Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family
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.
Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family at a glance
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.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $275,000
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $91,667
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $2,067,649
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Buffy and Wm Cafritz Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
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
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 28 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2023) to $390K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $275K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Gallery of Art Landover, MD | General Fund | $100,000 |
| The Kennedy Center Washington, DC | General Fund | $100,000 |
| Fnih Bethesda, MD | General Fund | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,067,649 | $315,771 | $356,615 | $275,000 | 3 | $356,615 | $135,345 |
| 2024 | $2,108,493 | $287,720 | $324,445 | $250,000 | 3 | $324,445 | $137,548 |
| 2023 | $2,145,218 | $249,432 | $306,876 | $250,000 | 3 | $306,876 | $109,310 |
| 2022 | $2,201,911 | $2,517,007 | $398,841 | $350,300 | 6 | $398,841 | $101,590 |
| 2021 | $83,745 | $370,000 | $392,400 | $389,900 | 13 | $392,400 | $4,124 |
| 2020 | $106,145 | $360,834 | $398,281 | $389,570 | 4 | — | $6,213 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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