Gamay Family Foundation Inc
Gamay Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Great Falls, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $552K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $72K. Net investment income was $20K.
Gamay Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Gamay Family Foundation Inc gave $72K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $72,000
- -86.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,000
- -76.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $552,096
- -9.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (69% 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 Gamay Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Islamic Relief ($50K). Together the top 4 received $72K.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 39 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Gamay Family Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 202% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2020) to $541K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $72K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Islamic Relief Alexandria, VA | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Cair Washington, DC | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Amnesty International New York, NY | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Sojourner Milwaukee, WI | Charitable | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $552,096 | $25,267 | $86,058 | $72,000 | 4 | $72,000 | $20,092 | $35,679 |
| 2024 | $612,887 | $330,280 | $548,352 | $540,500 | 7 | $540,500 | $322,428 | $46,003 |
| 2023 | $830,949 | $17,378 | $78,154 | $69,000 | 11 | $69,000 | $16,451 | $53,523 |
| 2022 | $891,068 | $31,627 | $73,411 | $63,000 | 7 | $63,000 | $48,284 | $58,781 |
| 2021 | $931,304 | $43,445 | $64,387 | $54,700 | 10 | $54,700 | $56,365 | $61,899 |
| 2020 | $952,246 | $27,061 | $51,657 | $42,000 | 11 | — | $27,068 | $56,699 |
| 2019 | $976,842 | $35,010 | $55,318 | $47,000 | 7 | — | $35,010 | $50,542 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gamay Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gamay Family Foundation Inc is led by Wafaa Gamay, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wafaa Gamay
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aly Gamay
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Gamay Family Foundation Inc
How much does Gamay Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Gamay Family Foundation Inc gave $72K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $541K across 7 grants.
What is Gamay Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Gamay Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $18,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Gamay Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Gamay Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Virginia: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (14%) and New York (14%).
Does Gamay Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Gamay Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).
How large is Gamay Family Foundation Inc?
Gamay Family Foundation Inc reported $552K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $72K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Gamay Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Gamay Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4435171. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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