
Foundation Housing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to creating solutions to address the affordable housing crisis nationwide by preserving and upgrading assisted, affordable, multifamily housing through acquisition, redevelopment, improved operations, and creative financing.
National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions Inc channels its capital toward preserving and upgrading affordable multifamily housing, using acquisition, redevelopment, improved operations, and creative financing as the core of its work. The foundation also operates through investment and joint venture financing, including LIHTC equity syndication, tax-exempt bond structuring, and partnership arrangements for long-term preservation. That housing mission sits alongside a broader portfolio of program and charitable grants that reach children entering foster care, youth sports and golf mentoring, medical research, education, and family support services. Recent grants show both scale and variety in that broader giving. Hope in a Suitcase received $100,000 to support children and teens entering foster care, while Casey Cares Foundation and Casey Cares Donation each received $35,000 to support programs and services for children. The foundation also funded Western Golf Association, Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Sanctuary for Family, and Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation, reflecting support for golf-based youth programs, blood cancer treatment, survivor services, and pediatric cancer research and navigation. Its grantmaking is paired with short-term financing products for affordable housing preservation, showing a mix of philanthropic grants and housing finance activity under one organization.
Housing preservation is the foundation’s defining operating area. Its investment and joint venture financing program supports acquisition, recapitalization, and long-term preservation of affordable multifamily housing through equity syndication, tax-exempt bond financing, and partnership structures. The lending program adds short-term products such as acquisition, mezzanine, bridge, predevelopment, and LIHTC equity bridge loans. Beyond housing, the grant portfolio reaches several distinct service areas. Hope in a Suitcase received $100,000 for children and teens entering foster care. Western Golf Association received $32,000 in 2025 and $16,000 in 2024 to support the Evans Scholars Foundation and promote the game of golf. In health-related giving, Gift of Life Marrow Registry received $25,000 to cure blood cancer through cellular therapy, and Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation received $10,000 for DIPG/DMG research and family navigation. Sanctuary for Family also received $10,000 to serve survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related gender violence.
$279K
$274.8M
$8.4M
$5.7M
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 13% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Typical grant size is tightly clustered around small-to-mid five figures: p25 is $5,000, median is $6,080, and p75 is $10,000. The recent grant list shows repeat support for some recipients across multiple years, including Casey Cares Foundation/Donation, Western Golf Association, Bps Foundation, The UCLA Foundation, and Duke University. The organization’s active finance programs are structured as investment and joint venture financing plus short-term lending, and both are nationwide. Unsolicited applications are not accepted for those active programs.
Grant recipients are all in the United States, and the geographic reach is national. North Carolina appears most often in the recent grants, driven by awards to Charlotte and Durham. Washington, DC is also a recurring recipient location, alongside Los Angeles, Columbia, and New York. Maryland recipients appear as well, including Baltimore, Rockville, and Owings Mills, even though the foundation’s headquarters is in North Bethesda, MD.
Its core mission is affordable housing preservation. The foundation supports acquisition, redevelopment, improved operations, and creative financing for affordable multifamily housing, and it also offers investment/joint-venture financing and short-term lending for preservation and development.
Recent grants include support for children entering foster care, children’s services, golf-based youth programs, blood cancer treatment, pediatric cancer navigation, domestic violence survivor services, and education. Named recipients include Hope in a Suitcase, Western Golf Association, Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Sanctuary for Family, and Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation.
The distribution is compact: p25 is $5,000, the median grant is $6,080, and p75 is $10,000. That suggests the foundation usually gives in the low-thousands to low-five-figure range, with some larger awards in the recent list.
Yes. The recent list includes multiple recipients across more than one year, such as Casey Cares Foundation and Casey Cares Donation, Western Golf Association, Bps Foundation, The UCLA Foundation, and Duke University. That pattern suggests some ongoing relationships rather than only one-time awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASEY CARES DONATION | COLUMBIA, MD | $35,000 | 2025 | INVEST IN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CREATE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN TO THRIVE LONG-TERM. |
| WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $32,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION AND PROMOTE THE GAME OF GOLF. |
| GIFT OF LIFE MARROW REGISTRY | BOCA RATON, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | TO CURE BLOOD CANCER THROUGH CELLULAR THERAPY. |
| WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BPS FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HEATH AND ATHLETICS FOCUSED PUBLIC CHARITIES |
| LET'S WIN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | LET'S WIN! PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| THE UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CAVES VALLEY GOLF CLUB FOUNDATION | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLETHROUGH EXPOSURE TO GOLFS CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, AND RULES OF FAIR PLAY. |
| DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SANCTUARY FOR FAMILY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | NEW YORK'S LEADING SERVICE PROVIDER AND ADVOCATE FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTICVIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND RELATED FORMS OF GENDER VIOLENCE |
| THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND | DANIEL ISLAND, SC | $6,160 | 2025 | TO FREE & FAIR LITIGATION GROUP |
| ATLANTA HUMANE SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $6,000 | 2025 | TO HELP HOMELESS ANIMALS FIND LOVING HOMES, OFFERING MEDICAL CARE TO THOSE IN PAIN, AND SUPPORTING OUTREACH PROGRAMS |
| BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON | ROCKVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITIES AND CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE AND VALUES |
| WOFFORD COLLEGE | SPARTANBURG, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MAIN STREET CONNECT | ROCKVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT DISABILITY HOUSING AND PROGRAMMING. |
| ABYSSINIAN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | TO REDUCE POVERTY IN ETHIOPIA |
| CHARLOTTE HORNETS FOUNDATION INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| TRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY | DEERFIELD, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| THE MECCA SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | TO PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION TO SUPPORT PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW IN AMERICA. |
| BULLIS SCHOOL | POTOMAC, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| TEMPLE OF ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FOSTER CONNECTION WITH GOD, JEWISH IDENTITY, JEWISH TRADITION, AND JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD |
| HOPE IN A SUITCASE | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND TEENS ENTERING FOSTER CARE. |
| THE MECCA SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| CASEY CARES FOUNDATION | COLUMBIA, MD | $35,000 | 2024 | INVEST IN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CREATE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN TO THRIVE LONG-TERM. |
| BPS FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT HEATH AND ATHLETICS FOCUSED PUBLIC CHARITIES |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | STRATEGICALLY ALIGN AND DELIVER NEEDED RESOURCES SO THAT STUDENTS CAN FOCUS ON LEARNING |
| CHARLOTTE HORNETS FOUNDATION INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| FIGHT FOR CHILDREN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | TO HELP INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES LEVERAGE THE POWER OF SPORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED YOUTH. |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY COLLABORATION COUNCIL | ROCKVILLE, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | PLANS, COORDINATES, FUNDS AND MONITORS SPECIFIC INTERAGENCY SERVICES TO IMPROVE CHILD WELL-BEING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. |
| WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $16,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION AND PROMOTE THE GAME OF GOLF. |
| CAL RIPKEN SR FOUNDATION INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | BUILD CHARACTER AND TEACH CRITICAL LIFE LESSONS TO AT-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AMERICA'S MOST DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| CHADTOUGH DEFEAT DIPG FOUNDATION | SALINE, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | FUNDING RESEARCH FOR A DIPG/DMG CURE AND PROVIDING NAVIGATION TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. |
| FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ENCOURAGE AND NURTURE DEMOCRATIC TENETS IN EURASIA. |
| ST JOHNS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| WOFFORD COLLEGE | SPARTANBURG, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| TRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY | DEERFIELD, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| SCHOOL LEADER LAB | WASHINGTON, DC | $9,000 | 2024 | DEVELOPING SCHOOL LEADERS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN HIGH-QUALITY OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS. |
| THE UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| MAIN STREET CONNECT | ROCKVILLE, MD | $6,160 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT DISABILITY HOUSING AND PROGRAMMING. |
| THE UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| WESTCHESTER GOLF ASSOCIATION CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | ELMSFORD, NY | $5,381 | 2024 | TO PROVIDES FINANCIAL NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS TO CADDIES AND OTHERS WHO WORK IN SERVICE TO GOLF AT LOCAL PARTICIPATING GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: FAIRFIELD (CT), BRONX, DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SULLIVAN, ULSTER AND WESTCHESTER (NY) COUNTIES. |
| WESTCHESTER GOLF ASSOCIATION CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | ELMSFORD, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDES FINANCIAL NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS TO CADDIES AND OTHERS WHO WORK IN SERVICE TO GOLF AT LOCAL PARTICIPATING GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: FAIRFIELD (CT), BRONX, DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SULLIVAN, ULSTER AND WESTCHESTER (NY) COUNTIES. |
| CHADTOUGH DEFEAT DIPG FOUNDATION | SALINE, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | FUNDING RESEARCH FOR A DIPG/DMG CURE AND PROVIDING NAVIGATION TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. |
| WOFFORD COLLEGE | SPARTANBURG, SC | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | WE TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF THE IDF THROUGH EMPOWERING EDUCATIONAL, FINANCIAL, WELL-BEING, AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES. |
| HOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | CARE FOR ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. |
CASEY CARES DONATION
$35,000INVEST IN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CREATE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN TO THRIVE LONG-TERM.
WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION
$32,000TO SUPPORT THE EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION AND PROMOTE THE GAME OF GOLF.
GIFT OF LIFE MARROW REGISTRY
$25,000TO CURE BLOOD CANCER THROUGH CELLULAR THERAPY.
WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY
$25,000EDUCATION
BPS FOUNDATION
$25,000TO SUPPORT HEATH AND ATHLETICS FOCUSED PUBLIC CHARITIES
LET'S WIN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION
$25,000LET'S WIN! PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$10,000EDUCATION
THE UCLA FOUNDATION
$10,000EDUCATION
CAVES VALLEY GOLF CLUB FOUNDATION
$10,000TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLETHROUGH EXPOSURE TO GOLFS CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, AND RULES OF FAIR PLAY.
DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND
$10,000EDUCATION
SANCTUARY FOR FAMILY INC
$10,000NEW YORK'S LEADING SERVICE PROVIDER AND ADVOCATE FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTICVIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND RELATED FORMS OF GENDER VIOLENCE
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND
$6,160TO FREE & FAIR LITIGATION GROUP
ATLANTA HUMANE SOCIETY
$6,000TO HELP HOMELESS ANIMALS FIND LOVING HOMES, OFFERING MEDICAL CARE TO THOSE IN PAIN, AND SUPPORTING OUTREACH PROGRAMS
BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON
$5,000TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITIES AND CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE AND VALUES
WOFFORD COLLEGE
$5,000EDUCATION
MAIN STREET CONNECT
$5,000TO SUPPORT DISABILITY HOUSING AND PROGRAMMING.
ABYSSINIAN FUND INC
$5,000TO REDUCE POVERTY IN ETHIOPIA
CHARLOTTE HORNETS FOUNDATION INC
$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
TRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY
$5,000EDUCATION
THE MECCA SOCIETY
$5,000CHARITY
WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB
$5,000TO PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION TO SUPPORT PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW IN AMERICA.
BULLIS SCHOOL
$5,000EDUCATION
TEMPLE OF ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD
$5,000TO FOSTER CONNECTION WITH GOD, JEWISH IDENTITY, JEWISH TRADITION, AND JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD
HOPE IN A SUITCASE
$100,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND TEENS ENTERING FOSTER CARE.
THE MECCA SOCIETY
$50,000CHARITY
CASEY CARES FOUNDATION
$35,000INVEST IN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CREATE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN TO THRIVE LONG-TERM.
BPS FOUNDATION
$25,000TO SUPPORT HEATH AND ATHLETICS FOCUSED PUBLIC CHARITIES
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES INC
$25,000STRATEGICALLY ALIGN AND DELIVER NEEDED RESOURCES SO THAT STUDENTS CAN FOCUS ON LEARNING
CHARLOTTE HORNETS FOUNDATION INC
$25,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN INC
$25,000TO HELP INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES LEVERAGE THE POWER OF SPORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED YOUTH.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COLLABORATION COUNCIL
$20,000PLANS, COORDINATES, FUNDS AND MONITORS SPECIFIC INTERAGENCY SERVICES TO IMPROVE CHILD WELL-BEING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION
$16,000TO SUPPORT THE EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION AND PROMOTE THE GAME OF GOLF.
CAL RIPKEN SR FOUNDATION INC
$10,000BUILD CHARACTER AND TEACH CRITICAL LIFE LESSONS TO AT-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AMERICA'S MOST DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$10,000EDUCATION
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$10,000EDUCATION
CHADTOUGH DEFEAT DIPG FOUNDATION
$10,000FUNDING RESEARCH FOR A DIPG/DMG CURE AND PROVIDING NAVIGATION TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.
FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
$10,000TO ENCOURAGE AND NURTURE DEMOCRATIC TENETS IN EURASIA.
ST JOHNS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATION
WOFFORD COLLEGE
$10,000EDUCATION
TRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY
$10,000EDUCATION
SCHOOL LEADER LAB
$9,000DEVELOPING SCHOOL LEADERS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN HIGH-QUALITY OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS.
THE UCLA FOUNDATION
$7,500EDUCATION
MAIN STREET CONNECT
$6,160TO SUPPORT DISABILITY HOUSING AND PROGRAMMING.
THE UCLA FOUNDATION
$6,000EDUCATION
WESTCHESTER GOLF ASSOCIATION CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
$5,381TO PROVIDES FINANCIAL NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS TO CADDIES AND OTHERS WHO WORK IN SERVICE TO GOLF AT LOCAL PARTICIPATING GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: FAIRFIELD (CT), BRONX, DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SULLIVAN, ULSTER AND WESTCHESTER (NY) COUNTIES.
WESTCHESTER GOLF ASSOCIATION CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
$5,000TO PROVIDES FINANCIAL NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS TO CADDIES AND OTHERS WHO WORK IN SERVICE TO GOLF AT LOCAL PARTICIPATING GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: FAIRFIELD (CT), BRONX, DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SULLIVAN, ULSTER AND WESTCHESTER (NY) COUNTIES.
CHADTOUGH DEFEAT DIPG FOUNDATION
$5,000FUNDING RESEARCH FOR A DIPG/DMG CURE AND PROVIDING NAVIGATION TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.
WOFFORD COLLEGE
$5,000EDUCATION
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
$5,000WE TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF THE IDF THROUGH EMPOWERING EDUCATIONAL, FINANCIAL, WELL-BEING, AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES.
HOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATION
$5,000CARE FOR ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.