The Columbia Foundation

Tax-deductible

Chevy Chase, MD501(c)(3)Since 1996EducationEIN 31-1481809Revenue $276K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthecolumbia.foundation/about7900 Connecticut Ave, 20815-5938 · Chevy Chase, MDTax-exempt since Dec 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Columbia Foundation promotes the power of community by investing in local charities, supporting club employees with educational assistance and financial hardship grants and preserving columbia's historical legacy for future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$276K
+190% vs prior year
Spent
$221K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$276K
FY2025▲ +190%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$281K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$33K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$95K
FY2025$276K
Expenses
$221K
FY2025▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$130K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$151K
FY2025$221K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$728K
FY2021$985K
FY2022$746K
FY2023$788K
FY2024$944K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1996.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $167K Management & general 23% · $51K Fundraising 2% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Educates, researches, and shares knowledge through literature and science.

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3 programs · $167K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community impact fund (cif) a columbia foundation program designed to award grants to local community non-profits offering needs-based services in focus areas chosen with the input from columbia country club members. The foundation also organized volunteer donation campaigns to support its cif grantees.

$90Kprogram expense
02

Employee assistance fund (eaf) a columbia foundation program designed to provide educational assistance and supporting club employees facing severe financial hardship, including overwhelming medical expenses, home or apartment instability, educational expenses, food insecurity, loss of utilities or other catastrophic situations.

$60Kprogram expense
03

Employee family scholarships fund (efsf) is for philanthropic purposes supporting the families of employees of the club. (new this year)

$17Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K
Grants paid · 22 grants · $590K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$60,007
Nourishing Bethesda INCMD · FY2024$30,000
Hero Dogs INCMD · FY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,542
Columbia Country ClubMD · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$33,654
Patriot Point LLCDC · FY2023$20,000
Samaritan Inns INCDC · FY2023$20,000
Columbia Country ClubMD · FY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,052
Columbia Country ClubMD · FY2022$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$32,126
Washington Jesuit AcademyDC · FY2021$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$276K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$81
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Programscol B$167K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$200K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$81
Gains on assetsLn 7−$907
Total revenueLn 12$276K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$929K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$944K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$944K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$90K$90K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$77K$77K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$38K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$34$34
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$167K$51K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $276K$221K$55K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $95K$151K−$56K$944K 990 PDF
FY2023 $91K$134K−$43K$788K 990 PDF
FY2022 $33K$130K−$97K$746K 990 PDF
FY2021 $276K$169K$107K$985K 990 PDF
FY2020 $281K$228K$53K$728K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $275,916 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $52,134$253,095
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,111$22,740
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$81
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $95,245$275,916
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $108,654$166,549
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,410$54,756
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $151,064$221,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,819$54,611
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $275,916 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$253,095
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$200,202
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$253,095
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,647$23,647
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$907−$907
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $81$81
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $81 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,740$275,916
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,305 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $90,000$90,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $76,549$76,549
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,287$7,287
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,003$4,003
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,528$1,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $38,440 · Fundraising $3,464$41,904
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $34$34
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $166,549 · Management $51,292 · Fundraising $3,464$221,305
Part X · Balance sheet $1,141,643 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,845$26,252
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,754$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $928,552$1,115,391
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $944,151$1,141,643
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $944,151$1,140,393
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $944,151$1,140,393
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $944,151$1,141,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,140,393 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$275,916
XI-2 Total expenses$221,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,611
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$944,151
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$141,631
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,140,393

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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