The Patricia A Henriques Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving in education — both domestic higher education and direct educational programs overseas — while also supporting local community safety. Grants are few but sizeable, split between a large university gift, repeat support for an international education nonprofit, and a local volunteer fire department, indicating a mix of global education interest and hometown civic support.
Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants, including a single very large institutional gift, repeat multi-grants to the same international NGO, and targeted local civic support.
A $250,000 grant to Georgetown University stands out in Patricia a Henriques Charitable Foundation’s recent giving and sets the tone for a portfolio built around education, sizable awards, and a small number of recipients. The foundation’s latest grants also show a continuing relationship with Reach for Uganda, which received $100,000 in 2025 after a $100,000 gift in 2024. Alongside those education grants, the foundation backed McLean Volunteer Fire Department with $75,000, showing that its support is not limited to schools and international education work. The pattern is concentrated rather than broad: a few grants, each meaningful in size, with education as the clearest throughline and local public safety also present. The mix of a major university award, repeat international education support, and hometown volunteer fire department funding suggests a funder that gives through targeted, purpose-specific grants rather than many small awards. Recent grants also include Caron's on Day Challenge, extending the picture to program support tied to recovery and community fundraising.
Education is the dominant theme in the foundation’s recent grants. Georgetown University received $250,000 for education in 2025, while Reach for Uganda received $100,000 in 2025 and another $100,000 in 2024 for education-related work. That pair shows support for both domestic higher education and international educational programming. A separate line of giving goes to local public safety: McLean Volunteer Fire Department received $75,000 to further its purposes in McLean, Virginia. The foundation also made a $25,000 grant to Caron's on Day Challenge in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, tied to that fundraising effort. Taken together, the grants point to a narrow set of interests: education, emergency response, and a program-linked recovery effort.
Typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $75,000, and both the median and 75th percentile are $100,000. The recent record shows repeat support rather than one-off giving in at least one area, with Reach for Uganda funded in both 2024 and 2025 at $100,000 each time. Grants are made by the Patricia a Henriques Charitable Foundation itself, not to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The pattern is donor-directed and restricted-purpose in several cases, with grants phrased to further an organization’s purposes or a named fundraising effort.
$550K
$418K
$18K
$466K
Most grants fall between $75K and $100K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$75K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 60% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Notable grantees: Georgetown University, Reach for Uganda, McLean Volunteer Fire Department
Giving is regional and concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 60% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients include Washington, DC; Arlington, Virginia; McLean, Virginia; and Wernersville, Pennsylvania. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided, with 5 grants going to U.S. recipients. The foundation’s recent pattern shows a strong Mid-Atlantic footprint, with Virginia locations appearing most often.
The recent grants point most clearly to education, including higher education and international educational work. The foundation also supports local public safety through a volunteer fire department grant, and it made a program-linked gift tied to Caron’s One Day Challenge.
The typical award is substantial. The 25th percentile is $75,000, while both the median and 75th percentile are $100,000, showing a cluster of large grants rather than many small ones.
Yes. Reach for Uganda received $100,000 in 2025 and another $100,000 in 2024, showing support across multiple years for the same organization.
Virginia is the top state by grant count, and 60% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recent Virginia recipients include Arlington and McLean.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it does not fund individuals, and the recent grants all go to organizations such as Georgetown University, Reach for Uganda, McLean Volunteer Fire Department, and Caron-related programming.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| REACH FOR UGANDA | ARLINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MCLEAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | MCLEAN, VA | $75,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF MCLEAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| CARON'S ON DAY CHALLENGE (CARONORG) | WERNERSVILLE, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF CARON'S ONE DAY CHALLENGE (CARON.ORG) |
| REACH FOR UGANDA | ARLINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$250,000EDUCATION
REACH FOR UGANDA
$100,000EDUCATION
MCLEAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$75,000TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF MCLEAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
CARON'S ON DAY CHALLENGE (CARONORG)
$25,000TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF CARON'S ONE DAY CHALLENGE (CARON.ORG)
REACH FOR UGANDA
$100,000EDUCATION