Private foundation · EIN 54-1874836 · Chevy Chase, Maryland · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Aron Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $531K total, median $8,200. 6% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
18
$531K
Median grant
$8,200
Stays in MD
6%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.0M

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
N Street VillageWashington, DCOperating purposes$250K
Bread for the CityWashington, DCOperating purposes$75K
Arlington Community FoundationArlington, VAOperating purposes$55K
Food & FriendsWashington, DCOperating purposes$35K
Studio TheatreWashington, DCOperating purposes$25K
Educational Theatre CompanyArlington, VAOperating purposes$20K
Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DCOperating purposes$20K
Woolly Mammoth Theatre CompanyWashington, DCOperating purposes$20K
Children's Law CenterWashington, DCOperating purposes$10K
Temple MicahWashington, DCOperating purposes$6,400
English Empowerment CenterFalls Church, VAOperating purposes$5,000
Multiple Myeloma Research FoundationNorwalk, CTOperating purposes$5,000
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VAOperating purposes$2,560
University of Virginia Alumni AssociationCharlottesville, VAOperating purposes$1,000
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PAOperating purposes$600
Avalon TheatreWashington, DCOperating purposes$500
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad IncBethesda, MDOperating purposes$250
Amnesty International USANew York, NYOperating purposes$100

By state: District of Columbia 9 · Virginia 5 · Connecticut 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · Maryland 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Aron Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chevy Chase, Maryland, administered in care of Mark G Aron, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Aron Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Aron Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $531K across 18 grants, a median of $8,200.

Where does Aron Family Foundation give?

District of Columbia (9 grants), Virginia (5 grants), Connecticut (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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