Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 20-5657328

Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family is a private foundation, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $275K.

Key facts about Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family

In short: Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family gave $275K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $92K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-5657328
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$275,000
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$91,667
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$2,067,649
Primary geography
Maryland (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.1M

-1.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$275K

+10.0% YoY

Grant Count

3

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$92K

+10.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family reported a distributable amount of $135K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family gives

  • Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 263% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonBethesdaLandoverBaltimoreBrownwoodCoopersburgCromwellMilfordNew London

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K4 grants2020 13 grants2021 6 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2023) to $390K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $275K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

National Gallery of Art: $100KNational Gallery of Art$100KThe Kennedy Center: $100KThe Kennedy Center$100KFnih: $75KFnih$75K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Gallery of Art ($100K). Together the top 3 received $275K.

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K5$50–100K11$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 28 (43%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Gallery of Art Landover, MDGeneral Fund$100,000
The Kennedy Center Washington, DCGeneral Fund$100,000
Fnih Bethesda, MDGeneral Fund$75,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,067,649$2,108,493$2,145,218
Revenue$315,771$287,720$249,432
Expenses$356,615$324,445$306,876
Qualifying Distributions$356,615$324,445$306,876
Distributable Amount$135,345$137,548$109,310

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family's only listed officer is Charles C. Wilkes, Secretary on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles C. Wilkes

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Buffy M. Cafritz (2020) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family

How much does Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family give each year?

Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family gave $275K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $250K across 3 grants.

What is Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family's typical grant size?

Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $91,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family give grants?

Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family gives mostly in Maryland: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (36%).

Does Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family?

Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $357K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $135K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family's EIN?

Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5657328. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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