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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-4685808

The Stone Soup Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 28 grants and $84,500 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

    $84,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,290,143

  • Tax year 2024

    $87,450

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,300,304

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,250

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,341,904

  • Tax year 2022

    $69,400

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,338,625

  • Tax year 2021

    $65,600

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,430,968

  • Tax year 2020

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,420,882

  • Tax year 2019

    $79,350

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $1,516,931

  • Tax year 2018

    $74,775

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,611,155

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Educational

    $15,000
  2. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    Educational

    $15,000
  3. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    Humanitarian

    $5,000
  4. DC Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  5. SomeWashington, DC

    Homelessness

    $5,000
  6. Brown Sports FoundationProvidence, MD

    Educational

    $3,000
  7. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Research

    $2,500
  8. AmericaresStamford, CT

    Aide

    $2,500
  9. Arlington Community FoundationArlington, VA

    General

    $2,500
  10. Bethesda Cares IncBethesda, MD

    Homelessness

    $2,500
  11. EducorpGrapevine, TX

    Education

    $2,500
  12. Food and FriendsWashington, DC

    General

    $2,500
  13. Habitat for HumanityGaithersburg, MD

    Humanitarian

    $2,500
  14. Phillips AcademyAndover, MA

    Humanitarian

    $2,500
  15. Save the ChildrenNew York, NY

    General

    $2,500
  16. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Educational

    $2,500
  17. A Wider CircleKensington, MD

    General

    $2,000
  18. Eastwoods SchoolOyster Bay, NY

    Educational

    $2,000
  19. Kenya Education FundNew York, NY

    Educational

    $1,500
  20. Election Reformers NetworkBethesda, MD

    General

    $1,000
  21. Glen Echo Fire DeptBethesda, MD

    Disaster Relief

    $1,000
  22. WetaArlington, VA

    General

    $1,000
  23. Wolf Trap FoundationVienna, VA

    Education

    $750
  24. Bethesda Rescue SquadBethesda, MD

    Rescue Services

    $500
  25. Choate Rosemary HallWallingford, CT

    Educational

    $500
  26. Phillips Academy - Todd Isaac Scholarship FundAndover, MA

    Scholarship

    $500
  27. St John's Episcopal ChurchBridgeport, CT

    General

    $500
  28. Shady Hill School Teacher TrainingCambridge, MA

    Educational

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $15,00042% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $5,00014% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $4,00011% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $2,5007% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,5007% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $2,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $17,500
  2. Rhode Island1 grant $15,000
  3. Vermont1 grant $15,000
  4. Maryland7 grants $12,500
  5. Connecticut4 grants $6,000
  6. New York3 grants $6,000
  7. Virginia3 grants $4,250
  8. Massachusetts3 grants $3,250
  9. Illinois1 grant $2,500
  10. Texas1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Brian M ParryDirector/Grant Manager Hours 1Pay $6,000
  • Louise Parsons ParryDirector/Grant Manager Hours 0.5Pay $6,000

The return

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