Betty and Wes Foster Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chantilly, VA · EIN 54-1902260 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Betty and Wes Foster
126grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.7Mtotal paid
23states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
14501 George Carter Way
Chantilly, VA 20151-1787
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Arc | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $75,000 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $75,000 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $75,000 |
| 1 Uphandles Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $60,000 |
| Blackwater Bicycle Association | Davis, WV | $60,000 |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | $52,000 |
| Bishop Walker School | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Bishop Walker School | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| The Arc | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Climate Foundation | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Bishop Walker School | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Manna Food Bank | Asheville, NC | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army - Disaster Relief | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 |
| The Arc | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Civic Nation | Carol Stream, IL | $40,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Sustainable Harvest International | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Sustainable Harvest International | Boston, MA | $30,000 |
| Sustainable Villages Honduras | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Sustainable Harvest International | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $29,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $29,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $25,000 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $20,000 |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | $20,000 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $20,000 |
| Rideshare2vote Aware | Dallas, TX | $20,000 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $20,000 |
| Cancer Vaccine Coalition | Middlebury, VT | $15,000 |
| Roswell Park Alliance Foundation (FBO Cancer Vaccine Coalition) | Buffalo, NY | $15,000 |
| Erin Peterson Fund | Centreville, VA | $10,000 |
| Manna Food Bank | Mills River, NC | $10,000 |
| Martha's Table | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Register Her | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Voteriders | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Voteriders | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $8,500 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $8,500 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $8,500 |
| Some (SO Others Might Eat) | Washington, DC | $8,000 |
| Erin Peterson Fund | Centreville, VA | $8,000 |
| Erin Peterson Fund | Centreville, VA | $8,000 |
| Branford Land Trust | Branford, CT | $7,000 |
| Some (SO Others Might Eat) | Washington, DC | $7,000 |
| Wamu 885 American University | Washington, DC | $7,000 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $7,000 |
| Some (SO Others Might Eat) | Washington, DC | $7,000 |
| Wamu 885 American University | Washington, DC | $7,000 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $7,000 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Wamu 885 American University | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 126 reported grants.
Which foundations would fund your organization?
Tell us what you do, where you are and how big you are. We search 4,435,845 reported grants and hand back the foundations that already funded organizations like yours, at a size you can actually win.
Get your funder match — $29