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Gamba Family Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $383,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Gamba Family Foundation, a private foundation in Washington, DC, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $383,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 10, 2026. The largest was $70,000 to Empower K12 in Washington, DC for bold school replication to narrow the achievement gap.
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- EIN
- 113759627
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Assets
- $3,162,834
- Grants paid
- $383,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 10, 2026, IRS object ID 202641919349100309. It reported $383,000 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower K12 | Washington, DC | Bold school replication to narrow the achievement gap | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| DC Prep Public Charter Schools | Washington, DC | Science of reading | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Empower K12 | Washington, DC | Bold school replication to narrow the achievement gap | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland State Dept of Ed | Baltimore, MD | Literacy coaching in pg county | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| DC Special Education Cooperative | Washington, DC | Support literacy, school best practice | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Two Rivers Public Charter School | Washington, DC | Literacy investments | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Schools Collaborative | Washington, DC | Supports dc schools w tutoring and comprehensive transformation strategy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Schools Collaborative | Washington, DC | Supports dc schools w tutoring and comprehensive transformation strategy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Forward DC | Washington, DC | Dc school transformation, 4th of 5th year commitment | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Public Charter Schools | Washington, DC | Science of reading | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friendship Public Charter Schools | Washington, DC | Reading clinic for charter schools | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kipp DC Public Schools | Washington, DC | To support the capital teaching residency | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| DC Ed Fund- Reading Clinic | Washington, DC | Literacy training at dc reading clinic | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dunbar High School | Ft Myers, FL | Techacademy for low income students | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Forward DC | Washington, DC | Dc kids & schools campaign to improve academic achievement in dc | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| DC Bilingual Public Charter School | Washington, DC | To support this tier 1 nonprofit public charter school | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| DC Ed Fund- Stanton Elementary | Washington, DC | Support literacy tactics at stanton elementary | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope and A Home | Washington, DC | Two generation tutoring for low-income families | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tech for America | New York, NY | Sponsor two new teachers | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kensington Health Sciences Academy HS | Philadelphia, PA | Storyshares books for library | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 21, 2025, IRS object ID 202531119349100513. It reported $157,052 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower K12 | Fort McNair, DC | 15k replicate math best practice and $12,500 for bold school replication | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Tutor DC | Washington, DC | Supports dc schools and leaders with comprehensive transformation strategy as third of five annual | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Forward DC | Washington, DC | School transformation in dc, 3rd of 5 year commitment | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp DC | Washington, DC | To support the capital teaching residency as 4th of five annual grants | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Two Rivers Public Charter School | Washington, DC | Literacy investments | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| DC Ed Fund | Washington, DC | Support literacy tactics at stanton elementary | $14,052 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sela Public Charter School | Washington, DC | Science of reading | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Digital Pioneers Public Charter School | Washington, DC | Science of reading and black men to attend center for black educator development annual convening in | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Statesman College Prep Academy for Boys | Washington, DC | 4k storyshares $3k black men to attend center for black educator development convening in philly | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friendship Public Charter School | Washington, DC | $3k for math support and $4k for storyshares | Education | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| DC Bilingual Public Charter School | Washington, DC | To support this tier 1 nonprofit public charter school | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Change Summer | New York, NY | Summer camp for digital pioneers and other dc charter schools | Youth development | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso Fan | Washington, DC | Summer camp in anacostia requested by funded | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $107,000 |
| Youth development | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $495,052 |
| Maryland | $30,000 |
| Florida | $10,000 |
| New York | $4,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,000 |
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Updated July 10, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.