Mission
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.
Public Charity
THE COLUMBIA FOUNDATION
THE COLUMBIA FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in CHEVY CHASE, MD. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $276K revenue, $221K expenses, $1.1M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $98K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 311481809
CHEVY CHASE, MD
Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
NTEE: B82
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$276K
Total Expenses$221K
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$98K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Columbia Foundation
How The Columbia Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$75
Programs
the work itself
$24
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $75 for programs
$41
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…
$27
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…
$7
Employee family scholarships fund (efsf) is for philanthropic purposes supporting the families of employees of the club
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$11,500
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,525
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,525
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$13,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,800
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Bill Lawler
SECRETARY
Catherine Gallagher
EX-OFFICIO
Frank Cantrel Jr
DIRECTOR
Jerome J Kraisinger
DIRECTOR
Kathleen Barker
DIRECTOR
Katie Drossus
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $276K | $221K | $1.1M |
| 2024 | $95K | $151K | $944K |
| 2023 | $91K | $134K | $791K |
| 2022 | $33K | $130K | $746K |
| 2021 | $276K | $169K | $985K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $276K, with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.