The Bobby Engram Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Reston, VA EIN: 65-6468253

The Bobby Engram Foundation is a private foundation, based in Reston, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $22.

The Bobby Engram Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$25,439
+40.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$10,060
+8724.6% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$2,786
+298.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,786
+298.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Bobby Engram Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

ColumbiaWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreCummingPittsburghSeattle

How The Bobby Engram Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 72% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 231% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 8 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $700 (2024) to $22K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $700.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's National Hospital Washington, DCSickle Cell Warriors Program$700
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$25,439$10,060$2,786——$2,786$22$1,206
2024$18,165$114$700$7001$700$14$926
2023$18,751—$24,665$22,0708$24,665—$1,184
2022$43,416—$5,025$1,0001$5,025—$2,271
2021$48,962$21,544$32,629$2,5282$20,856—$2,684
2020$60,047$27,711$5,768$3,2501—$13$2,423

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Bobby Engram Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Bobby Engram Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Deanna Engram

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence Stott

    Finance Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simon Bobby Engram III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Bobby Engram Foundation

How large is The Bobby Engram Foundation?

The Bobby Engram Foundation reported $25K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Bobby Engram Foundation operate?

The Bobby Engram Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington.

What is The Bobby Engram Foundation's EIN?

The Bobby Engram Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-6468253. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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