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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7811366

The Brimstone Fund

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $115,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $115,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,570,241

  • Tax year 2024

    $137,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,465,041

  • Tax year 2023

    $96,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,542,118

  • Tax year 2022

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,592,511

  • Tax year 2021

    $86,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,619,504

  • Tax year 2020

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,471,888

  • Tax year 2019

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,484,924

  • Tax year 2018

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,473,267

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Global Fund for ChildrenWashington, DC

    To support this organizations mission of advancing the dignity of children and youth worldwide

    $20,000
  2. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    To support this organizations mission of creating lasting solutions to global poverty, hunger, and social injustice

    $20,000
  3. Girl DeterminedWaynesboro, VA

    To support org that fosters real change for adolescent girls in burma who are at risk of extreme poverty, school dropout, trafficking and HIV infection

    $20,000
  4. National Resources Defence CouncilNew York, NY

    To support this org's mission of advocating for environmental protection.

    $20,000
  5. Individual

    To use this organization's platform to support a world wide group of small community based projects with a strong art component

    $15,500
  6. Global Fund for WomenSan Francisco, CA

    To support the orgs mission of advocating for and defending women's human rights.

    $15,000
  7. Individual

    To support inspired child, a program for preschool literacy.

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $55,00073% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $20,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $35,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  3. New York1 grant $20,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Cristy WestTrustee Hours 3Pay $0
  • Melissa RyanTrustee Hours 3Pay $4,000

The return

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