Guide Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Washington, DC · EIN 13-6113609 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Guide Foundation
190grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$297Ktotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 190 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $350 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
4900 47TH St NW
Washington, DC 20016-4006
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bates College Office of Advancement | Lewiston, ME | $21,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $11,500 |
| Yale Center - Environmental Law Pol | New Haven, CT | $11,000 |
| China Folk House | Rockville, MD | $10,649 |
| Lcv Education Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Yale Center - Environmental Law Pol | New Haven, CT | $10,000 |
| Lcv Education Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Yale Center - Environmental Law Pol | New Haven, CT | $10,000 |
| Lcv Education Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| China Folk House | Rockville, MD | $10,000 |
| China Folk House | Rockville, MD | $6,032 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| National Center for Cancer Survivor | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 |
| Nashua Regional Planning Council | Nashua, NH | $5,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $4,000 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $4,000 |
| National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | $3,000 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $3,000 |
| Bates College Office of Advancement | Lewiston, ME | $3,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, MA | $2,500 |
| National Abortion Federation | Annapolis Junction, MD | $2,114 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, MA | $2,073 |
| Earth Justice | Washington, DC | $2,065 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $2,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Technoserve | Arlington, VA | $2,000 |
| Reveal News | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| New Voice Strategies | Unknown, DC | $2,000 |
| One Eleuthera Foundation | Eleuthera | $2,000 |
| Technoserve | Norwalk, CT | $2,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, MA | $2,000 |
| One Eleuthera Foundation | Eleuthera | $2,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| DC Greens | Washington, DC | $1,545 |
| DC Greens | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Stand Earth | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Stand Forest Ethics | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 |
| Island Press | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Potomac Conservancy | Silver Spring, MD | $1,500 |
| St Albans School | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Stand Forest Ethics | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 |
| Island Press | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| St Albans School for Public Service | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Kara Kennedy Foundation | McLean, VA | $1,500 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $1,250 |
| Friendship Place | Washington, DC | $1,105 |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $1,080 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | $1,080 |
| Pulizer Center | Washington, DC | $1,076 |
| Island Press | Washington, DC | $1,058 |
| Clark County Historical Association | Berryville, VA | $1,053 |
| UNICEF | Washington, DC | $1,046 |
| DC Volunteer Lawyers Project | Washington, DC | $1,037 |
| Potomac Conservancy | Silver Spring, MD | $1,035 |
| Anera | Washington, DC | $1,033 |
| Razoodonationsorg | Washington, DC | $1,031 |
| Clark County Education Foundation | Berryville, VA | $1,030 |
| Breakthrough Collaborative | San Francisco, CA | $1,030 |
| Land Trust of Virginia | Middleburg, VA | $1,030 |
Showing the 60 largest of 190 reported grants.
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