Best Friends Foundation

Invitation Only

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 52-1844471 · Private foundation · Website

The latest return we have is for tax year 2022. This funder may have changed its giving since then, or stopped.

Grants paid (2022)$32K

Organizations funded19

Typical grant$1,000

Total assets$568K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $2,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2022 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.

Education19

Where it gives

84% of grants went outside District of Columbia.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2022

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Trinity Washington University	Washington, DC	Scholarship for ingrid tchouamo, nicole lopez and yeira melara	$5,805
North Carolina At&t University	Greensboro, NC	Scholarship for fajr kelly, gabrielle johnson, tehilah tah and ronald willis	$4,000
Harrisburg University	Harrisburg, PA	Scholarship for okikiola ajana adegboro	$2,000
Kent State University	Kent, OH	Scholarship for sorochi ewelike and kyra black	$2,000
Morgan State University	Baltimore, MD	Scholarship for dawntay bynum and mekayla ellerbe	$2,000
North Carolina Central University	Durham, NC	Scholarship for roshawnda gongs and keyaan jeter,	$2,000
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, VA	Scholarship for ciera townsend and jazmin smith	$2,000
Name withheld	Normal, AL	Scholarship for alcia bangura	$1,000
Marshall University	Huntington, WV	Scholarship for kyrese jenkins	$1,000
Mercy College	Dobbs Ferry, NY	Scholarship for kenyon simms	$1,000
Montgomery College	Rockville, MD	Scholarship for christopher vasquez	$1,000
Morehouse College	Atlanta, GA	Scholarship for terrel webster	$1,000
Prince Georges Community College	Largo, MD	Scholarship for diana kayla adams	$1,000
St Marys College of Maryland	St Marys City, MD	Scholarship for gerardo morales	$1,000
University of Colorado Denver	Denver, CO	Scholarship for tomas asefa	$1,000
University of Maryland	College Park, MD	Scholarship for seth smith	$1,000
University of the District of Columbia	Washington, DC	Scholarship for raul rosales	$1,000
University of the District of Columbia Community College	Washington, DC	Scholarship for angel mendoza	$1,000
West Chester University	West Chester, PA	Scholarship for sammy mbazang	$1,000

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2022	$31,805	19

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2022, filed Jun 17, 2024 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202431699349100043
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1844471
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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