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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-7494902

Sword and Spoon Foundation

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $64,900 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $64,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $617,073

  • Tax year 2023

    $41,115

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $602,629

  • Tax year 2022

    $36,629

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $635,704

  • Tax year 2021

    $124,139

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $734,520

  • Tax year 2020

    $82,426

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $889,933

  • Tax year 2019

    $158,781

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,367,553

  • Tax year 2018

    $102,089

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,473,788

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Austin Center for Faith WorkAustin, TX

    Program support

    $20,000
  2. Trinity Grace ChurchBrooklyn, NY

    Program support

    $13,000
  3. Sword & Spoon Workshop IncAustin, TX

    Program support

    $10,000
  4. Arena Hall FoundationAustin, TX

    Program support

    $10,000
  5. Bethel Ame ChurchBoston, MA

    Ministry

    $5,000
  6. Leadership TransformationsLexington, MA

    Program support

    $2,500
  7. Individual

    Program support

    $2,500
  8. Worldvision IncFederal Way, WA

    Program support

    $1,900

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $15,50044% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00028% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,00028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas2 grants $30,000
  2. New York1 grant $13,000
  3. Vermont1 grant $10,000
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $7,500
  5. Washington1 grant $1,900

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John KingstonTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jean KingstonTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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