Wilkes Artis Chartered

Private foundation · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 52-1272246

Wilkes Artis Chartered is a private foundation, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2K.

Wilkes Artis Chartered at a glance

In short: Wilkes Artis Chartered gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $666.667), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,000
-58.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$667
-30.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$7,689
-20.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
District of Columbia (50% 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 Wilkes Artis Chartered funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Special Olympics DC: $1KSpecial Olympics DC$1KChadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation: $500Chadtough Defeat DipgFoundation$500National Concert Bank of America: $500National Concert Bank ofAmerica$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Special Olympics DC ($1K). Together the top 3 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonArlingtonAlexandriaDallasSalineSilver SpringBaltimoreJupiterLandoverNew YorkRockville

How Wilkes Artis Chartered gives

  • Giving fell 67% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 485% 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K10 grants2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 5 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $10K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Special Olympics DC Washington, DCCharitable Giving Unrestricted$1,000
Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation Saline, MICharitable Giving Unrestricted$500
National Concert Bank of America Alexandria, VACharitable Giving Unrestricted$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$7,689—$2,000$2,0003$2,000$412
2024$9,689$11,000$4,822$4,8005$4,800$502
2023$3,511$8,000$9,666$9,6007$9,600$273
2022$5,177$8,000$7,496$6,0006$6,000$312
2021$4,673$8,200$7,694$5,0006—$260
2020$4,167$7,000$9,286$9,15010—$265

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wilkes Artis Chartered reported a distributable amount of $412 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wilkes Artis Chartered is led by Eric S. Kassoff, Director & President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric S. Kassoff

    Director & President

    Director & Vice President → Director & President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Rogers

    Director & Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhett Tatum

    Director & Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Cryder

    Director & Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Charles A. Camalier III (2020–2024) — Director & President
  • Former: David A. Fuss (2020–2024) — Director & Secretary
  • Former: Stuart Turow (2022–2024) — Director & Treasurer

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 Wilkes Artis Chartered

How much does Wilkes Artis Chartered give each year?

Wilkes Artis Chartered gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 5 grants.

What is Wilkes Artis Chartered's typical grant size?

Wilkes Artis Chartered's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Wilkes Artis Chartered give grants?

Wilkes Artis Chartered gives mostly in District of Columbia: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Michigan (25%) and Virginia (25%).

Does Wilkes Artis Chartered give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Wilkes Artis Chartered'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 Wilkes Artis Chartered?

Wilkes Artis Chartered reported $8K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $412 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Wilkes Artis Chartered's EIN?

Wilkes Artis Chartered's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1272246. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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