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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2857599

Aetas Mirabilis Foundation

A private foundation in Oakton, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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

    $1,226,356

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $375,771
  • Tax year 2024

    $806,940

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $609,501
  • Tax year 2023

    $647,520

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $614,329
  • Tax year 2022

    $564,205

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $521,377
  • Tax year 2021

    $613,461

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $498,053
  • Tax year 2020

    $403,450

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,052,056
  • Tax year 2019

    $365,533

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $561,619
  • Tax year 2018

    $329,040

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $543,039

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Depauw UniversityGreencastle, IN

    General support

    $1,104,000
  2. Harvard Business Schoolboston, MA

    General support

    $30,000
  3. Food for othersFairfax, VA

    General support

    $30,000
  4. AmericaresStamford, CT

    general support

    $20,000
  5. Feeding AmericaWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Shelter HouseFairfax, VA

    general support

    $10,000
  7. Women Giving BackVienna, VA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. GrareVineorgNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,716
  9. American Friends of the School of St JudeRapid City, SD

    General support

    $2,640
  10. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    General support

    $2,500
  11. John Burroughs SchoolSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $1,107,00097% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $30,0003% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $1,104,000
  2. Virginia3 grants $50,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $30,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $20,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  6. New York1 grant $6,716
  7. South Dakota1 grant $2,640
  8. Tennessee1 grant $2,500
  9. Missouri1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Douglas I SmithPRES/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anne U SmithVP/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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