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The Erkiletian Family Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $188,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Erkiletian Family Foundation, a private foundation in Arlington, VA, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $188,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC for to create world-class shakespeare productions and innovative contemporary work, addressing the most urgent questions with scale and audacity..
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- EIN
- 134238878
- Based in
- Arlington, VA
- Assets
- $6,237,187
- Grants paid
- $347,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202621339349100447. It reported $347,500 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakespeare Theatre Company | Washington, DC | To create world-class shakespeare productions and innovative contemporary work, addressing the most urgent questions with scale and audacity. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Future Harvest | Cockeysville, MD | Advancing agriculture that sustains farmers, communities, and the environment. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | To provide meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boulder Crest Foundation | Bluemont, VA | To facilitate posttraumatic growth (ptg) through transformative programs, world-class training and education initiatives, research, and advocacy. | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Resources Defense Council | Merrifield, VA | To safeguard the earthits people, plants, animals, and natural systems | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | To fight for effective, science-based solutions to the pollution degrading the chesapeake bay and its rivers and streams. | Environment | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aauw Tahoe Nevada | Incline Village, NV | To advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | To deliver medicine, medical supplies, and emergency aid to vulnerable communities worldwide, helping them reach their full potential. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's National Hospital Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | To provide world-class care and research for kids in the washington, d.c. region and beyond. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | To conserving, restoring, and managing wetlands and associated habitats for north america's waterfowl | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Afsp | New York, NY | Dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spirit of Christ Baptist Church | Forestville, MD | Mission to empower believers through the holy spirit to engage in evangelism, ministry, and service to their community and the world. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Help Ukraine | Gaithersberg, MD | To support theukrainianpeople by providing essential services and aid as they try to protect their homes and future. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amazon Conservation Team | Falls Church, VA | To protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture. | Science and technology | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gorilla Doctors | Davis, CA | Dedicated to saving the mountain and eastern lowland gorilla species one gorilla patient at a time using veterinary medicine and science with a one health approach. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Indigenous Woman's Resource Center | Lame Deer, MT | To support culturally grounded, indigenous-led solutions to enhance tribal sovereignty and increase safety for native victims of domestic and sexual violence. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedom Within Project | Santa Cruz, CA | Working to reduce recidivism and change the culture inside prisons and jails, from one of violence and gang oppression, to a place where incarcerated individuals learn to take responsibility for their | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | Through our expertise in treating cleft lip and cleft palate, we create solutions that deliver safe surgery to people where it's needed most. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saint Columba's Nursery School | Washington, DC | Piggy bank fund - mission to provide children with a positive and developmentally appropriate early childhood education filled with quality experiences and active play. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Office of Gift Planning | New York, NY | Planned parenthood federation of america, inc. (ppfa) works to protect and expand access to sexualand reproductive health care and education, and provides support to its member affiliates. plannedpare | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Children's Research Foundation | Memphis, TN | Research and development for treating and curing childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Easter Island | Santa Maria, CA | To protect, preserve, and promote the cultural, archaeological, and environmental legacy of rapa nui. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maya Exploration Center Inc | Boulder, CO | To uncovering and sharing knowledge about ancient maya civilization, specifically through scientific research, mapping ruined cities, and studying maya science. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unhcr | Washington, DC | A global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | To provide emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and the communities they protect. formed in 1987 by california professional firefighters, the california | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CA | The mission of the nonprofit monterey bay aquarium is to inspire conservation of the ocean. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayward Ranch Animal Santuary | Kerhonkson, NY | Committed to a different type of rescure experience. we are a unique combination of adoption and sanctuary facility, taking the pressure of euthanasia away from animals who may not be generically adop | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 30, 2025, IRS object ID 202501509349100325. It reported $288,500 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging Scholars | Arlington, VA | To provide leadership and educational opportunity and support for young students. | $67,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | To provide meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Help Ukraine | Gaithersberg, MD | To support theukrainianpeople by providing essential services and aid as they try to protect their homes and future. | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shakespeare Theatre Company | Washington, DC | To create world-class shakespeare productions and innovative contemporary work, addressing the most urgent questions with scale and audacity. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | To fight for effective, science-based solutions to the pollution degrading the chesapeake bay and its rivers and streams. | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boulder Crest Foundation | Bluemont, VA | To facilitate posttraumatic growth (ptg) through transformative programs, world-class training and education initiatives, research, and advocacy. | Human services | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazon Conservation Team | Falls Church, VA | To protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture. | Science and technology | $11,834 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's National Hospital Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | To provide world-class care and research for kids in the washington, d.c. region and beyond. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | To provide emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and the communities they protect. formed in 1987 by california professional firefighters, the california | $8,833 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedom Within Project | Santa Cruz, CA | Working to reduce recidivism and change the culture inside prisons and jails, from one of violence and gang oppression, to a place where incarcerated individuals learn to take responsibility for their | $8,833 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Animal Welfare League of Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | Resource for community and a shelter for homeless animals. org helps animals find homes and assist with helping keep beloved animals with their families during difficult times. | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upcycle Creative Reuse Center | Alexandria, VA | To connect creativity and conservation by providing a resource center for reuse materials and a creative making space for the community. | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Afsp | New York, NY | Dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arcadia Food Inc | Alexandria, VA | Arcadia is a community of eaters, growers, and good food advocates who believe everyone should get the good stuff. so we grow food, and we grow farmers. we cultivate healthy eaters and community and s | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Tree Trust | Baltimore, MD | To support critical initiatives that improve the health of our city. each year, the baltimore tree trust plants hundreds of trees that cool our streets, clean our air, and instill a stronger sense of | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gorilla Doctors | Davis, CA | Dedicated to saving the mountain and eastern lowland gorilla species one gorilla patient at a time using veterinary medicine and science with a one health approach. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | Through our expertise in treating cleft lip and cleft palate, we create solutions that deliver safe surgery to people where it's needed most. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Redwoods League | San Francisco, CA | To restore redwood forests by innovating science and technology that can improve stewardship and accelerate forest regeneration. | Environment | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homestretch | Falls Church, VA | Dsigned to address the root causes of homlessness for each family and reverse it. | Human services | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Ocean Clean Up | Pasadena, CA | The foundation supports initiatives to rid the ocean and waterways of plastic. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Love Preserve | Kingston, WA | The protection and preservation of native ecosystems as an interconnected and balanced whole (horses). | Animal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research Foundation | Memphis, TN | Research and development for treating and curing childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Community Foundation of Northern Va | Fairfax, VA | Nova parks offers many of northern virginia's favorite destinations, and it's thanks to wonderful donors like you that we're able to continue to provide the great experiences we've come to be known fo | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayward Ranch Animal Santuary | Kerhonkson, NY | Committed to a different type of rescure experience. we are a unique combination of adoption and sanctuary facility, taking the pressure of euthanasia away from animals who may not be generically adop | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Va Beekeepers Association | Springfield, VA | Dedicated topublic education and support ofbeekeeping in the northern virginia area. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Office of Gift Planning | New York, NY | Planned parenthood federation of america, inc. (ppfa) works to protect and expand access to sexualand reproductive health care and education, and provides support to its member affiliates. plannedpare | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Art League | Alexandria, VA | The league is a multifaceted visual arts organization that meets its mission through itsgallery,fine art school,art supply store, andarts-outreach programs. | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unhcr | Washington, DC | A global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CA | The mission of the nonprofit monterey bay aquarium is to inspire conservation of the ocean. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | To take bold action to improve the lives of everyone impacted by pancreatic cancer by advancing scientific research, building community, sharing knowledge, and advocating for patients. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $63,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $52,000 |
| Environment | $35,000 |
| Human services | $30,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 |
| Science and technology | $15,834 |
| Education | $6,000 |
| Animal-related | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $155,834 |
| District of Columbia | $112,500 |
| Maryland | $108,500 |
| California | $40,666 |
| New York | $17,500 |
| Tennessee | $14,500 |
| Nevada | $10,000 |
| Connecticut | $10,000 |
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Updated May 13, 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.