The Andreas Family Foundation concentrates its giving on performing arts and cultural institutions, primarily in the Washington, D.C. / Northern Virginia region. It makes large, targeted grants — including repeat support — to marquee performing-arts organizations and also supports local education through capital/endowment gifts. Grants include both unrestricted operating support for high-profile events and multi-purpose capital/endowment contributions to a local school.
Andreas Family Foundation Inc C/o Christopher M Andreas has made the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts its largest recent recipient, with grants of $349,462 in 2024 and $291,289 in 2025, including support tied to the 46th and 47th Kennedy Center Honors. That pattern points to a funder that backs major cultural institutions with flexible, often unrestricted dollars, while also showing up for special events and honors programming. The foundation’s giving reaches beyond the Kennedy Center to other Washington-area arts organizations, including Wolf Trap Foundation, and it extends into education through capital and endowment support for independent schools in Northern Virginia. Recent grants also connect the foundation to museums and science-oriented institutions such as the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society. Across the recent record, the foundation appears to favor targeted grants to established organizations rather than broad-based, open-ended funding. Its check sizes vary widely, but the largest awards cluster around marquee institutions and multi-purpose support for specific initiatives. The overall picture is of a regional giver with a strong emphasis on cultural institutions, local school advancement, and selected civic or educational organizations in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
Performing arts are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $257,500 to Wolf Trap Foundation for unrestricted support, following a $60,000 grant in 2024 and a $24,020 grant in 2023. The Kennedy Center is another recurring beneficiary, with support ranging from unrestricted operating funds to grants tied to the Kennedy Center Honors. The foundation also supported the Smithsonian Institution with $19,420 for National Portrait Gallery special events, showing an interest in cultural programming beyond stage performance. Its education-related grants are narrower but distinct. The Langley School received $125,000 in 2024 for an endowment and capital next-gen campaign, and The Potomac School received $10,000 for the Potomac Fund. The foundation also made unrestricted grants to The Katherine Thomas School and Flint Hill Fund.
Typical grant size sits at $4,400 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile, but the foundation also makes much larger strategic awards to major institutions. Its recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Foundation, National Geographic Society, Heroes Inc, Kennedy Krieger Institute Foundation, and George W. Bush Presidential Center. The grants appear to come from a family foundation structure and are not individual awards or program-related investments. Most support is unrestricted or tied to specific campaigns, events, or special purposes rather than a public application process.
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$6.9M
$488K
$743K
Most grants fall between $4K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 34% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Concentrated, high-value grants with repeated support to a small set of flagship cultural organizations and occasional capital/endowment gifts to local education institutions.
Notable grantees: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Wolf Trap Foundation, The Langley School
Giving is regional and heavily centered in the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia area. Washington, DC recipients include the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, National Geographic Society, Heroes Inc, the Smithsonian Institution, and Teach for America. Northern Virginia recipients include Wolf Trap Foundation in Vienna, Flint Hill Fund in Oakton, The Langley School and The Potomac School in McLean, and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in Verona. Virginia is the top state by grant count, and 34% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state.
The foundation most often funds performing arts and cultural institutions, especially in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Recent grants also show support for museums and science institutions, plus select independent schools and education-related campaigns in Northern Virginia.
Yes. The Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Foundation, National Geographic Society, Heroes Inc, Kennedy Krieger Institute Foundation, and George W. Bush Presidential Center all appear more than once in the recent grants list, showing recurring support rather than one-off giving only.
The reported grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $4,400, a median of $10,000, and a 75th percentile of $25,000. The foundation also makes larger awards, such as $349,462 to the Kennedy Center and $257,500 to Wolf Trap Foundation.
Giving is regional, with Virginia as the top state by grant count. Recent Virginia recipients include Wolf Trap Foundation in Vienna, Flint Hill Fund in Oakton, The Langley School and The Potomac School in McLean, and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in Verona.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $291,289 | 2025 | 46TH & 47TH KENNEDY CENTER HONORSFY24 GIFTS UNRESTRICTED |
| WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION | VIENNA, VA | $257,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FLINT HILL FUND | OAKTON, VA | $51,000 | 2025 | WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST (SUPPORT IT ALL) |
| HEROES INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PRIORITIES |
| KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE KATHERINE THOMAS SCHOOL | ROCKVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GEORGE W BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| POTOMAC CONSERVANCY | SILVER SPRING, MD | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK | VERONA, VA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $349,462 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE LANGLEY SCHOOL | MCLEAN, VA | $125,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT NEXT GEN CAMPAIGNCAPITAL NEXT GEN CAMPAIGN |
| WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION | VIENNA, VA | $60,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FLINT HILL FUND | OAKTON, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE POTOMAC SCHOOL | MCLEAN, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | POTOMAC FUND |
| KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HEROES INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GEORGE W BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,400 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,128 | 2024 | WNO OPERA GALA |
| BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK | VERONA, VA | $2,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| POTOMAC CONSERVANCY | SILVER SPRING, MD | $1,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| 4 PAWS | MERRIFIELD, VA | $500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $211,895 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| INOVA HEALTH FOUNDATION | FAIRFAX, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION | VIENNA, VA | $24,020 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $19,420 | 2023 | NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY SPECIAL EVENTS |
| DAV | ERLANGER, KY | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HEROES INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GEORGE W BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK | VERONA, VA | $4,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SAFESPOT | FAIRFAX, VA | $2,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRITED |
| 4 PAWS | MERRIFIELD, VA | $500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SISTERS OF MARY WORLD VILLAGES OF CHILDREN | LANHAM, MD | $250 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
THE JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
$291,28946TH & 47TH KENNEDY CENTER HONORSFY24 GIFTS UNRESTRICTED
WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION
$257,500UNRESTRICTED
FLINT HILL FUND
$51,000WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST (SUPPORT IT ALL)
HEROES INC
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
$25,000NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PRIORITIES
KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
THE KATHERINE THOMAS SCHOOL
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
GEORGE W BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
POTOMAC CONSERVANCY
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
THE JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
$349,462UNRESTRICTED
THE LANGLEY SCHOOL
$125,000ENDOWMENT NEXT GEN CAMPAIGNCAPITAL NEXT GEN CAMPAIGN
WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION
$60,000UNRESTRICTED
FLINT HILL FUND
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
THE POTOMAC SCHOOL
$10,000POTOMAC FUND
KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
HEROES INC
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
GEORGE W BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER
$4,400UNRESTRICTED
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA
$4,128WNO OPERA GALA
BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
POTOMAC CONSERVANCY
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
4 PAWS
$500UNRESTRICTED
THE JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
$211,895UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
INOVA HEALTH FOUNDATION
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION
$24,020UNRESTRICTED
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
$19,420NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY SPECIAL EVENTS
DAV
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
HEROES INC
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
GEORGE W BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
TEACH FOR AMERICA
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK
$4,500UNRESTRICTED
SAFESPOT
$2,500UNRESTRITED
4 PAWS
$500UNRESTRICTED
SISTERS OF MARY WORLD VILLAGES OF CHILDREN
$250UNRESTRICTED