The Frederick E Hart Foundation for Educational Opportunity

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Chevy Chase, Maryland · EIN 82-0988351 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2025)$18K

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$1,500

Total assets$17K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,500 and $16,000.

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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.

Education2

Where it gives

100% of grants went outside Maryland.

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 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Wakefield Country Day School Scholarship Fund	Huntly, VA	Educational	$16,000
Smithsonian Science Education Center	Washington, DC	Educational	$1,500

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$17,500	2
2024	$17,500	2
2023	$17,500	2

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 15, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611969349100011
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-0988351
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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