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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 01-0632648

Feather Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Brooklandville, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,168,726

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $3,245,816

  • Tax year 2024

    $219,501

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,445,813

  • Tax year 2023

    $185,319

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,397,579

  • Tax year 2022

    $51,085

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,448,887

  • Tax year 2021

    $136,555

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,442,445

  • Tax year 2020

    $315,695

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,257,404

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Robert & katherine garrett scholarship fund

    $407,364
  2. Fund for Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore, MD

    Jhu institute of genetic medicine

    $256,027
  3. Gilman SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Garrett generations fund

    $158,254
  4. North Country SchoolLake Placid, NY

    Endowment fund for gardens and greenhouse

    $52,429
  5. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Friends of outdoor action endowment fund

    $50,162
  6. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Annual giving

    $49,335
  7. Irvine Nature CenterOwings Mills, MD

    Endowment

    $48,884
  8. Cylburn Aboretum FriendsBaltimore, MD

    Education endowment fund

    $48,330
  9. The Woodstock FoundationWoodstock, VT

    Billings farm & museum - willys fund

    $25,000
  10. Roland Park Country SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Education for sustainability endowment

    $24,570
  11. Evergreen House Foundation IncBaltimore, MD

    75th anniversary book fund

    $10,000
  12. Church of the RedeemerBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $9,863
  13. International CollegeNew York, NY

    Teaching fellows scholarship fund

    $9,727
  14. Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  15. San Francisco AIDS Foundation (sfaf)San Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $4,545
  16. Calvert SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Calvert fund

    $1,500
  17. Miss Porter's SchoolFarmington, CT

    Annual fund - operating expenses

    $1,500
  18. Wheaton CollegeNorton, MA

    Annual giving

    $1,500
  19. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Evergreen museum and library

    $1,000
  20. The Marfan Foundation IncPRT Washingtn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $521
  21. Network for GoodWashington, DC

    Quebec-labrador foundation

    $515
  22. 350ORGWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  23. B&O RailroadBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $500
  24. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Harvard graduate school of education

    $500
  25. Maryland Center for History and CultureBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $500
  26. WamuWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $350
  27. WyprBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $350

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Youth development1 grant $407,36453% of the total
  2. Education8 grants $311,82140% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $49,3846% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $5,500<1% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $515<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland14 grants $972,142
  2. New Jersey2 grants $99,497
  3. New York3 grants $62,677
  4. Vermont1 grant $25,000
  5. California1 grant $4,545
  6. Massachusetts4 grants $3,015
  7. Connecticut1 grant $1,500
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $350

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Edith H GarrettTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • James R GarrettVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Spencer H GarrettPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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