas Early Learning Inc | Washington, DC | Wevision earlyed solutions lab site (ece center) | $200,000 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | Developing and testing a model for improving childcare in ghana by strengthening linkages between childcare and primary healthcare,… | $171,949 |
| Aga Khan Foundation | Washington, DC | Integrated ecd initiative in bihar, india | $170,000 |
| Naples Adventist Christian School | Naples, FL | Matching grant for expansion project | $166,022 |
| All Our Kin | New Haven, CT | Wevision systems level | $150,000 |
| Capita Social Inc | Greenville, SC | Wevision systems level | $150,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | Catalyzing quality sustainable and replicable daycare services in lesotho | $150,000 |
| Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | Supporting early childhood development in honduras (seed-hn) | $150,000 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | To support mpn to convene groups to discuss policy advocacy efforts in the dmv area and to support convenings around public/private… | $150,000 |
| National League of Cities Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Wevision systems level | $150,000 |
| Onesky for All Children | Berkeley, CA | Building better futures, vietnam | $150,000 |
| Operation Child Care Project | San Antonio, TX | Wevision solutions lab site | $150,000 |
| Think Small | St Paul, MN | Wevision systems level | $150,000 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | Impact of healthcare4childcare in the district of columbia | $150,000 |
| Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Baltimore, MD | Wevision media partner | $150,000 |
| Vox Media LLC | Washington, DC | To serve as a wevision media partner | $150,000 |
| Iact | Redondo Beach, CA | Early childhood education for refugee children in eastern chad | $149,952 |
| Lift Orlando | Orlando, FL | For knowledge management implementation | $138,000 |
| Education Pioneers Inc | Boston, MA | Coaching for executive representation program | $130,000 |
| Beloved Community Services Corporation | Baltimore, MD | Support of the justice thurgood marshall amenity center | $100,000 |
| Cherry Hill Strong Inc | Baltimore, MD | Internal capacity for leadership & operations | $100,000 |
| Eat Real Certified Inc | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Enough Community Support Fund | Washington, DC | Enough community support fund | $100,000 |
| Fair Budget Coalition | Washington, DC | Fy25 bff grant | $100,000 |
| Global Campaign for Education-Us | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Leadership Montgomery | Rockville, MD | General operating grant | $100,000 |
| National Newspaper Publishing Association | Washington, DC | To serve as a wevision early ed media partner | $100,000 |
| Orlando Sentinel Communications Company LLC | Willoughby, OH | To serve as a wevision early ed media partner | $100,000 |
| Port Discovery Children's Museum | Baltimore, MD | Expand access to museum experiences for young children, from (birth-5), in baltimore and pd for ece | $100,000 |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | Support of the early learning manager position that will focus on the 3 core capacity building strategies: school readiness; community… | $100,000 |
| Washington Area Women's Foundation | Washington, DC | To engage a consultant to provide executive-level operations support | $100,000 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Itasca, IL | Thrive coalition: building u.s. government champions for global early childhood development | $75,000 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | To continue support of the anti-racist DC (ardc) initiative | $75,000 |
| Child Care Aware of Washington | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $75,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 114 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Path | Seattle, WA | Developing and testing a model for improving childcare in ghana by strengthening linkages between childcare and primary healthcare,… | $467,725 |
| Brac USA | New York, NY | Brac play lab home-based daycare project in bangladesh | $234,286 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | Learning through play opportunities for refugee children in jijiga, somali region | $200,000 |
| Naples Adventist Christian School | Naples, FL | Matching grant for expansion project | $178,734 |
| Aga Khan Foundation | Washington, DC | Integrated ecd initiative in bihar, india | $170,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | Catalyzing quality sustainable and replicable daycare services in lesotho | $150,000 |
| Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | Supporting early childhood development in honduras (seed-hn) | $150,000 |
| Onesky for All Children | Berkeley, CA | Building better futures, vietnam | $150,000 |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | Support of the early learning manager position that will focus on the 3 core capacity building strategies: school readiness; community… | $150,000 |
| Iact | Redondo Beach, CA | Early childhood education for refugee children in eastern chad | $149,952 |
| Lift Orlando | Orlando, FL | For knowledge management implementation | $138,000 |
| Global Campaign for Education-Us | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Itasca, IL | Thrive coalition: building u.s. government champions for global early childhood development | $75,000 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | To continue support of the anti-racist DC (ardc) initiative | $75,000 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | Advancing integrated early childhood care and development for young children of cross-border and market traders in rwanda | $44,449 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,080,816 | 129 |
| 2023 | $12,103,977 | 109 |
| 2022 | $6,638,305 | 82 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601319349101535
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7000192
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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