The Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Ashburn, VA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 54-1982366

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 1,100 volunteers and 8 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $487K a year · 53% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
106%
of spending
Looks good: 106% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 95% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $755K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$886K
505% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 505% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$30K
-97% vs prior year
Spent
$761K
To programs
106%
Net assets
−$711K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$30K
FY2025▼ -97%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$815K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$438K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$30K
Expenses
$761K
FY2025▼ -51%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$761K
Net assets
−$711K
FY2025▼ -1111%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$848K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$70K
FY2025−$711K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 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 Mar 2001.

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

Where the money goes

106 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 106% · $804K Management & general 46% · $352K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
VP, Community Relations & Executive Director,
$115,236Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Valerie Biberaj’s $115K as VP, Community Relations & Executive Director, is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2020
Valerie Biberaj$115,236—
Carlyle Neyazi—$99,762
Jane Rodgers—$20,365

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides elementary students with resources and literacy programs to encourage learning and development.

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3 program services account for $241K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Live Well

Educate kids on how to live well by eating right and, encourage all young fans to be active for at least 60 minutes a, day. Included in this focus area are the following sub-programs: redskins fit program, play 60 program, salute to play 60, fuel up to play 60, playground builds, good sports equipment donations.

$120Kprogram expense
02

Season of Sharing

Ensure local families and children in need are supported with food, coats and gifts to make the holidays a little brighter. Provide the resources and support so all young people have the same opportunities to be successful.

$97Kprogram expense
03

Start Smart

Provide elementary school students with the resources they need to confidently go back to school and bring excitement to learning initiatives to encourage development, specifically literacy, throughout the year. Redskins read program, back to school fair, library readesigns, book drives.

$23Kprogram expense

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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 4 funders$755K
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Grants paid · 93 grants · $2.6M · 2019–2024
Capital Area Food Bank INCDC · FY2024$50,000
Simon's FundPA · FY2024$15,000
Children's Hospital FoundationDC · FY2023$132,825
Just Keep Livin FoundationCA · FY2023$60,000
Beyond the Entertainer INCTX · FY2023$40,200
Wolf Trap Animal RescueVA · FY2023$30,000
Heart of America FoundationDC · FY2023$22,200
Scholasticbook FairsFY2023$21,748
USO of MetropolitanVA · FY2023$15,000
AscendfsFY2023$11,043
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$30K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117K
Money outPt IX
$761K
Ln 25
Programscol B$804K
Managementcol C$352K
Owns and owesPt X
−$711K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K
Total assetsLn 16$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$886K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$34K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$245K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117K
Total revenueLn 12$30K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$886K
Net assetsLn 32−$711K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 61,100
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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$556K$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$558K$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$488K$886K
Net assetsLn 32$70K−$711K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$333K$333K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$115K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$111K$34K$16K$61K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$52K$52K
Legal feesLn 11b$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$13K$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$80K$53K$13K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$462K$117K$126K$218K
TravelLn 17$22K$9K$12K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$499K$245K−$744K
All other expensesLn 24e$654$654$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$761K$804K$352K−$396K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $30K$761K−$731K−$711K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.5M−$388K$70K 990 PDF
FY2023 $438K$1.2M−$798K$50K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.6M−$572K$848K 990 PDF
FY2021 $815K$1.3M−$437K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.0M$6K$1.9M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $29,686 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $222,328 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$244,739
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$33,679
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,739
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $117,000$117,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$554,381−$554,381
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $339,328 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$554,381$29,686
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $760,770 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $333,432$333,432
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $115,236$115,236
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,576 · Management $16,258 · Fundraising $61,121$110,955
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $12,849$12,849
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $17,689$17,689
IX-11a Management feesFundraising $51,757$51,757
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $38,772$38,772
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,506 · Management $1,050 · Fundraising $0$13,556
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $52,702 · Management $12,833 · Fundraising $14,902$80,437
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $117,375 · Management $126,234 · Fundraising $218,218$461,827
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,049 · Management $11,563 · Fundraising $1,674$22,286
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $244,829 · Fundraising −$743,509−$498,680
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $654 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$654
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $804,123 · Management $352,484 · Fundraising −$395,837$760,770
Part X · Balance sheet $175,513 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $556,018$173,466
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,047$2,047
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $558,065$175,513
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,990$431,113
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $419,774$455,183
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $487,764$886,296
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,301−$710,783
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,301−$710,783
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $558,065$175,513
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$710,783 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,686
XI-2 Total expenses$760,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$731,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,301
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$50,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$710,783

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

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