Eugene B. Casey Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Eugene B. Casey Foundation supports health, children, human services, education and arts and culture in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

IP TAKE: This foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts information about its grantmaking strategies and application; however, it is a good organization to know in the D.C. area for nonprofits serving children and youth.

PROFILE: Established in 1981, the Eugene B. Casey Foundation is a private foundation based in Rockville, Maryland. Casey was a Maryland-based builder, developer and philanthropist who served in the Franklin Roosevelt administration. He was born in Washington, D.C., pioneered low-cost housing in Maryland, provided property and buildings for the government to use to develop the Salk polio vaccine and financed the reconstruction of the last home and burial place of Patrick Henry. He was married to Betty Brown Casey and had six children. The foundation funds local efforts for health, children, human services, education and arts and culture.

Grants for Public Health and Access, Community Development, Education, and Arts and Culture

Tax records reveal that this funder supports an array of different interest areas. It often awards grants to organizations for general operations. However, it occasionally also provides support for repairs, endowments and galas. The Casey Foundation offers a mix of support to the same well-established institutions year after year while also funding smaller nonprofit groups locally.

Past local grantees include Soldier Strong, the Washington National Opera, DC Prep, and Don Bosco Cristorey High School.

Important Grant Details

Grants range between about $1,000 and $100,000. Grantmaking focuses on the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

This foundation does not typically accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and prefers to only make contributions to pre-selected charitable organizations. Nonprofits should submit application materials to the attention of Mrs. Betty Brown Casey via mail. There is no specific format for applications or any deadlines. Direct general questions to the staff at 301-948-6500 or 301-948-4595.

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